Tag: Antiscalant
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BASF’s new Bascal HP 100 wetting agent on show at IDA World Congress 2017
BASF has introduced a new wetting agent to help overcome dry patches that can occur in multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination plants.
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Antiscalant removes need for acid in wastewater RO
Field trials of a new scale-inhibiting chemical for use with reverse-osmosis membranes in wastewater reuse plants show that, at a low dose rate, it can increase the solubility of calcium phosphate by over one hundred times, obviating the need for using dangerous and costly acid. Current design practices for large effluent reuse projects are focused…
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New recovery technologies can minimize concentrate volumes
Several emerging technologies show potential to enhance recovery rates during desalination of brackish water. These processes include emerging approaches for concentrate treatment and new desalination technologies. Emerging concentrate treatment technologies that aim to enhance recovery and thus minimize concentrate include physical-chemical or biological treatment of concentrate followed by further reverse-osmosis (RO) treatment; new RO methods…
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North Sea gas RO package supplied by UK company
A containerised reverse‑osmosis (RO) desalination package is to be supplied for an unmanned gas platform in the North Sea by Salt Separation Services of Rochdale, UK.
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Positive BWA relishes future challenges
BWA ADDITIVES has been through many changes of ownership since its first commercial sales as part of chemical giant Ciba-Geigy in the early 1970s, but, according to James Argyle, VP for Thermal Desalination & Group CFO of the UK desalination and water treatment chemical producer, the company has gained something each time. The real turning-point…
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BWA to launch green antiscalant in Middle East
Flocon® 885, a biodegradable, phosphorus- and nitrogen-free antiscalant polymer for reverse osmosis is to be launched for the first time in the Middle East/Gulf region at the 15th Annual Water, Energy, Technology & Environment Exhibition (WETEX) to be held on 15-17 April 2013 in Dubai, UAE.
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New distributors and EU compliance for PWT
Membrane chemicals supplier Professional Water Technologies (PWT), the US arm of Canada’s H2O Innovation, recently signed agreements with two new distributors in Brazil and Argentina, increasing its presence in South America.
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AWC in full production at new Tampa factory
American Water Chemicals (AWC) has resumed full production of its membrane water treatment chemicals following its recent move into a new 41,000 ft² (3,800 m²) building.
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High-performance antiscalant launched at Arizona event
A new high performance antiscalant, SpectraGuard™ 350, was launched on 27 February 2012 by Professional Water Technologies, the H2O Innovation business unit.
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PWT signs three new overseas distributors
Three new distributors in Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa have been signed up by Professional Water Technologies (PWT), the business unit of Canada’s H2O Innovation Inc.