A pilot-scale experiment of 20t/h for the treatment of ship's ballast water is reported in this paper. When the concentration of the dissolved OH. was 0.68 mg/L during the experiment, the rate of destroying bacteria, mono-algae, protozoan reached 100% within 2.67 s. The effect of hydroxyl radicals on biochemical processes was also studied. The attenuation rate of photosynthesis pigment was 100%. And the main reason for the cells' death was the strong destruction of the monose, amylose, protein, DNA and RNA in the cells. As an advanced oxidation method, the procedure can destroy invasive marine species when a ship is in the process of discharging its ballast water.
The high ratio concentration hydroxyl solution is produced by strong discharge, and applied to the prevention of invasive species in ship ballast water and red tide. This paper introduces the plasma process of hydroxyl radical production, the production process of high ratio hydroxyl solution, and the application to treating ballast water and red tide.