Tag: Ceramic
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Ceramic flotation-filtration package on show in Las Vegas
Integrated ceramic flotation-filtration technology is being introduced by German startup company akvolution GmbH at the AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas next week.
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Water Planet to use 3M polymer in membrane manufacture
Water Planet Engineering (WPE), a spinoff company from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has entered into a joint development agreement with global company 3M to explore commercial production of a new polymer material with widespread industrial application.
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Pressure-exchanger court case goes to Hauge
The latest round of the “pressure-exchanger wars” between inventor Leif J Hauge, his company Isobarix Inc and energy-recovery equipment manufacturer Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) has gone in favour of Hauge.
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Ceramic membranes target challenging MF and UF tasks
A range of ceramic membrane modules was launched at the Aquatech exhibition in Amsterdam by Qua®, a spinoff of Aquatech International of Pennsylvania.
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LiqTech membranes get drinking-water certification
The silicon carbide (SiC) membranes manufactured and marketed by Danish company LiqTech International Inc have been tested and certified by NSF International to NSF/ANSI Standard 61, which means they are now approved for usage in drinking water systems.
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Ceramic membranes replace polymer in Saudi projects
German ceramic membrane-maker ItN Nanovation AG has received two orders for its flat membrane filters for groundwater projects in Saudi Arabia, replacing previously used polymer membranes.
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Ceramic MD focus in one of three new WRRF reports
The WateReuse Research Foundation in the USA recently released three new reports, including one on direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) using ceramic membranes:
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Ion exchange + ceramic MF for UK water treatment plant
A water treatment plant using suspended ion-exchange (SIX) and ceramic microfiltration is to be built by the UK’s South West Water using CeraMac technology from PWN Technologies of the Netherlands.
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Singapore trial proves ceramic-ozone synergy
Since September 2011, PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, has been testing a new ceramic membrane treatment technology as a filter for removal of suspended matter and biological pathogens. After 18 months of testing, PUB is now exploring whether ceramic membrane filtration can be included as an option in the design to upgrade Choa Chu Kang…
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Metawater launches North American business
Metawater, a joint venture established in 2008 by merging the water treatment divisions of Japan’s Fuji Electric and NGK Insulators, announced at the start of the San Antonio event that it was launching Metawater USA Inc.