Tag: Membrane
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H2O Innovation updates Piedmont Pacific acquisition
Its recent acquisition of Piedmont Pacific means that Canada’s H2O Innovation Inc is now supplying flexible pipe couplings to some of the largest desalination plants under construction in the world.
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APTwater Rochem relaunched under Ultura brand name
Ultura™ is the new name for APTwater Rochem, the California-based membrane technology business that last year bought out the remainder of the Sepro membrane business from its Japanese partner.
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MIT team makes progress in graphene filtration control
A new method for controlling the creation of subnanometer-scale pores in graphene sheets could make all the difference in the use of the technology in desalination, according to a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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MD plant using generator heat starts on Maldive island
The world’s first desalination unit using waste heat from a power generator with membrane distillation has started up on Guhli island in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
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SEDA announces certification school in April 2014
The Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) has announced a membrane operator certification short school on Introduction to Membrane Systems in Florida in April 2014.
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Saudi deal gives Toray fourth membrane‑making base
A new joint venture to sell desalination and water treatment membranes in the Middle East has been set up between Toray Industries of Japan and Abunayyan Holding, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Water Planet to use 3M polymer in membrane manufacture
Water Planet Engineering (WPE), a spinoff company from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has entered into a joint development agreement with global company 3M to explore commercial production of a new polymer material with widespread industrial application.
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New Chile office and country chief for IDE Technologies
IDE Technologies has opened a new office in Chile and appointed Rodrigo Turra as country sales director.
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Brochure available for AMTA workshop in Michigan
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) has released a brochure updating information for its two-day technology transfer workshop in Michigan in May 2014.
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SAWS board goes for expanded desalination project
The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) board in Texas, USA, decided on 10 February 2012 to go for expanded desalination rather than importing groundwater.