Tag: Research
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New WRF research studies set for RFPs this year
Six new water reuse and desalination research studies are to be put out for proposals by the WateReuse Research Foundation under a US$ 1.35 million investment announced on 24 March 2011.
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Solvent-extraction desalination unveiled at MIT
Yet another desalination innovation is on its way from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – researchers have developed a membrane-free, solvent-extraction method to remove salt from seawater that works at low temperatures.
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Desalination research centre opening timed for IDA congress
Australia’s National Centre for Excellence in Desalination has announced that its Rockingham Desalination Research Centre will be opened on 4 September 2011 to coincide with the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Perth.
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Carbon-nanotube process evolved for membrane distillation desalination
A new architecture for the membrane distillation process which immobilizes carbon nanotubes in the membrane pores has been developed by Professor Somenath Mitra of chairman of the department of chemistry and environmental science of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.
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IDA Tianjin desalination/water-reuse forum set for April
Tianjin Municipal People’s Government and the International Desalination Association (IDA) will host the 2011 Desalination and Water Reuse International Forum in Tianjin, China on 6-8 April 2011. Its theme is Sustainable Solutions for the Future.
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Flu pandemic response could harm water quality
An international research team has found that existing plans for antiviral and antibiotic use during a severe influenza pandemic could reduce wastewater treatment efficiency.
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Two desalination/reuse research RFPs issued by WRF
The WateReuse Research Foundation announced on 23 February 2011 two requests for proposals (RFPs) for research related to desalination and water reuse under the foundation’s Solicited Research Program and Feasibility Studies Program.
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WRF seeking desalination and reuse research preproposals
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking preproposals for research funding for water reuse and desalination projects by 7 March 2011.
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Tender later this year for Changi expansion
A tender will be called in the second half of 2011 for construction and installation of an expansion to Singapore’s Changi Water Reclamation Plant using membrane technology.
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IDA announces scholarship program winners
Students from Brazil and Singapore are this year’s winners of the Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship awarded by the International Desalination Association (IDA).