Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Direct membrane filtration simplifies reuse process
Recent trials have proven that direct membrane filtration of high solids (algae) and disinfection provides a simpler treatment process with substantial cost reduction. In Pillbara, Australia, two plants are being constructed to treat wastewater for recycling aiming for a 4-log removal of bacteria and viruses by filtering alone. Ultraviolet treatment provides the final requirement to…
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Toray takeover of Korea’s Woongjin Chemical agreed
Japan’s Toray Industries Inc announced on 6 November 2013 that Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc (TAK), its Korean subsidiary, had agreed the same day with Woongjin Holdings Co Ltd and others to purchase a 56.2% stake in Woongjin Chemical Co Ltd for Won 430 billion (US$ 406 million).
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Piedmont Pacific’s Jim Medanich dies at 75
One of the best loved characters of the desalination world passed away on 9 November 2013 – James Medanich, founder and president of Piedmont Pacific Corporation.
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Large surface area for new ultrafiltration module
An ultrafiltration (UF) module with 91 m² of membrane surface area was launched on 11 November 2013 by Membrana GmbH, part of Polypore International Inc.
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IDE buys Flowserve pumps for Carlsbad desalination
IDE Technologies has purchased three large vertical seawater intake pumps from Flowserve Corporation for the Carlsbad seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Carlsbad, California.
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Commission vote halts Huntington Beach application
Poseidon Water withdrew its application for a coastal development permit (CDP) for its proposed Huntington Beach seawater desalination plant after the California Coastal Commission voted on 13 November 2013 to postpone a vote on the application.
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Solent desalination plant foreseen for UK by 2028
The UK’s Southern Water is looking at a 20,000 m³/d Solent Coast desalination scheme, to be built in the county of Hampshire by 2028.
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Papers invited for WSTA 2014 Gulf Water Conference
The Water Science & Technology Association (WSTA) has invited papers for its 11th Gulf Water Conference on Water in the GCC … towards efficient management in October 2014 in Muscat, Oman.
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IDA to support UAE water summit as knowledge partner
The International Desalination Association has announced that it will again be supporting the International Water Summit (IWS) 2014 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, as a knowledge partner.
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New members on H2O Innovation board
Shareholders of membrane-system provider H2O Innovation Inc elected two new directors to the board at the company’s annual general meeting at its headquarters in Quebec City, Canada, on 12 November 2013.