Feasibility study on the treatment of algae bloom in ballast water by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) process

• Main Author: Chew, Stephanie Ting Yu.
• Other Authors: Tuti Mariana Lim
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39988
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study evaluates the feasibility of treating algal bloom in ballast water by a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) process. The effects of the treatment on the concentration of chlorophyll a and the total organic carbon (TOC) contents were investigated. Cell morphology was used to support the exp...