Tag: Membrane
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WRF funds American Water to research desalination pretreatment
New methodologies for optimizing pretreatment processes for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination are to be researched by American Water Works Company Inc, the largest investor-owned US water and wastewater utility company, under a grant from the Water Research Foundation.
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Membrane and desalination research reports published by NWRI
Short progress reports on the status of membrane and desalination research projects funded under the US National Water Research Institute’s graduate fellowship scheme for 2008-2009 have been published on the NWRI website.
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CaribDA, ERI and Dow back operator training
In co-operation with Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) and Dow Water & Process Solutions, the Caribbean Desalination Association is organising a two-day operator training program at the Westin Dawn Beach Resort in St Maarten on 17-18 September 2009.
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International fouling research makes progress in Israel
Pilot facilities to produce ~120 m³/d of desalinated water at sites in Israel and in Jordan are to be set up researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, as part of developing a novel method for achieving very high recoveries in desalination by reverse osmosis (RO).
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Toray sets up membrane JV in Beijing
A groundbreaking ceremony for a large membrane production facility was held in the industrial development area of Shunyi Airport, Beijing, China, on 24 August 2009.
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West Basin continues United Water reuse agreement
United Water announced on 25 August 2009 the signing of a new five-year agreement with the West Basin Municipal Water District in California, USA, to operate and maintain the district’s Edward C Little water recycling plant and four satellite facilities, which together comprise the largest water-reuse operation of its kind in the United States.
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Boron-nitride nanotubes speed desalination, says Australian research
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) claim to have discovered a way to speed the desalination of seawater by up to five times using nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms.
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Cascal chairman looks to desalination future
Cascal NV, a subsidiary of the UK-based Biwater water and wastewater group, is looking to extend its market reach further into desalination, according to its recently elected chairman, Adrian White.
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UF at heart of new German microbiological test research
A new method to test the microbiological quality of water is being developed by a German project named AQUASens, funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung & Forschung (federal education/research ministry) and using a new ultrafiltration (UF) membrane being researched by inge watertechnologies GmbH.
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LD membranes tackle hard BWRO applications
Low-pressure desalination membranes with improved and more robust chemistry, plus a new spacer geometry, have been introduced by Hydranautics of California, USA, under the brand LD (Lower Differential pressure) Technology™.