MyCelx Oil and Hydrocarbon Removal Solutions 1 Presented by Hal Alper

Oil Removal Technologies © Copyright 2008 MyCelx Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. 2 Evolving Needs and Differential Nature of Bilge Water  15 ppm  What does it mean?  15 / 10,000 of 1%  15 gm / 1,000,000 gm  1 ml = 1 gm = 1 cc  1L = 1000 ml x 1000 L = 1 x 10 6 ml = 1 x 10 6 cc  1000 L H 2 O x 1000 gm/L = 1,000,000 gm

Oil Removal Technologies © Copyright 2008 MyCelx Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.  Droplet volume 15 ml = 15 cc  # of droplets = 1  Diameter of droplet = 3 cm  Surface Area = 28.6 cm 2  Mass >> Surface Tension  Charge << Mass  Will Disperse 3 Comparison of 1000 ml  Diameter of droplet = 1 micron  Droplet Volume = 5.24 x cc.  Number of Droplets = 15 /( 5.24 x ) = 3 x droplets = 3,000,000,000,000,000,000 droplets  Total Surface Area = 9 x 10 7 sq.cm  Mass << Surface Tension  Charge >> Mass  Will Repel 1000 ml

Oil Removal Technologies © Copyright 2008 MyCelx Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. 100 μ 50 μ 10 μ 1 μ 0.1 μ  Liquid Mixed Particle  Gravity | Chemistry - Sequential Treatment Scheme 4

Oil Removal Technologies © Copyright 2008 MyCelx Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. New ShipOld Ship High DetergentMore Oil and more slugs Low OilHigh Particulate Low ParticulateHigh Microbial Products Low Microbial Products Major Problem Emulsified OilSystem not able to adapt to mixed properties 5

Oil Removal Technologies © Copyright 2008 MyCelx Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.  One size fits all approach is problematic due to variable nature of bilge water from ship to ship and over the lifetime of the ship  Shipboard bilge water systems should be modular and able to evolve as conditions change 6