Tag: Research
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Webcast of EDR v MF/RO water-reuse research results
The results of a recent WateReuse Research Foundation research project comparing electrodialysis reversal (EDR) with microfiltration/ reverse osmosis (MF/RO) are to be presented as a webcast on 9 August 2012.
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Researchers’ desalination competition seeks sponsors
A competition to find innovative and sustainable methods of desalination is about to be held again by students and researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) in Germany and is looking for sponsors.
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New desalination / water-reuse reports from WRRF
Six research reports were announced on 17 July 2012 by the WateReuse Research Foundation covering water reuse and desalination topics.
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Mike Dixon awarded IDA 2012 Fellowship Award
Dr Mike Dixon, research and development (R&D) engineer for South Australian (SA) Water Corporation’s Adelaide Desalination Project has been named by the International Desalination Association’s 2012 Fellowship Award.
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Ceramic MBR demonstration project agreed in Singapore
A ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) demonstration plant is to be built at Singapore’s Jurong Water Reclamation Plant following the signing of an agreement between the country’s water agency, PUB, and Meiden Singapore (MSL), a subsidiary of Meidensha of Japan.
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New coalition to coordinate research on membrane disposal
A coalition to coordinate applied research programmes to alleviate the disposal of used desalination and water treatment membranes was launched at the Singapore International Water Week on 1 July 2012.
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What are the options for disposal of old RO membranes?
Where do old desalination and water treatment membranes go to die? In Australia, as in many other countries, the option for membrane disposal is landfill, which due to the materials composing membrane modules is a very unsustainable practice. A research project funded by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination has been looking at alternatives.…
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German firm opens Singapore centre for R&D and UF
Mann+Hummel Singapore, worldwide headquarters of the water business division of the German filtration specialist, on 29 June 2012 opened a new centre and ultrafiltration cartridge production line.
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GE and memsys in joint MD development accord
Singapore-based membrane distillation (MD) specialist memsys clearwater Pte Ltd has entered into an agreement with GE to jointly develop the technology for the fast-growing oil and gas market.
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Graphene can double desalination flux say MIT pair
The use of nanoporous graphene as a desalination material has received further research support, this time by two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).