Tag: Membrane
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Membrane research at new Irish center in US
Irish wastewater treatment company Bord na Mona is to open a US innovation center, which, as well as promoting the company’s products, will also undertake number of research initiatives in the areas of tertiary membrane treatment and phosphorus/nitrogen reduction.
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ZeeWeed 1500 UF module will pretreat desalination
The introduction of the ZeeWeed 1500 pressurised ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system was announced by GE Water on 16 March 2009.
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Ionizable hydrophobes behind new IBM desalination membrane
US computer giant IBM, Tokyo-based Central Glass and the King Abdul Aziz City for Science & Technology (KACST) unveiled a novel desalination membrane technology at the World Water Forum in Turkey on 16 March 2009.
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AQWATEC opens onsite MBR wastewater reuse plant
The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Advanced Water Treatment Center (AQWATEC) has opened a pilot-scale wastewater reuse facility in February 2009 on the US school’s campus in Golden.
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Membrane-based wastewater plant in US’s greenest condo
American Water’s Applied Water Management Group has completed design, procurement and construction of what is claimed to be the greenest high-rise residential condominium in the United States.
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Can buckyballs reduce desalination membrane biofouling?
The giant carbon molecule buckminsterfullerine (C60) or “buckyballs” has been found in research to hinder biofouling on membranes such as those used for desalination.
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MBR membrane costs drop while other costs rise
Costs associated with the membrane system component of membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment and reuse systems decreased between 2000 and 2006 by approximately 33%, according to a report published by the US Bureau of Reclamation in February 2009.
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Alteon UF membrane gets Chinese showcase
The Chinese city of Nantong in Jiangsu province north of Shanghai, has decided to equip its new drinking water treatment plant with ultrafiltration (UF) technology.
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TWO process to recover sodium sulphate from ion-exchange
California-based Catalyx Inc has signed a build-own-operate contract with RG Global Lifestyles Inc, which owns Catalyx Fluid Systems (CFS), for a brine dehydration system to facilitate recovery of sodium sulfate from ion-exchange regenerant brine.
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B&V find ceramic membranes help water recycling
Ceramic membranes used in conjunction with ozone produce significant benefits for water recycling. Jonathan Clement of Black & Veatch, revealed this research result to the Australian Water Association’s (AWA) third specialty conference on membranes and desalination held in Sydney, Australia, on 11-13 February 2009.