Category: Water reuse
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DAF/UF pretreatment stems Kuwait red tide
Pentair X-Flow reported on 8 November 2012 that the combination of dissolved air flotation (DAF) and pressurized inside-out ultrafiltration (UF) pretreatment at the Shuwaikh Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant has proved efficient at treating seawater with high turbidity and can reliably operate during red tides.
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Siemens to sell its water treatment/desalination business
German giant Siemens is to sell its water treatment business known as Siemens Water Technologies, which is active predominantly in the North American market.
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IDA announces May 2013 oil and gas conference
The International Desalination Association (IDA) is to organize its first technical conference focused on water treatment strategies for the oil & gas industry.
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Doug Barnes joins NanoH2O as operating chief
Doug Barnes has joined desalination membrane manufacturer NanoH2O as chief operating officer from digital display company Planar.
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Dutch unveil ‘breakthrough’ membrane biofouling cleaner
Large Dutch water supplier Vitens and WE-consult have developed what they describe as a “sustainable breakthrough” technology designed to clean biofouling from desalination and water treatment membranes.
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Next IDA Academy session in Santa Margherita, Italy
The International Desalination Association (IDA) Academy is to hold its next session at Santa Margherita, Italy, in March 2013.
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WateReuse research conference abstracts due December
Abstracts of papers have been invited by 3 December 2012 for the 17th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference to be held by the WateReuse Research Foundation in 2013.
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EDS publishes desalination courses line-up for 2013
Five courses for the first half of 2013 have been announced by the European Desalination Society (EDS). All except one will be staged in Genoa, Italy.
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IDA congress abstract deadline extended again
In response to requests from authors for additional time to comply with its new extended abstract format, the International Desalination Association (IDA) has further extended its Call for Papers deadline for its 2013 world congress.
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Large RO membranes at heart of Scottsdale expansion
The 7.1 MGD (26,900 m³/d) expansion of the City of Scottsdale’s Water Campus Advanced Water Treatment (AWT) plant in Arizona, USA, is now fully operational creating a total of 20 MGD (75,700 m³/d) of reused wastewater.