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ENSOLVE BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
Promoting Green Business Ventures

CLF Ventures has partnered with the Industrial Revolutions LLC investment group to promote the PetroLiminator, an environmentally-sound technology that is designed to clean bilge water produced by ships.

The system, which uses natural biological processes to destroy oil and grease in bilge water, is manufactured by EnSolve BioSystems, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina, a firm specializing in natural biological systems to environmental problems.

Bilge water collects in the hull of ships, and must be emptied regularly to maintain ship stability. Because it is often contaminated with oil and grease, bilge water poses a pollution threat in ports and to marine life. This is a major problem, given the growth in international trade and the resulting increase in shipping. Unlike other systems that merely separate the oil and water, the PetroLiminator's ability to destroy oil and grease provides a cost-efficient method of meeting industry demands and protecting the environment. This unique system allows ship owners and operators to comply with tough regulatory standards for discharge, which has cost the industry in fines and criminal prosecution.

CLF Ventures will support the expansion of the PetroLiminator through a combination of advancing financial investment in Ensolve and increasing Ensolve's share of the environmental technology market.


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