Tag: Fouling
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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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Florida lab wraps up red-tide research project
The longest and most cohesive scientific study looking at how humans are affected by the “red tide” phenomenon in Florida, USA, was officially completed on 24 March 2011.
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GE expands HERO licensing agreement
GE Power & Water announced on 1 February 2011 that it has completed a new expanded licensing agreement to allow it to continue offering High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis (HERO™) systems to help more of its industrial customers increase their water usage efficiency and reuse capacity.
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ZLD wastewater pilot makes first water in Beijing
A pilot NanoClear™ zero-discharge wastewater treatment plant in Beijing has just produced its first water, according to developer Dais Analytic Corporation.
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MIT membrane start-up completes funding round
The conclusion of an initial round of funding for Clean Membranes Inc, a start-up company based in Lexington, USA, will permit progress on development of a new generation of non-fouling membranes usable for sea and brackish water desalination.
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Slimline MBR is first product from LG Electronics
Only two months after announcing it was entering the water membrane business, LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its first wastewater treatment solution, a membrane bioreactor, on 25 November 2010.
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EDS posts desalination courses for early 2011
The European Desalination Society has posted a half-year series of courses on its website for 2011 related to water desalination and membrane technology. All the courses will take place in Pegli, close to Genoa, Italy, at the Hotel Mediterranée.
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High-performance filters remove bacteria and cysts
Florida-based Argonide Corporation recently announced the development of its NanoCeram-HF™ high-performance pleated filter cartridges specifically engineered and designed to address the biocontaminant issues in most water treatment applications.
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4th Membranes & Desalination event set for Gold Coast
The Membranes and Desalination Specialty IV Conference, to be held in Gold Coast on 11-12 February 2011 by the Australian Water Association, has a problem solving focus.
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Korean membranes chosen for Iranian process water
CSM fouling-resistant reverse-osmosis membranes, manufactured by Woongjin Chemical of South Korea, have been selected for the Fajr Phase II Project in Iran to help reduce biological fouling and scaling.