Tag: USA
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Graphene frameworks ‘can make desalination 100x faster’
New computational research on graphene sheets is showing that, when oxidized sheets are linked together as graphene oxide frameworks (GOFs), they can be used as a tunable desalination membrane.
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Deadline soon for NWRI-AMTA Fellowship applications
Only one month remains before the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) close applications for the NWRI-AMTA Fellowships for Membrane Technology.
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Desalination pilot-study funding approved for Corpus Christi
A further step towards a future seawater desalination plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, was taken on 22 April 2014, when the city council approved funding for a pilot study to be undertaken by Freese & Nichols Inc.
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WRRF webcasts to tackle communicating with the public
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) is holding two webcasts in early May 2014 dealing with communication with the public about desalination and other contentious issues.
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SEDA to hold May Day membrane cleaning workshop
The Southeast Desalting Association is holding a workshop in Cape Coral, Florida, on 1 May 2014 focused on reverse osmosis (RO) membrane cleaning.
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AMTA schedules workshops up to 2016 conference
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) has published a list of workshops and conferences up to and including its 2016 Membrane Technology Conference, which will be held with the American Water Works Association (AWWA) in San Antonio, Texas, on 1‑5 February 2016.
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NWMOA May workshop looks at wastewater MBRs
The Northwest Membrane Operator Association is to hold an operator workshop on membrane bioreactors (MBRs) in La Center, Washington, in May 2014 hosted by City of La Center.
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Forward-osmosis companies launch international association
Four companies specializing in forward osmosis membrane technology launched the International Forward Osmosis Association (IFOA) on 7 April 2014.
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LA district renews reuse plant contract with United Water
Los Angeles West Basin Municipal Water District has renewed its contract with United water for the next five years to operate and maintain the Edward C Little Water Recycling Plant including four satellite plants.
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Carollo to evaluate restarting Santa Barbara desalination
The City of Santa Barbara, California, has selected Carollo Engineers to complete a three-phase evaluation for the reactivation of the city’s Charles Meyer seawater desalination plant.