Category: Pretreatment/cleaning
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January deadline for WateReuse symposium abstracts
The WateReuse Association (WRA) has invited abstracts for its 27th Annual WateReuse Symposium, to be held on 9-12 September 2012 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
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GE allies with cleaning and sanitation company
Following a successful pilot program, GE and Diversey, a business unit of Sealed Air Corp, announced an alliance on 11 October 2011 to deliver water and energy-management services to Diversey’s cleaning and sanitation customers around the world.
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WRRF calls for research conference abstracts
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) is accepting abstracts for technical presentations at its 16th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference, to be held in San Diego, California, on 4‑5 June 2012.
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Yuma pretreatment lime sludge could make concrete mix
The US Bureau of Reclamation announced on 21 September 2011 that its Yuma area office in Arizona is entering into a cooperative research and development agreement with Envirock Inc to explore whether sludge from the Yuma desalination plant can be used in a new “green” concrete mix formulation.
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PWT further extends its sales effort
Stella Lanphear has joined chemical supplier and membrane forensics provider Professional Water Technologies (PWT) from Pepsi-Cola as regional sales manager.
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Chlorine can increase AOC in desalination – study
Addition of chlorine or antifouling chemicals in desalination pretreatment can increase levels of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and accelerate problems, according to the results of a study presented at the 26th Annual WateReuse Symposium in Phoenix, USA, on 12 September 2011.
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November deadline for Singapore convention abstracts
A deadline of 15 November 2011 has been set for the receipt of abstracts for the Water Convention at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) in July 2012.
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Nalco introduces Trasar technology for RO systems
Nalco, the water treatment and process technology company, has introduced a variation of its patented 3D Trasar® technology to be used with industrial reverse-osmosis (RO) systems.
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PWT to be represented by Omya in EMEA region
Professional Water Technologies announced on 6 September 2011 that it had signed a sales representative agreement with Omya International AG, a leading global producer of industrial minerals, and a worldwide distributor of chemical products.
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Sommariva secures International Desalination Association presidency
Dr Corrado Sommariva, managing director of ILF Consultants Middle East, was elected president of the International Desalination Association on 5 September 2011, the first day of the IDA’s World Congress in Perth, Australia.