Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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American Water funded to investigate low DO in MBRs
The WateReuse Research Foundation has awarded a research grant to American Water to investigate the impacts of low dissolved oxygen (DO) conditions at a full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) water reuse plant.
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Andrews promoted to lead Nitto global membrane division
Japan’s Nitto Group has promoted Brett Andrews to be CEO of Hydranautics and managing director of the Global Membrane Division, effective 1 October 2013.
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Black & Veatch to engineer Escondida desalination work
Black & Veatch has been selected as the engineer of record for the marine works and desalination components on the US$ 3.43 billion Escondida Water Supply (EWS) project in Chile.
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Desalitech to supply wastewater reuse system to steel mill
Desalitech is to supply an advanced wastewater recovery system to Mid American Steel and Wire, a leading supplier in the US wire and rod industry.
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Burke and Birkett get special awards at IDA congress
The International Desalination Association (IDA) presented seven Presidential Awards at the end of its World Congress in Tianjin, China on 24 October 2013.
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Xylem and Mekorot sign technology evaluation accord
Xylem Inc has signed an agreement with WaTech®, the technological development center of Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, to evaluate new water technologies and accelerate commercialization of innovative products and services.
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Commercialization moves nearer for memsys MD system
In what memsys CEO, Götz Lange, calls “a clear step towards commercialization of the company’s membrane distillation (MD) technology”, the Germany/Singapore based company has announced the formation of a Business Development Unit.
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NanoH2O announces seawater membrane factory in China
Advanced desalination membrane-maker NanoH2O is to build a fully integrated manufacturing plant in Liyang, China, a city in the Yangtze River Delta, 250 km west of Shanghai.
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GE launches new pair of ultrafiltration membranes
New pressurised and submerged ultrafiltration (UF) membranes designed for pretreatment prior to seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) systems were announced on 21 October 2013 by GE at the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Tianjin, China.
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Sembcorp takes on ZLD water management plant in China
A total water management plant to support a coal-to-diesel project in Wangqiao Industrial Park, located in Changzhi city in China’s Shanxi province, is to be provided by Sembcorp Industries of Singapore, the company announced on 18 October 2013.