Tag: Research
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Agencies and companies contribute to DPR project
Over one-third of the US$ 6 million required to conduct necessary research on direct potable reuse (DPR) of wastewater in California has been raised, according to the WateReuse Research Foundation’s December newsletter.
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University may manage Texas desalination study
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) in Texas, USA, is to negotiate an agreement with the Sustainable Energy Research Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio to manage a feasibility study for a proposed seawater desalination plant.
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Singapore offers grants for water-treatment SMEs
An inaugural grant call was launched on 17 December 2012 by SPRING Singapore (SPRING) and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, through the Environment & Water Industry Programme Office (EWI), for Singapore enterprises to develop innovative water treatment technologies.
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WRF seeking award nominations before mid-February
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking nominations by 15 February 2013 for its two award programs.
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VSEP to branch into olive industry?
The VSEP vibrating membrane system is being evaluated at the University of California Davis and the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service for possible use in treating wastewater in the olive industry.
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Danes launch biomimetic separation/sensing platform
A DKK 45 million (US$ 8 million) development platform has been launched in Denmark to explore and demonstrate the potential of industrial-scale biomimetic separation and sensor applications.
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New research reports from WRRF
The WateReuse Research Foundation, which conducts and promotes applied research in the USA on the reclamation, recycling, reuse, and desalination of water, recently released details of two reports (not so far listed by D&WR) on research it had commissioned:
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Reclamation seeks desalination research funding proposals
Four or five laboratory studies and one or two pilot projects on desalination and water purification are to be given funds by the US government in the Bureau of Reclamation’s new Desalination & Water Purification Research Program.
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Biofouling report follows up 30-year-old research
The WateReuse Association has published a report on research into the use of preformed chloramines to remove biofouling from seawater membrane surfaces.
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Offshore desalination simplifies permitting – WateReuse
Mobile vessel and platform-based offshore desalination systems could mitigate impacts related to source water supply and concentration management, thereby simplifying the permitting process, according to a new report from the WateReuse Association.