Tag: Chemicals
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American Chemistry Council wants bigger say on new EPA panel
The American Chemistry Council has called on the US Environmental Protection Agency to expand its new Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) to include representatives from the chemicals industry, reports Chemical Watch.
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Avantium acquires ‘extensive patent portfolio’ of Liquid Light
Chemical technology company Avantium has acquired the assets of Liquid Light, a developer of proprietary process technologies that make chemicals from carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Top 10 most read stories of 2016
It was a big year for desalination and water reuse, with two major businesses up for sale, and mega plants grabbing the headlines. We present our top 10 most read stories of 2016.
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Lanxess elements tackle difficult Nile river water
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is providing a new reverse osmosis plant to desalinate and demineralise water from the River Nile in Egypt, for fertiliser manufacturer Alexfert.
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Who will buy GE Water & Process Technologies?
The news that GE wants to sell its Water & Process Technologies business sent a ripple of surprise through the global desalination industry last week, with many at first asking: "Why?"
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Xianda signs BOO deal for desal plant in Tianjin, China
An operating agreement for a proposed desalination plant at Tianjin, the largest port city in northern China, was signed on November 8, 2016, by Xianda Seawater Resources Company of Malaysia, and Tianjin Administrative Commission.
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Desalitech’s Rick Stover: "The world’s experts on desal and reuse are coming to Miami"
Desalitech executive vice president Rick Stover says that delegates can expect stimulating open forum discussions, papers and research at the IDA Energy and Environment Conference in Miami, USA, December 2016
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Masdar desal pilot: the results so far
Masdar Clean Energy set a target for its pilot projects of one cubic metre of water for every 3.6 kilowatt hours of energy used. This is a particularly challenging target in the Persian Gulf, where salinity is very high, the water temperature is high, it’s very shallow, and there’s high organic matter.
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Gradiant spins out subsidiary Gradiant Energy Services
Boston based industrial water solutions specialist Gradiant has formed a new subsidiary, oilfield services company Gradiant Energy Services (GES).
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Interview: IDE Technologies CEO Avshalom Felber
Above all, IDE is a solutions provider. So says chief executive Avshalom Felber, the former financial whizz turned water industry leader, as he outlines the company’s unique mix of thermal and reverse osmosis (RO) technologies, operational expertise, and contractual nous.