Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Dow buys into oxidation-resistant membrane research
Dow Water Solutions has reached a multi-year joint development partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) and University of Texas at Austin (UT).
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UN gives EIA guidance for desalination
In September 2008, the United Nations Environment Programme released a new guidance document entitled Desalination – Resource and Guidance Manual for Environmental Impact Assessments.
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Toray wins Gulf quartet
Toray Industries Inc announced in September that its reverse-osmosis (RO) membrane business had won orders from four seawater desalination plants with a total capacity of 332,000 m³/d in the Gulf.
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Two new FilmTec membranes
Dow Water Solutions (DWS) announced two new FilmTec 8-in salt-water reverse-osmosis membrane elements in early October, the SW30XHR-400i and SW30ULE-400i, for improved performance and energy efficiency in desalination applications.
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Big three vie for Adelaide contract
Acciona, Degrémont and Veolia are all on the short-list for the Adelaide seawater desalination plant to be built at Port Stanvac, Australia.
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AwwaRF sets B&V to study brackish water desalination in Florida
The unique challenges of desalinating brackish water in Florida, USA, is to be studied in a project sponsored by the American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AwwaRF) and led by engineers Black & Veatch. The study will provide utilities in Florida and similar areas of the world with technology and application process recommendations to make…
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Phase 1 of Palm desalination plants finished in Dubai
The first phase of a $ 120 million contract to build two identical seawater desalination plants on the Palm Jumeirah island development in Dubai, UAE, has been completed by ACWA Emirates LLC.
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Parkson Announces Turn-Key Aftermarket Solutions
US water and wastewater treatment manufacturer Parkson Corporation, which has traditionally focused only on selling OEM parts for water and wastewater treatment, now offers a combination of OEM parts, service, maintenance and if appropriate, a retrofit or rebuild unit.
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Low-cost housings for Keystone filters
A patent-pending line of 222 Giant® Industrial Filter Housings and Cartridges has been introduced by the Keystone Filter Division of Met-Pro Corporation. The product offers submicronic filtration in a low-cost high-surface-area configuration, with a special double 222 o‑ring seal to ensure integrity and safety.
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Nanocomposite membranes promise cost-reduction
Presented as one of the emerging technologies at the recent IDA financial conference in London, NanoH2O Inc is committed to developing a new generation of advanced membrane materials to greatly reduce the cost of desalinated water. Based on pioneering nanotechnology research at the University of California, Los Angeles, NanoH2O’s focus is on the synthesis of…