| abstract |
Disclosed are a ballast water treatment apparatus and method using plasma. The ballast water treatment apparatus, the DC power supply for supplying a DC power; A capacitor connected to an output terminal of the DC power supply unit and storing the electrical energy supplied from the DC power supply unit; A ballast water treatment unit connected to both terminals of the capacitor, generating a plasma from energy stored in the capacitor, and transferring the impact energy generated by the generated plasma to a ballast water; It is configured to include, according to the embodiment, there is an advantage that can be processed in real time the micro-marine life contained in the ballast water by transferring the impact energy due to the generation of plasma to the ballast water. |