Category: Water reuse
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UK MBR specialist acquired by US filtration group
UK membrane bioreactor company Aquabio Limited was acquired by US industrial filtration specialists Freudenberg group on 1 March 2013.
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MEDRC offering desalination scholarships
Graduate students from the Middle East / North Africa (MENA) region are being offered the opportunity to study at universities from around the world while participating in a Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) research project.
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MEDRC course on seawater RO desalination
The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) is holding a course on Pretreatment for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants at its Training Facility in Muscat, Oman, on 7-9 April 2013.
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IWA extends deadline for Toronto membrane papers
The International Water Association (IWA) has extended the deadline for submission of papers for the 7th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water & Wastewater Treatment & Reuse.
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Patent award for Lockheed Martin graphene membrane
A graphene desalination membrane material named Perforene™ has been awarded a patent for its designer Lockheed Martin, the US arms manufacturer.
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Nanotech underscores Chicago/Negev research MoU
A research partnership to create new water production and purification technologies for water-scarce regions has been agreed between the University of Chicago (UChicago), USA, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel.
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LiqTech launches flat-sheet SiC membrane disc
Nevada-based LiqTech International Inc announced on 5 March 2013 the launch of a new silicon carbide (SiC) flat-sheet membrane (FSM) disc for membrane bioreactors and moving-bed bioreactors for wastewater treatment.
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NanoH2O membranes chosen for Canaries SWRO retrofit
High-rejection QuantumFlux seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) membranes manufactured by NanoH2O Inc have been chosen to retrofit one of two first-pass trains at the Puerto del Rosario IV desalination plant located on Fuerteventura, one of Spain’s Canary Islands.
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SEDA offers first module of membrane operator certificate
The Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) is offering Module I of the Membrane Operators Certification (MOC) Short School in April 2013 in Palm Coast, Florida.
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AMTA and SEDA to hold Chesapeake membrane workshop
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA), which promotes membrane processes for desalination and water / wastewater treatment, is to hold a joint technology transfer workshop with the Southeast Desalting Association in Chesapeake, Virginia, in May 2013.