Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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CCD starts a new generation for reverse osmosis desalination
D&WR published an article in our August/September 2010 issue announcing Desalitech Ltd’s Closed Circuit Desalination. Since that time, the company has acquired the services of Rick Stover (ex Energy Recovery Inc and Oasys Water). Here, he outlines the development of CCD technology since our previous article. This article first appeared in the November/December 2011 issue…
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New Dubai base for Black & Veatch
Engineering company Black & Veatch (B&V) announced on 11 January 2012 that it has moved its Middle East office to a new location in Dubai, UAE.
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Four SEDA events posted for 2012
The Southeast Desalting Association has posted four events on its website for 2012, including its Spring Symposium in Bonita Springs, Florida, and a workshop in North Carolina.
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SWMOA chooses San Diego for 2013 symposium
San Diego, California, has been chosen by the Southwest Membrane Operators Association SWMOA) for its Annual Symposium in 2013.
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Pflugerville location for SCMA membrane workshop
An introduction to the use of membrane technology in water and wastewater treatment is being offered in a Texas workshop being held by the South Central Membrane Association (SCMA) on 9 February 2012.
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Monterey supervisors block desalination credit request
Monterey county supervisors on 11 January 2012 postponed approval of a request from the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) to draw as much as US$ 3 million from a California American Water (Cal Am) credit line for payments related to the stalled regional seawater desalination project.
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New RO desalination pretreatment membrane traps TEP
When desalination.tempurl.host announced in August 2011 that Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd of Japan had developed a membrane to trap transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in pretreatment prior to reverse-osmosis desalination, the item attracted a lot of visitors. D&WR, therefore asked Sumitomo for more information about the research and development of this membrane, which is capable of…
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Oman desalination workshop to look at red tides
Experts from the Middle East and Australia are organizing a joint expert workshop on the dangers for desalination plants of harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called “red tides” in Oman on 8- 9 February 2012.
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IDA president to hold WEX desalination workshop
The president of the International Desalination Association (IDA), Dr Corrado Sommariva, who is managing director generation, ILF Consulting Engineers, Middle East, will be giving a workshop on Economics and Management of Desalination on 30-31 January 2012 at the 2012 Water and Energy Exchange (WEX) international summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Mann+Hummel acquire Brazilian RO/UF specialist
Brazilian membrane water treatment specialist Fluid Brasil has been taken over by Mann+Hummel, the German company announced on 9 January 2012.