Membrane & Separation Technology News articles from April 2006

Membrane & Separation Technology News archives from April 2006

ULTRAFILTRATION Tankless Unit Operates On Home Water Pressure.
April 1, 2006... Aquacore, a division of Aquest, Inc., has launched a point of entry whole house UF system designed to address the major drinking water challenges of water quality and water quantity. Using multibore capillary UF membranes, the Aquacore system...

Inducor Designed for High Solids, Oily Wastes.
April 1, 2006... Koch Membrane Systems has launched two UF modules useful for treating industrial wastewaters, especially oily wastes and metal hydroxide wastes. The Inducor and Inducor-G tubular PVDF modules feature higher packing density and require less...

REVERSE OSMOSIS Unit Offers Better Chemical Resistance.
April 1, 2006... Following the successful launch of the Metcell lab-scale crossflow system, UK-based Membrane Extraction Technology (MET) has introduced a Hestelloy version that offers enhanced chemical resistance for a greater spectrum of chemical NF and RO...

BIOMEDICAL & BIOMEMBRANE Hemopurifier May Halt Cancer's Spread.
April 1, 2006... Aethlon Medical, Inc. will expand the applications of its membrane-based Hemopurifier to include the treatment of cancer. Aethlon plans to combine the core principles of its Hemopurifier technology with recently licensed intellectual property...

Carrier Molecules Cut Toxic Chemical Use.
April 1, 2006... A chemical engineer at The University of Auckland is combining hollow fiber membranes and environmentally friendly vegetable oils to replace toxic solvents in extracting a range of biomolecules, such as antibiotics and organic acids. ...

MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR MemJet Petro Targets Petroleum Industry Waste.
April 1, 2006... The Water Technology division of Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group has launched a membrane bioreactor (MBR) product line that meets the strict environmental regulations and engineering standards of the petroleum industry. The...

MEMBRANE DISTILLATION Desal Process Works At Atmospheric Pressure.
April 1, 2006... In January, New Jersey Institute of Technology received funding for the second year of pilot scale studies for direct contact membrane distillation-based desalination processes. Direct contact membrane distillation is a process where warmer...

Solar Power Makes Low- Cost Process Cheaper.
April 1, 2006... New Mexico State University (NMSU) scientists hope to power membrane distillation using solar energy to desalinate New Mexico's large volumes of brackish water for residential, agricultural and industrial uses at the lowest possible cost. ...

ELECTROCHEMICAL Unit Generates Disinfectant from Tap Water.
April 1, 2006... Electrolyzer Corp. is marketing a system based on ion exchange membranes that generates hypochlorus acid, a disinfectant 80% more powerful than chlorine bleach, from tap water, salt and electricity. The electrolyzer is compartmentalized...

Thinner Film, MPL Limits Crossover.
April 1, 2006... Penn State researchers have found that a thinner Nafion membrane combined with a highly hydrophobic microporous layer (MPL) can prevent crossover of methanol and water in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFCs). The new design also enables the...

NONSEPARATING Culture Plate Improves Cell Growth, Analysis.
April 1, 2006... Millipore Corp.'s new Millicell 24-well membrane-bottomed cell culture assembly is designed to support cell attachment, growth and differentiation, as well as analysis. The convenient, reliable assembly can be used manually or with automated...

MATERIALS Zeolite-Based Separations Could Reduce Energy Needs.
April 1, 2006... A team of materials scientists at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is investigating the use of oriented zeolite thin films as gas separation membranes. The membranes are fabricated from synthetic zeolites known variously as MFI, ZM-5 or...

MARKET Water Reuse Growing In U.S., Overseas.
April 1, 2006... A pair of recently released market reports predict that water recycling in the U.S., the Middle East and Europe will grow substantially over the next five to ten years. For all three of the world regions, say the studies, membrane systems will...

INDUSTRY NEWS GE Adding Zenon To Water Business.
April 1, 2006... GE Water & Process Technologies anticipates adding ultrafiltration to its growing water treatment product portfolio with the purchase of Zenon Environmental Inc. a major manufacturer of membranes for water purification, wastewater treatment and...

Heat Compromises Safety Of Transdermal Patches.
April 1, 2006... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching an "exhaustive review" to determine the safety of membrane and other types of transdermal drug delivery patches. Used by more than 12 million people for a range of indications, the medicated...

Guide Details New EU Water System Standards.
April 1, 2006... NSF International has announced the availability of a new reference guide to help drinking water treatment system manufacturers understand the new European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Standards, which have been in development since...

CALENDAR.(Calendar)
April 1, 2006... May 15-16, 10th Annual Water Reuse Research Conference, 'Advancing the Science of Water Through Research,' Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, AZ. Contact: Amy Kirkson, Conferences and Membership Manager, WateReuse Foundation, 635 Slaters Lane, 3rd Floor,...

((NEWS BRIEFS)) BUSINESS NEWS.
April 1, 2006... Acciona Buys Pridesa Acciona (Madrid, Spain) has acquired Pridesa, an international leader in the design, construction and operation of RO desalination plants, from RWE Thames Water for $183 million. Acciona is already active in the...

PROJECTS.
April 1, 2006... K-Fuel Plant Starts Up VSEP System New Logic Research, Inc. (Emeryville, CA), manufacturers of the VSEP (vibratory shear enhanced processing) membrane system, has announced the commissioning of a VSEP unit to recycle process water at the KFx...

PRODUCTS.
April 1, 2006... Tap Filter Lasts Twice as Long Pall Corp. (East Hills, NY) has launched the CE-marked Aquasafe AQ14F1S filter to the European market. The membrane-based tap filter is the first to reduce patient exposure to waterborne pathogens for up to 14...

RESEARCH.
April 1, 2006... Generator Runs on Water, Electricity Researchers at the SPIC Science Foundation's Center for Energy Research (Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India) have begun field trials of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM)-based electrolyzer to separate hydrogen...

PEOPLE.
April 1, 2006... GE Water Names New Sales Head GE Water & Process Technologies (Trevose, PA) has named D. Samuel Karge to the position of Global Director of Sales and Marketing. In the new position, Karge will be responsible for global strategy, new product...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT GE Plant Provides Kuwaiti Citizens with 100MGD of Purified Water.
April 1, 2006... The World's Largest Membrane-Based Reclamation Facility Provides Safe Usable Water Without Stressing Limited Freshwater Resources By David C. Gagne, Project Manager and John G. Minnery, Global Product Manager-Hollow Fiber Technologies, GE...

Solution: Reuse Domestic Wastewater.
April 1, 2006... As part of a $390 million infrastructure project initiated nearly five years ago, the Kuwaiti government commissioned local engineering firm Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons to design, build, own, operate and maintain a new water...

The Process.
April 1, 2006... In order to obtain the highest-quality reclaimed water, Kuwait's wastewater reuse process involves two plants in separate locations. The wastewater is treated in several stages starting from screening and degritting at Ardiya and ending with...

Sulaibiya Wastewater Reclamation Plant Results.
April 1, 2006... Since its completion, the project has provided several benefits to Kuwait, including financial and environmental. From a financial perspective, water reclamation costs significantly less than seawater desalination. Additionally, the burden of...

About the Authors.
April 1, 2006... David C. Gagne is the Project Manager and he has been with the company for 23 years. John G. Minnery is the Global Product Manager, Hollow Fiber Technologies at GE Water & Process Technologies. He will have been with the company for 7 years in...