Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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MIT droplet research could affect thermal desalination design
New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, on the action of droplets when hitting a surface reports a hitherto unknown mechanism for wetting transition that could have significant effects for thermal desalination.
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MIT membrane start-up completes funding round
The conclusion of an initial round of funding for Clean Membranes Inc, a start-up company based in Lexington, USA, will permit progress on development of a new generation of non-fouling membranes usable for sea and brackish water desalination.
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Al Sharif made VP sales for ERI’s OEM group
California-based Energy Recovery Inc announced on 26 January 2011 the promotion of its former global sales director, Imad Al Sharif, to vice president of sales of OEM group, one of the fastest growing business groups at ERI.
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UF modules will plug into small RO pressure vessels
German ultrafiltration (UF) specialists inge watertechnologies AG has launched a range of 2.5 and 4 in modules, looking to attract interest from companies in the small-scale treatment system business and suppliers of point-of-entry systems.
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Three key personnel join ROPV
Desalination membrane pressure-vessel manufacturer ROPV has added three key personnel to support and meet its international customer needs.
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Desalination plant needed for Mexican mine
Denver-based Vista Gold Corp is planning to build a desalination plant to meet the needs of its planned Concordia mine in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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New thinking required to overcome potential water-reuse barriers
From October 2009 through June 2010, Black & Veatch conducted a series of six high-level roundtable discussions around the globe that brought together about 75 industry thought leaders to review the barriers to water reuse and to explore the solutions and processes needed for overcoming them. Overall, participants in the six roundtable discussions agreed that…
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RO likely for Penn State treatment upgrade
Buchart Horn Inc of York, Pennsylvania, has been appointed architect for a US$ 30 million upgrade to the water treatment plant for Penn State University, probably involving advanced filtration such as reverse osmosis.
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Oil-removal membrane-distillation process being developed
A patented membrane-distillation process is to be enhanced to allow treatment of oil-contaminated water using a Sing$ 400,000 (US$ 312,000) grant from the Environment & Water Industry Programme Office in Singapore.
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Go-ahead for Maharashtra UF reuse project
The deputy chief minister of the Maharashtra state government in India has directed the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and the Maharashtra Industries & Development Corporation to prepare a feasibility study for the PCMC water recycling project.