Tag: Membrane
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South Africans develop oil-water separation membrane
Researchers in South Africa have fabricated and tested a nanotube-infused membrane which could be used to treat polluted wastewater such as oil-containing waste from oil & gas operations.
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LiqTech ties up oil & gas agreement with FMC
Denmark’s LiqTech International Inc announced on 25 March 2013 that it had entered into an agreement with US oilfield equipment and services company FMC Technologies Inc for the use of LiqTech’s silicon-carbide membrane technology for oil & gas applications.
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UK MBR specialist acquired by US filtration group
UK membrane bioreactor company Aquabio Limited was acquired by US industrial filtration specialists Freudenberg group on 1 March 2013.
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IWA extends deadline for Toronto membrane papers
The International Water Association (IWA) has extended the deadline for submission of papers for the 7th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water & Wastewater Treatment & Reuse.
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US Navy orders another new desalination prototype
A new prototype advanced desalination system is to be built for the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) by Louisiana-based MECO. The ONR coordinates, executes and promotes the science and technology programs of the US Navy and Marine Corps.
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Patent award for Lockheed Martin graphene membrane
A graphene desalination membrane material named Perforene™ has been awarded a patent for its designer Lockheed Martin, the US arms manufacturer.
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Nanotech underscores Chicago/Negev research MoU
A research partnership to create new water production and purification technologies for water-scarce regions has been agreed between the University of Chicago (UChicago), USA, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel.
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LiqTech launches flat-sheet SiC membrane disc
Nevada-based LiqTech International Inc announced on 5 March 2013 the launch of a new silicon carbide (SiC) flat-sheet membrane (FSM) disc for membrane bioreactors and moving-bed bioreactors for wastewater treatment.
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Amiad to supply RO prefiltration system in Colombia
Amiad Water Systems has been awarded a US$ 7.7 million contract for the supply and maintenance of a prefiltration solution for reverse osmosis membrane protection at a desalination plant at an oil & gas operation in Colombia.
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NanoH2O membranes chosen for Canaries SWRO retrofit
High-rejection QuantumFlux seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) membranes manufactured by NanoH2O Inc have been chosen to retrofit one of two first-pass trains at the Puerto del Rosario IV desalination plant located on Fuerteventura, one of Spain’s Canary Islands.