Tag: Membrane
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Membrane water treatment plant planned in Michigan
A US$ 50 million membrane-based water-treatment plant is being planned by Bay County in Michigan, USA, which is seeking a county-wide partnership to tap a new source.
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Membrane monitor developments get Eureka approval
Two water membrane projects have been accepted by Eureka, the European research and development funding and coordination organization, for the award of its approval label.
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Newly certified MBR included in reuse study
A test conducted on the MeurerMBR flat sheet membrane bioreactor (MBR) by engineers MWH to certify the product for wastewater reuse in California resulted in MWH including the device in a WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) study.
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Koreans devoting R&D cash to gas-hydrate desalination
Korea’s Minister of Land, Transport & Maritime Affairs, Kwon Do-youp, unveiled “a new paradigm” in desalination development when he announced on 4 October 2011 that Korea was pursuing gas-hydrate desalination.
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United Envirotech buys Xinmin wastewater concession
Membrane treatment specialist United Envirotech Ltd (UEL) announced on 3 October 2011 that the group has exercised a call option to acquire the entire equity interest of Tongji Environmental (China) Pte Ltd, the holding company for Aton Environmental (Shenyang) Co Ltd, for RMB 34.03 million (US$ 5.34 million).
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USBF/MBR system allows Canadian wastewater reuse
A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) expansion featuring an upward sludge blanket filter (USBF) combined with a membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been completed at Snug Cove on Bowen Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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Big energy-savings as giant MBR opens near Seattle
What is claimed to be the world’s largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) installation was opened on 24 September 2011 at the Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant near Seattle in the US Pacific Northwest.
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PWT further extends its sales effort
Stella Lanphear has joined chemical supplier and membrane forensics provider Professional Water Technologies (PWT) from Pepsi-Cola as regional sales manager.
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Westgarth wins another offshore SWRO contract
VWS Westgarth has been awarded a contract by SBM Inc for the design, procurement and supply of equipment and provision of construction technical assistance for a single lift module seawater sulphate reduction package (SRP) system for SBM’s existing installation, FPSO (Floating Production, Storage & Offloading vessel) Xikomba off Angola.
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Koch to introduce new MBR at WEFTEC
Koch Membrane Systems Inc (KMS) – one of two* notable absentees at the International Desalination Association’s World Congress exhibition in Perth – announced on 7 September 2011 that its latest Puron™ membrane bioreactor (MBR) filtration modules would be introduced at WEFTEC 2011 on 15-19 October 2011 in Los Angeles.