Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Balance-of-plant piping solutions unveiled by Victaulic
Victaulic unveiled its line of balance-of-plant piping solutions for desalination and reverse osmosis (RO) facilities at the IDA World Congress 2013 in Tianjing, China, on 21 October 2013.
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World’s largest SWRO desalination plant operational
The world’s largest seawater reverse-osmosis plant, the 624,000 m³/d Sorek plant in Israel, is now fully operational.
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SWCC deputy governor elected as IDA president 2013-15
Dr Abdullah Al-Alshaikh, deputy governor for planning and development of Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) will become president of the International Desalination Association (IDA) on 24 October 2013 serving for the 2013‑15 term.
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Ovivo to supply largest US MBR to Canton, Ohio
The City of Canton, Ohio, is to use Ovivo membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology to upgrade its water reclamation facility from 39 MGD (147,600 m³/d) to 88 MGD (333,000 m³/d).
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Multi-technology GE upgrade for Russian refinery treatment
Membrane bioreactor (MBR), electrodialysis reversal (EDR) and reverse osmosis (RO) technology will all feature in a major upgrade for the wastewater treatment at one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries.
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BWA to launch antiscalant dose-control program
BWA Water Additives announced on 15 October 2013 that a new Belgard® OptimaxTM program would be introduced at the International Desalination Association World Congress, being held in Tianjin, China, on 20‑25 October 2013.
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Refinancing ‘reduces costs’ for Melbourne desalination plant
Suez Environnement has drawn a line under its financial situation relative to the Victorian Desalination Plant in Melbourne, Australia, after operator Aquasure, 21% owned by Suez, concluded a refinancing agreement worth Aus$ 3.7 billion (US$ 3.55 billion).
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WRRF seeks proposals for desalination discharge database
The WateReuse Research Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) for collection of information on seawater desalination and establishment of a database of permitting requirements for discharges.
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New Dow factory meets growing particle filter demand
On 3 April 2013 , Dow Water & Process Solutions announced the opening of a commercial-scale manufacturing facility for the Tequatic Plus fine particle filter in Menlo Park, California, which is designed to meet growing demand for its line of F-50, F-75 and F-150 models. The following case studies illustrate its use as pretreatment prior…
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ERI to cooperate with Koreans on PRO for energy
Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) announced on 15 October 2013 that it has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Seoul-based global company GS Engineering & Construction Corporation (GS E&C Corp), part of Korean conglomerate GS Group, to significantly advance osmotic power generation using ERI’s PX Pressure Exchanger® technology.