Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Dow introduces home RO membranes in two sizes
Filmtec™ home drinking-water reverse-osmosis (RO) membranes were launched on 2 April 2013 by Dow Water & Process Solutions in 75 and 100 GPD (284 and 388 L/d) sizes.
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Design/build RFQ issued for Monterey desalination plant
A request for qualifications (RFQ) was issued on 1 April 2013 by California American Water (Cal Am) for the desalination infrastructure component of its Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project.
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WateReuse lists seven new research projects for 2013
Requests for proposals are to be issued in summer and fall 2013 for seven new research projects being undertaken by the WateReuse Research Foundation.
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Municipal desalination plant planned for Chile’s Copiapó
Construction of a municipal desalination plant will form part of urgent measures to address water shortages in the region around the Chilean city of Copiapó.
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Alamagordo completes first stage of RO project
The City of Alamagordo in New Mexico, USA, announced on 26 March 2013 that it had completed Phase 1 of its Westside Infrastructure Improvements Project, which will eventually include a 6 MGD (22,700 m³/d) desalination plant.
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Aquatech signs for Egypt’s first ZLD plant
Egypt’s first integrated zero liquid discharge (ZLD) plant is to be built by Aquatech, under a contract from the Egyptian Ethylene & Derivatives Company (ETHYDCO) to provide a water treatment facility.
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Finn Helmer appointed CEO of LiqTech International
Denmark’s LiqTech International Inc, manufacturer of silicon carbide membrane filtration technologies, announced the appointment of Finn Helmer as its new CEO on 27 March 2013.
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Ion Exchange (India) loses founder
The founder and chairman emeritus of India’s water and environment company, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd, G Shankar Ranganathan, passed away on 18 March 2013.
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BASF water business combined with other sectors
German chemical giant BASF has combined its water business with its oilfield and mining businesses as from 1 April 2013 to increase efficiency and support growth.
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ARI symposium to debate pressure surge problems
The problems of pressure fluctuations in water and wastewater systems and the use of the air valve as a tool for prevention and/or alleviation of surge in transmission systems is the subject of an international seminar arranged for April 2013 by ARI Flow Control Accessories Ltd.