Tag: Membrane Distillation
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Phase 2 of Qatar’s MD research concluded
Completion of the second phase of the joint evaluation of membrane distillation technology by Qatar’s ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center, Qatar Electricity & Water Co (QEWC) and Qatar University was celebrated on 27 November 2013.
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Desert community MD trial produces first water
First water was produced in mid-November 2013 by the membrane distillation plant set up in the Great Victoria Desert, Australia, by a team from the National Centre for Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA).
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Commercialization moves nearer for memsys MD system
In what memsys CEO, Götz Lange, calls “a clear step towards commercialization of the company’s membrane distillation (MD) technology”, the Germany/Singapore based company has announced the formation of a Business Development Unit.
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MD+VC succeeds at produced-water disposal site
A new desalination technique of membrane distillation (MD) combined with vapour compression (VC) has been pronounced a success in an effort to reduce produced water disposal costs at a Texas disposal well.
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Registration opened for next IDA Academy courses
The International Desalination Association has opened registration for the next IDA Desalination Academy courses in Singapore on 16‑19 September 2013.
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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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Floating MD plant wins Munich desalination challenge
A floating membrane distillation design was this year’s winner of the TUM DeSal Challenge, an initiative of the department of thermodynamics at the technical university in Munich (TU München), Germany, and open to school and university students.
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Researchers review low and renewable energy desalination
A comprehensive review of some of the latest thinking in low and renewable energy desalination systems was provided on 25 February 2013 at a workshop staged prior to the AMTA/AWWA Membrane Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
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Hybrid solar energy for Navajo Nation membrane distillation project
The University of Arizona and the US government’s Bureau of Reclamation are developing a project combining advanced water treatment in the form of membrane distillation with hybrid solar energy to provide water supplies for the Native-American area, Navajo Nation, in the south-west USA. Installation is currently under way and the system will be tested for…
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Agreement signed for memsys MD use in sugar industry
Memsys of Singapore/Germany has signed an exclusive global agreement with Concord Enviro of India for use of its membrane distillation (MD) system to treat molasses wastewater from the sugar industry.