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Graphene Sieve Material Promising as Desalination Membrane

A new graphene-based material with a sievelike structure may prove to be an efficient, affordable material for desalination membranes. Scientists from the University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute developed the graphene oxide, according to the BBC. The material could help make small-scale desalination affordable, which may help those without access to clean drinking water. ...

Nov. 13, 2017

By Fluence Corporation

Thirsty Australia Advances Desalination Technology

Melbourne, Australia - The delivery of energy efficient water desalination to drought-stricken Australia received a boost today with the establishment of a new collaboration between the government research agency CSIRO and nine Australian universities. The research aims to advance water desalination as an alternative water supply option for Australia by increasing efficiency, and reducing the ...

May 22, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Honoured by the Queen again!

In 2005 we won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Export. This month we were thrilled to discover that we'd been selected to receive a second royal award -the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The award recognises our contribution towards energy efficient desalination, by providing advanced chemicals that boost the performance of membrane desalination systems. It also ...

Apr. 21, 2011

By Genesys International Limited

Water Desalination Report: Membrane Supplier Raises its Profile

Fred Wiesler, Director of Sales and Marketing, discusses his plan to increase the company’s profile and visibility. Wiesler will strengthen these efforts by preparing new product data sheets and sales literature. In addition, he said the company plans to develop a direct regional sales organization in North America and a distributor/agent organization in the rest of the world. QUA now has ...

Nov. 19, 2015

By QUA Group LLC

Kurita as member of EDS - European Desalination Society

Kurita renewed its membership at the European Desalination Society (EDS) for a continuous contact with research and industry worldwide in desalination and water treatment. EDS is a Europe-wide organization for individual and corporate members including universities, companies, research institutes, government agencies and all concerned with and interested in desalination and membrane technologies ...

Jan. 18, 2016

By Kurita

Singapore Universities Top Ranking of Water Research Institutes

Two Singapore universities top the world in water research while a set of geographically widespread players specialize in key subsets of the water space as water efficiency attains global priority. The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University took the top two spots, respectively, in a ranking of the top global water research institutes by Lux Research. Both focus ...

Apr. 30, 2013

By Lux Research

Black & Veatch water experts will participate in 25 professional sessions and workshops at AWWA ACE07

Technology Transfer at Toronto Conference Includes Desalination, Membrane Applications, Sustainability Kansas City, Mo. – Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today that water practice and technology leaders, project managers and other professionals from the company’s global water business are participating in 22 professional sessions ...

Jun. 21, 2007

By Black & Veatch Corporation

Sunwaterlife has created a common laboratory with CNRS & INSA Toulouse

We have created a common laboratory with LISBP (INSA, CNRS), funded by the ANR, for the optimization of our products and the development of new water purification systems. This is the first time that such a laboratory has been created. Named MOST, this laboratory relies on the cooperation of a research team experienced in the desalination of seawater through membrane filtration and Sunwaterlife. ...

Dec. 14, 2017

By Sunwaterlife SAS

Aquatech is shortlisted for two global water awards

Aquatech is honored to announce that the company has been shortlisted for two 2016 Global Water Awards: Desalination Company of the Year and Desalination Plant of the Year. The Desalination Company of the Year award recognizes the company that made the greatest overall contribution to the desalination industry in 2015. GlobalWaterAwards.com commends Aquatech for delivering “brilliant ...

Feb. 26, 2016

By Aquatech International Corporation

Seawater Desalination Growing OriginWater’s RO Technology on Par with the World

In view of the current momentum and performance of environmental protection enterprises like OriginWater, some internationally competitive Chinese seawater desalination enterprises will probably stand out during the “13th Five-Year Plan”. At the NPC and CPPCC of 2017, a proposal titled Suggestions on Further Promoting the Development of Seawater Desalination Industry from the Jiusan ...

Mar. 24, 2017

By Beijing OriginWater Technology Co., Ltd. (BOW)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market to Reach $22 Billion by 2010

The market for water and wastewater treatment chemicals will exceed $22 billion by 2010 up from $18 billion in 2005. This is the latest forecast in the online continually updated McIlvaine report, Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Markets. Power accounts for nearly one-third of the total market. This segment is growing at a rate faster than GDP due to the need to ...

Feb. 1, 2006

By The McIlvaine Company

American Water’s Dr. Mark LeChevallier Presents Desalination Study Results at Annual WateReuse Symposium

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today presented the results of a study regarding pretreatment for desalination of seawater. Dr. Mark LeChevallier, Director of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship, reported the results at the 26th Annual WateReuse Symposium in ...

Sep. 12, 2011

By American Water

NanoH2O Awarded Order for Expansion of Palmachim Desalination Plant

NanoH2O Inc., manufacturer of the most efficient and cost-effective reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for seawater desalination, today announced that it has been selected by Via Maris Desalination Ltd. to provide QuantumFlux (Qfx) high rejection membranes for the expansion of the Palmachim desalination plant in Israel. Via Maris Desalination Ltd., owner and operator of the Palmachim plant, purchased ...

Feb. 18, 2013

By LG NanoH2O, Inc.

Sales Of Filtration Membranes And Equipment To Reach $11 Billion In 2011

Consumer and industrial demands for clean water will drive the market for cross-flow membrane systems and replacement membranes to over $11 billion in 2011 up from $8.3 billion in 2007. These forecasts are displayed in the McIlvaine Company online report, RO/UF/MF World Markets. Forecasts are segmented by membrane type and efficiency. Reverse Osmosis is the most efficient membrane and ...

Mar. 7, 2007

By The McIlvaine Company

Membrane desalination push on the Road to Qatar 2022

Reportedly spending $500 million per week on infrastructure developments including metros and stadiums, the water sector is also benefitted from what could be the most expensive World Cup in history. Qatar to increase desalination capacity by 280,000 cubic metres per day Increasing water supply with renewed faith With only three years until it hosts one of the biggest sporting events on the ...

May 25, 2019

By Aquatech Global Events

American Water Receives WateReuse Research Foundation Grant for Desalination Project

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that it received a grant from the WateReuse Research Foundation to conduct a joint research project with Drexel University to measure and reduce biological fouling on membrane filters in desalination applications. The project is ...

Mar. 1, 2012

By American Water

AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition Postponed to July 2021; Call for Abstracts Reopens

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) announced that the Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition (MTC) has been postponed from March to July 19-22, 2021 in West Palm Beach, Florida. This postponement is due to the continued public health concerns and meeting restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Membrane ...

Nov. 3, 2020

By American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)

Cross-flow Membrane Market to Reach $10 Billion by 2010

The market for cross-flow membrane modules and equipment to purify water and other liquids will grow from $7.6 billion in 2006 to in excess of $10 billion in 2010. This is the most recent forecast in the online McIlvaine Company report, RO/UF/MF World Markets. The cross-flow membrane market is divided into three major segments. The largest is reverse osmosis (RO) accounting for 50 percent ...

Mar. 1, 2006

By The McIlvaine Company

After 40 years of research, is membrane distillation about to make an impact?

BlueTech Research is pleased to announce the details of the next interactive web-conference in the BlueTech® Webinar Series entitled: Membrane Distillation: after 40 years of research, is MD about to make an impact? The Event will be held on October 25th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT; 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM BDT. Due to energy concerns associated with Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination, ...

Oct. 15, 2012

By O2 Environmental Inc.

Desalination System Investment to Exceed $14 Billon/yr. over the Next Five Years

In the next five years, suppliers of thermal and membrane desalination systems will sell systems valued at $73.5 billion of which $21 billion will be spent on brackish water systems and $52.5 billion for seawater systems. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company by aggregating forecasts appearing in its cross-flow membrane, pump, valve and filtration reports. The brackish water ...

Jul. 13, 2016

By The McIlvaine Company