Tag: Water Treatment
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UV system treats 215,000 m³/d with only four lamps
California-based NeoTech Aqua Solutions, manufacturer of ultraviolet (UV) water-treatment systems, announced on 21 November 2011 a UV system to treat 5.7 MGD (215,750 m³/d) with only four lamps.
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Nirosoft owner makes European acquisition
RWL Water LLC, which owns Israeli desalination and water treatment company Nirosoft, announced on 16 November 2011 that it had acquired a controlling interest in Eurotec WTT, a leading European manufacturer of wastewater treatment systems.
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Koreans purchase Spanish desalination company
Spanish desalination and water treatment company Inima OHL Medio Ambiente has been bought by GS Engineering & Construction, a South Korean company based in Seoul.
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Rochem and APTwater announce merger
A merger was announced on 9 November 2011 between APTwater Inc of California, USA, and Rochem AG of Switzerland.
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Wyoming U funded for research on nanomaterials in drinking water
The University of Wyoming, USA, announced on 4 November 2011, that Jonathan Brant, assistant professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, had received a US$ 300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the ability of water treatment plants to remove manufactured nanomaterials from drinking water.
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Major Chinese desalination week in Guangzhou
The China Desalination Association (CDA) is cooperating with the Qingdao International Desalination Center and the China Foreign Trade Exhibition Corp to organize the China (Guangzhou) Water Week on 23‑25 February 2012.
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Xylem to distribute GE membrane filtration products
Xylem Inc, the ITT water technology spin-off officially launched on 1 November 2011, has signed up to be GE’s distribution partner into the public utilities market for its advanced membrane filtration products.
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German PES membrane module for UF introduced
A polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration (UF) membrane module, the Liqui-Flux® W10 has been introduced by Membrana GmbH, based in Wuppertal, Germany.
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Chinese delegation visits Oman’s Al Ansab MBR plant
A Chinese delegation led by the deputy minister of water resources, Lee Joieeing, visited Oman’s Al Ansab submerged membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant in Muscat on 24 October 2011 (featured in D&WR, November/December 2011).
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GE forms salt-extraction consortium in Australia
An agreement which brings together GE, Penrice Soda Holdings Ltd, Australia’s only manufacturer of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, and Australian coal-seam gas (CSG) producer QGC Pty Ltd was announced on 24 October 2011.