Tag: USA
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Sommariva secures International Desalination Association presidency
Dr Corrado Sommariva, managing director of ILF Consultants Middle East, was elected president of the International Desalination Association on 5 September 2011, the first day of the IDA’s World Congress in Perth, Australia.
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Carlsbad water purchase plan agreed by SDCWA
The San Diego County Water Authority in California formally announced on 25 August 2011 that it had reached agreement with the City of Carlsbad to begin negotiating with Poseidon Resources for purchasing water from the Carlsbad Desalination Project.
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BEL hooks up with Strand for RO pressure-vessels in US
Desalination pressure-vessel manufacturer BEL Group Ltd, through BEL Composite America Inc, announced a strategic partnership on 30 July 2011 with Strand Composite Engineering & Construction LLC of Harrison, Arkansas, USA.
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Parkson appoints international business director
Water recycling and treatment specialist Parkson Corporation has named Dr Michael Lamminen to a new post of international business director to market the company’s lineup of cost-efficient and environmentally-sustainable technology around the world.
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Liquid analyser has advanced control capabilities
A liquid analyser which can be used to help control processes such as reverse osmosis in water treatment and desalination has been released by Emerson Process Management of Missouri, USA.
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RO system design software released by NanoH2O
Software has been released by NanoH2O to optimize seawater reverse-osmosis (RO) system design using its nanocomposite high flux and high salt rejection QuantumFlux membranes.
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WRRF funds water-reuse green building project
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) has given a grant to a team including American Water, Hazen & Sawyer and Alliance Environmental, to conduct a joint research project to develop “green” building guidance for the water reuse industry.
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NIST test measures RO membrane strength
A technique that tests the mechanical properties of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes as well as other near-nanoscale films has been demonstrated by researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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Toray UF membranes online in North Dakota
An ultrafiltration UF system in North Dakota, USA, has become the first large municipal drinking-water system in the US to use Toray HFS-2020 UF membrane modules.
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Outfall and intake problems hit OC desalination
The pilot plant for the South Orange Coastal Ocean Desalination Project in California has been forced to close down due to relocation of its outfall pipe due to heavy storms . The project has also run into problems with its intake water.