Tag: Chemicals
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AMTA going to Kansas City for workshop
A brochure is now available from the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) for its Technology Transfer Workshop in Kansas City from 31 October to 2 November 2011.
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PPCP Toolkit developed by WateReuse foundation
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRF) has developed a toolkit for briefing elected officials, policy makers, or the general public about the presence of trace concentrations of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) found in recycled water.
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Aquatech buys majority stake in Indian chemical provider
Desalination and water-treatment specialist Aquatech International, based in Pennsylvania, has made a majority strategic investment in India’s WEX Technologies Private Ltd, a provider of performance water-treatment chemicals and services.
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Desalination help published with WHO drinking water standards
The World Health Organization launched the 4th edition of its Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality (ISBN: 978 92 4 154815 1) at the Singapore Water Week on 4 July 2011 – and also launched a separate guide for desalination.
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BWA changes hands once more
Desalination and water treatment chemical specialist BWA Water Additives has been sold for the second time in three years for around £ 185 million (US$ 300 million).
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Distributors the key to rapid growth
Genesys International seems to have been around much longer than the ten years they are celebrating in 2011. Based in the county of Cheshire, southwest of Manchester, UK, the company has steadily built its reputation as a developer, manufacturer and distributor of speciality chemicals for the desalination and membrane water treatment market. To mark the…
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WRF webcasts look at water reuse and the public
Two webcasts related to the way water reuse is seen by the general public have been announced by the WateReuse Research Foundation.
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A sustainable antiscalant for RO processes
One of the common complaints leveled at the desalination industry by environmentalists is discharges of brine from plants contain additional amounts of chemicals required to reduce scaling and biofouling. Carboxymethyl inulin (CMI) is an environmentally friendly antiscalant which has proven to be cost-effective in RO processes and therefore could have a positive contribution to addressing…
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BASF acquires inge to become membrane supplier
The German ultrafiltration (UF) manufacturer inge watertechnologies AG is to be acquired by chemical giant BASF.
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H20 Innovation opens Indian manufacturing plant
Canada’s H2O Innovation Inc announced on 6 April 2011 the opening of a 10,000 ft² (929 m²) manufacturing plant for its Indian joint-venture H2O Innovation India Ltd near Vadodara, Gujarat.