Tag: Research
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South Africa to focus on desalination and water reuse
Desalination and the reuse of wastewater from municipalities and mining are strongly emphasised in the 2nd National Water Resources Strategy (NWRS2) for South Africa released at the start of July 2013.
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Singapore trial proves ceramic-ozone synergy
Since September 2011, PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, has been testing a new ceramic membrane treatment technology as a filter for removal of suspended matter and biological pathogens. After 18 months of testing, PUB is now exploring whether ceramic membrane filtration can be included as an option in the design to upgrade Choa Chu Kang…
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Floating MD plant wins Munich desalination challenge
A floating membrane distillation design was this year’s winner of the TUM DeSal Challenge, an initiative of the department of thermodynamics at the technical university in Munich (TU München), Germany, and open to school and university students.
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2015 World Water Forum will be held in South Korea
The World Water Council has announced that the next World Water Forum will be held in Daegu – Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
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UTA-Marburg desalination research paper published
A paper on the technique termed Electrochemically Mediated Seawater Desalination, now being developed as the WaterChip™ by US start-up company Okeanos Technologies, was published on 16 June 2013 in the journal Angewandte Chemie (Wiley).
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Veolia in water-quality monitoring research partnership
French water giant Veolia Environnement and has initiated a research partnership with industrial microbiology specialist bioMérieux to develop an innovative monitoring system for drinking water quality.
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West Basin studies distribution of desalinated water
Southern California’s West Basin Water District is conducting a study on how ultra-pure water, made through seawater desalination, could be introduced into existing tap water distribution systems.
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Wastewater reuse in new USEPA-Singapore agreement
The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has signed an agreement with Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, to collaborate on sustainable urban water management, including water reuse and resource recovery from wastewater.
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International projects to feature in NCEDA workshop
Reports from major international projects will form the basis of a Desalination Workshop to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in November 2013 by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA).
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Two research reports released by WRRF
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) recently released new research reports on two projects which have respectively resulted in a database for biological detection methods and innovative processes to replace aerated activated sludge in water reuse schemes.