Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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UK team takes step towards ocean acidification monitor
Technological progress towards development of a cost-effective microsensor for long-term monitoring of ocean acidification has been made by a team at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre.
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2014 Oman conference to look at HABs and desalination
An international conference on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) & Desalination is to be held in Muscat, Oman, in April 2014.
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Recycling Flowback and Produced Water in Tight-Oil Development
One of the most lively presentations at the recent International Desalination Association conference in Banff, Canada, came from local consultant Roberta Wasylishen, who described what is was like for a water engineer to get access to oil & gas projects in order to do a water treatment assessment. This article is based on her investigation…
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Chinese company displays reinforced UF fibre
An ultrafiltration (UF) module featuring a reinforced PVC fibre was displayed in early November at the Aquatech exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the stand of the Chinese company Litree.
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Acid/alkali/solvent membranes aim at industrial use
Speciality ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes were shown for the first time at last week’s Aquatech exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Israeli company AMS Technologies.
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MBR technologies help expand Queensland treatment plant
A sewage treatment plant in Queensland, Australia, will double its capacity to 1,000 m³/d with the help of membrane bioreactor technologies provided by GE.
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EDS announces membrane course in Rome in 2014
The European Desalination Society has announced a three-day intensive course on Membrane Technology, Process & System Design to take place in Italy next March.
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Distiller shows cost advantage in produced-water task
Evaluation of a 1 MGD (3,785 m³/d) thermal system in support of a produced-water application in a North American oilfield has led manufacturer Sylvan Source Inc (SSI) to claim additional breakthrough performance and cost-structure results for its technology.
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Abengoa to build power-plant RO project in Chile
Spanish contractor Abengoa has been selected by Chilean energy company AES Gener to develop a reverse-osmosis desalination plant for the Angamos power plant.
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ASTM seeking help with standard for turbidity monitoring
Standards body ASTM International is looking for input on development of a standard for determination of turbidity, including setting up a monitoring system.