Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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New AMTA/AWWA convention set for Las Vegas in 2014
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) has announced that it has reached an interim agreement with the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to renew their combined desalination and water treatment membrane event for 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Papers invited for 2014 Singapore Week
A call for papers has been issued for the Water Convention during the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2014, which will be held on 1-5 June 2014.
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Azerbaijan will have largest UF plant for surface water
Work is due to be completed later this year on the world’s largest ultrafiltration (UF) treatment plant for surface water which is to be built in Baku, Azerbaijan, by Dow Water & Process Solutions and HidroLotus LLC, a joint venture between the Azeri Hidro Group and the Turkish Lotus Group.
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Second Chennai SWRO plant commissioned
The Nemmeli desalination plant in Tamil Nadu, India, was commissioned on 22 February 2013 by the state’s chief minister, Selvi J Jayalalithaa. It is the second seawater reverse-osmosis (RO) plant to provide drinking water for the city of Chennai.
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SWCC’s Rabigh plant will be largest SWRO desalination
The approval of the world’s largest seawater reverse-osmosis plant in Saudi Arabia was reported by the government-controlled Saudi Press Agency on 11 February 2013.
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Napolitano seeks to reauthorize US desalination act
A bill, HR 745, to reauthorize the 1996 Water Desalination Act was introduced in the US House of Representatives by California representative Grace Napolitano on 15 February 2013.
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NanoH2O membranes chosen for Palmachim expansion
Two additional 36,000 m³/d trains are to be added to the Palmachim seawater reverse- osmosis (RO) desalination plant in Israel using QuantumFlux (Qfx) high-rejection membranes manufactured by NanoH2O Inc.
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Danish UF membrane proves sterilization properties
The ultrafiltration (UF) Silicon Carbide (SiC) membrane product manufacturered by Denmark’s LiqTech International Inc has been approved for liquid sterilization according to the recognized ASTM standard F838‑05 for liquid filtration.
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Aquatech to set up Pennsylvania oil & gas facility
Aquatech International Corp has been granted a permit to operate a central treatment facility for regional shale gas producers in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA, using its MoSuite™ set of technologies.
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Cadagua consortium’s Oman job worth US$ 300 million
More details were released on 13 February 2013 by Ferrovia of Spain about the contract announced in November 2012 for a consortium involving its subsidiary Cadagua for the Al Ghubrah desalination plant in Oman.