Tag: Water Treatment
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Decentralized water, wastewater, energy links to be studied
Development and evaluation of advanced decentralized drinking-water and wastewater technologies is the objective of a new grant made by the US Environmental Protection Agency to University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering (UN-LCE)’s Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction.
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GLV in voluntary bid to take over Christ
GLV Inc announced on 22 September 2009 that its board had approved a voluntary takeover bid to purchase up to 100% of the shares of Christ Water Technology AG of Austria.
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Chennai venue for InDACON 2010 desalination conference
Next year’s InDACON-APDA conference will be in Chennai on 10-12 March 2010, the Indian Desalination Association (InDA) announced on 16 September 2009.
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BIOBROx bill passes US House committee
The United States House of Representative’s Committee on Natural Resources approved on 11 September 2009 Magna Water District Water Reuse & Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009 (HR 2265) proposed by Representative Jason Chaffetz.
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Membranes to be featured in AWWA webcast
Three of the best presentations given at this year’s American Water Works Association (AWWA) Membrane Technology Conference are to be featured in a “Best of Conference” webcast on 23 September 2009.
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Carbon block improves NanoCeram filter
An improved design of the NanoCeram pleated filter announced on 1 September 2009 by Argonide Corporation, Florida, USA, adds a carbon block to more fully utilize its total chlorine adsorption capacity.
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US govt to fund fracturing water treatment research
Membrane and desalination processes will be researched in some of the new projects selected by the US Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) for improving shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) production.
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Changi wastewater reuse plant goes commercial
Stage 1 of the Sembcorp Changi NEWater Plant (SCNP) in Singapore has started commercial operations, according to a 26 August 2009 announcement from Black & Veatch, who provided full design engineering for the wastewater reuse plant along with construction support and commissioning services.
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Toray sets up membrane JV in Beijing
A groundbreaking ceremony for a large membrane production facility was held in the industrial development area of Shunyi Airport, Beijing, China, on 24 August 2009.
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UF at heart of new German microbiological test research
A new method to test the microbiological quality of water is being developed by a German project named AQUASens, funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung & Forschung (federal education/research ministry) and using a new ultrafiltration (UF) membrane being researched by inge watertechnologies GmbH.