Tag: Research
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Australian membrane workshop set for June 2010
The Australian Water Association (AWA) is to hold a Membrane Cluster Workshop in conjunction with the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on 9 June 2010 in Sydney.
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D&WR Editorial Board member awarded doctorate
Marine environmental scientist Sabine Lattemann of the Institute for Marine Chemistry & Biology, University of Oldenburg in Germany, who is a member of the Editorial Board of Desalination & Water Reuse, has been awarded a PhD.
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Low-temperature distillation technology licensed to Sterling Water
The low-temperature distillation method of desalination developed by the New Mexico State University (NMSU) in the USA has been licensed to Sterling Water LLC of Qatar.
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Wastewater should be seen as resource, WERF tells NRC
A future in which wastewater treatment plants were renamed ‘resource recovery centres’ was outlined by Dan Woltering, the director of research for the Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) on 25 January 2010.
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American Water and MWH to study recycled water disinfection
The WateReuse Foundation has awarded a research grant to American Water Works Company Inc for examination of disinfection guidelines for water recycling.
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First indigenous UF plant to open in South Africa in May
The first large drinking water purification demonstration plant in South Africa based on locally manufactured membranes, an 800,000 L/d plant, is currently under construction for Overberg Water in the Western Cape and due to start up in May 2010.
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New Mexico BWRO seeking waste revenue stream
Processing residual wastes from a proposed brackish-groundwater desalination plant in New Mexico, USA, could provide a revenue of around US$ 4.6 million/year, according to a preliminary engineer report just completed.
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WateReuse Foundation seeks research funding preproposals
Desalination and water reuse research projects can seek funding from the WateReuse Foundation under its 2010 Unsolicited Research Program announced on 26 January 2010.
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Saudis launch national solar desalination initiative
The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology announced on 24 January 2010 the launch of the National Initiative for Solar Water Desalination (NISWD) under the patronage of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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Lanxess moves into water filtration membranes
Speciality chemicals manufacturer Lanxess AG on 21 January 2010 launched construction of a new plant to develop and produce membrane filtration technology at its site in Bitterfeld, Germany.