Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Singapore offers grants for water-treatment SMEs
An inaugural grant call was launched on 17 December 2012 by SPRING Singapore (SPRING) and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, through the Environment & Water Industry Programme Office (EWI), for Singapore enterprises to develop innovative water treatment technologies.
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WRF seeking award nominations before mid-February
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking nominations by 15 February 2013 for its two award programs.
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VSEP to branch into olive industry?
The VSEP vibrating membrane system is being evaluated at the University of California Davis and the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service for possible use in treating wastewater in the olive industry.
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External MBR system launched by Aquatech
Aquatech International has launched a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system in which the ultrafiltration (UF) membrane is positioned outside the bioreactor rather than submerged in it or in a downstream membrane tank.
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Xylem piloting reuse products in Florida and California
Xylem is shipping two containerised MiPRO Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) systems to Florida and California for pilot water-reuse projects.
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Danes launch biomimetic separation/sensing platform
A DKK 45 million (US$ 8 million) development platform has been launched in Denmark to explore and demonstrate the potential of industrial-scale biomimetic separation and sensor applications.
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Giant Canadian potash project buys Veolia evaporator
Evaporation and crystallization equipment from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has been bought by K+S Potash of Canada to constitute the core process for a potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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SEDA Spring Symposium set for Delray Beach
The Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) is to hold its 2013 Spring Symposium in Delray Beach, Florida, USA, on 16‑19 June 2013.
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Another patent for Aquaporin in China
Danish company Aquaporin A/S has received a Notification of Allowance from the Chinese government’s State Intellectual Property Office for its patent application titled Methods for Production of Salinity Power.
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Registration open for AMTA/AWWA membrane conference
Registration has been opened and new sessions added to the programme for the 2013 Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition in San Antonio, Texas, on 25-28 February 2013.