30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 19 - 24 June 2011, pp.149-157
Chlorine disinfection is one of the most common used techniques to eliminate the ballast water organisms. However safety risks during handling and onboard storage of chlorine gas or HOCl solutions are subjects of concern. Electrochemical generation of active chlorine on board would eliminate such unfavorable features of chlorine disinfection.