Tag: Membrane
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Ceramic MBR demonstration project agreed in Singapore
A ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) demonstration plant is to be built at Singapore’s Jurong Water Reclamation Plant following the signing of an agreement between the country’s water agency, PUB, and Meiden Singapore (MSL), a subsidiary of Meidensha of Japan.
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New coalition to coordinate research on membrane disposal
A coalition to coordinate applied research programmes to alleviate the disposal of used desalination and water treatment membranes was launched at the Singapore International Water Week on 1 July 2012.
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What are the options for disposal of old RO membranes?
Where do old desalination and water treatment membranes go to die? In Australia, as in many other countries, the option for membrane disposal is landfill, which due to the materials composing membrane modules is a very unsustainable practice. A research project funded by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination has been looking at alternatives.…
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German firm opens Singapore centre for R&D and UF
Mann+Hummel Singapore, worldwide headquarters of the water business division of the German filtration specialist, on 29 June 2012 opened a new centre and ultrafiltration cartridge production line.
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IDA issues call for Tianjin World Congress papers
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has issued a call for papers for its World Congress 2013 – Desalination: A Promise for the Future which will take place in China.
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GE and memsys in joint MD development accord
Singapore-based membrane distillation (MD) specialist memsys clearwater Pte Ltd has entered into an agreement with GE to jointly develop the technology for the fast-growing oil and gas market.
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Graphene can double desalination flux say MIT pair
The use of nanoporous graphene as a desalination material has received further research support, this time by two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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UNESCO-IHE announces membrane course in October
The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, Netherlands, is holding a short course on Membrane technology in drinking and industrial water treatment in October 2012.
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New MBR system and UF membrane from Hyflux
Singapore-based Hyflux Ltd will be unveiling a new energy-efficient membrane bioreactor (MBR) and a new ultrafiltration (UF) membrane at the Singapore International Water Week, which starts on 2 July 2012.
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Sorek desalination planned to be ahead of schedule
IDE Technologies told Desalination & Water Reuse on 20 June 2012 that it planning to be ahead of schedule in its construction of the Sorek desalination plant in Israel in joint venture with Hutchison Water.