BIO-SEA M-series BWTS receives USCG certification

“The new BIO-SEA M-Series, however, is based on multi-lamp reactors, equipped with two-to-seven lamps in a single chamber, allowing a more compact design for the same capacity of treatment. A maximum of two reactors are installed in parallel,” she explained.

Unveiled in June 2021, the BIO-SEA M-Series system has been specifically designed to optimise the footprint and installation costs of a medium-flow rate ballast water treatment system.

The M-Series incorporates fewer UV lamps and has the lowest height requirement of any other UV-based systems in the market. Biodosimetric testing also confirmed that an equal or higher UV dose can be achieved using the ‘M’ reactor compared with the earlier design. Environmental testing, completed at Force Technology’s facility in Denmark, verified the reactor’s robustness, design and usability in a marine environment, especially with regards to vibration.

“Certification is vitally important to shipowners in the BWTS decision-making process,” said BIO-SEA by BIO-UV Group technical director Florian Cortes, “With this new certification, the USCG has confirmed the high-performance capability of our third-generation BWTS UV reactor.”

“The development of the ‘M’ reactor allows shipowners looking for a medium-flow rate BWTS to benefit from BIO-UV group’s proprietary UV water treatment technology,” said Mr Cortes.

As of January 2022, the BIO-UV Group has an orderbook of over 100 BIO-SEA units, almost twice as many as the corresponding period last year.

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