Tag: Membrane
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Grundfos buys American UV disinfection specialist
Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos announced on 5 June 2012 that it had acquired Enaqua, a San Diego-based company specializing in ultraviolet disinfection technology and specialized membranes for water purification.
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Mitsui acquires minority stake in Water Standard
Houston-based Water Standard Management (US) Inc, which focuses on water treatment for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), announced on 30 May 2012 that Japan’s Mitsui & Co Ltd has acquired a minority interest in the company.
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Qatar’s GWSC to research MBRs for oil and gas water
The ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center (GWSC) in Qatar has been awarded a US$ 700,000 grant to research biological treatment of produced water from oil and gas using membrane bioreactors (MBRs).
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X-Flow UF modules to treat Saudi hospital wastewater
Pentair X-Flow’s Airlift™ MBR Megablock ultrafiltration (UF) system is treat 8,000 m³/d of hospital wastewater at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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AMTA workshop to look at SCADA and PLCs
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) is to hold a technology transfer workshop on SCADA/Instrumentation & Controls for Membrane Facilities in Fairfax, Virginia, on 17‑18 July 2012.
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New distributors and EU compliance for PWT
Membrane chemicals supplier Professional Water Technologies (PWT), the US arm of Canada’s H2O Innovation, recently signed agreements with two new distributors in Brazil and Argentina, increasing its presence in South America.
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IDA appoints Awerbuch as Academy dean
The International Desalination Association (IDA) on 28 May 2012 named Leon Awerbuch the interim dean of the IDA Desalination Academy, which will offer its first courses in conjunction with the 2012 Singapore International Water Week (1-5 July 2012).
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Papers called for IDA’s 2013 World Congress
A call for papers was issued on 14 May 2012 by the International Desalination Association (IDA) for its 2013 World Congress Desalination: A Promise for the Future.
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New website launched by BEL Composites
Membrane pressure-vessel supplier BEL Composite, a part of BEL Group Limited, announced on 14 May 2012 that it had launched an improved website.
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IPO in summer for China’s H2O Solutions
Shanghai-based H2O Solutions announced on 11 May 2012 that the company, which specializes in nano-membrane purification and multi-charged plate desalination technologies, was taking its stock public in the summer of 2012.