Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Large MBR plant opens in Oman next week
Oman’s Haya Water plans next week to officially open the Al Ansab water treatment plant, which has a large membrane bioreactor (MBR) at its heart and is the main part of the Bausher Water Reuse Project.
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Glendale looks at microfiltration to reduce chromium-6 levels
The California utility Glendale Water & Power has demonstrated two successful methods for removing hexavalent chromium from drinking water. However, it has now started to evaluate microfiltration in advance of anticipated lower chromium-6 maximum levels.
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Marubeni takes 40% stake in Osmoflo
Marubeni Corporation of Japan has taken a 40% stake in Adelaide-based Osmoflo, Australia’s leading locally owned desalination company.
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Nanotechnology safety research awards in USA and UK
Teams of researchers in the USA and the UK have been awarded a total of $12 million by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to support innovative research on the safety of nanotechnology.
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Nanostart invests in membrane-monitoring sensor startup
Frankfurt-based Nanostart AG, a nanotechnology venture capital company, has invested in Membrane Instruments & Technology (MINT) Pte Ltd, a cleantech company based in Singapore.
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UF and NF development target for Mann & Hummel
German membrane filtration specialist Mann & Hummel is setting up a second research laboratory in Singapore, where its water division is based, to support production and sales on-site.
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New CEO appointed at ERI as ‘GG’ retires
Almost the last recognizable face of the original team at Energy Recovery Inc (ERI), provider of energy-recovery devices for desalination, will now disappear with the retirement of its CEO, GG Pique.
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Ontario signs advanced water research MoU with Singapore
Advanced clean water research and development is to be undertaken under a strategic alliance between PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, and the Government of Ontario, Canada.
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CaribDA pretreatment workshop set for Antigua
A workshop on pretreatment for seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants is being held by the Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) on the island of Antigua on 7-8 April 2011.
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Yuma salinity/desalination conference – abstract deadline nears
Abstracts for the Salinity & Desalination in the Southwest conference in Yuma, Arizona, USA, on 26-27 April 2011 must be in by the end of February.