Tag: Membrane
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Modern Water opens new office in Shanghai
UK company Modern Water announced on 26 November 2013 the formation of Modern Water Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd and the opening of its new office in Shanghai, China.
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H2O Innovation to buy Piedmont Pacific
Canada’s H2O Innovation Inc announced on 25 November 2013 the signing of an agreement to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common stock shares of Piedmont Pacific Corporation, the Oakland-based flexible pipe couplings manufacturer, for a total consideration of approximately Can$ 4.0 million (US$ 3.8 million).
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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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Direct membrane filtration simplifies reuse process
Recent trials have proven that direct membrane filtration of high solids (algae) and disinfection provides a simpler treatment process with substantial cost reduction. In Pillbara, Australia, two plants are being constructed to treat wastewater for recycling aiming for a 4-log removal of bacteria and viruses by filtering alone. Ultraviolet treatment provides the final requirement to…
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Toray takeover of Korea’s Woongjin Chemical agreed
Japan’s Toray Industries Inc announced on 6 November 2013 that Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc (TAK), its Korean subsidiary, had agreed the same day with Woongjin Holdings Co Ltd and others to purchase a 56.2% stake in Woongjin Chemical Co Ltd for Won 430 billion (US$ 406 million).
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Large surface area for new ultrafiltration module
An ultrafiltration (UF) module with 91 m² of membrane surface area was launched on 11 November 2013 by Membrana GmbH, part of Polypore International Inc.
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New members on H2O Innovation board
Shareholders of membrane-system provider H2O Innovation Inc elected two new directors to the board at the company’s annual general meeting at its headquarters in Quebec City, Canada, on 12 November 2013.
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Chinese company displays reinforced UF fibre
An ultrafiltration (UF) module featuring a reinforced PVC fibre was displayed in early November at the Aquatech exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the stand of the Chinese company Litree.
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Acid/alkali/solvent membranes aim at industrial use
Speciality ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes were shown for the first time at last week’s Aquatech exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Israeli company AMS Technologies.
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MBR technologies help expand Queensland treatment plant
A sewage treatment plant in Queensland, Australia, will double its capacity to 1,000 m³/d with the help of membrane bioreactor technologies provided by GE.