Membrane & Separation Technology News articles from August 2001

Membrane & Separation Technology News archives from August 2001

REVERSE OSMOSIS: Ocean Power Cuts Energy Costs.
August 1, 2001... Ocean Power has developed a reverse osmosis (RO) system designed to cut the cost of producing potable water by lessening the expense of the largest cost component of seawater desalination, the power requirement. Electrical power will...

System Filters Livestock Water.
August 1, 2001... H2O Innovation (2000) Inc., formerly Hebron Fjord, has unveiled a membrane filtration system designed specifically for producing potable water for animals. The Alpha-Compak RO system offers farmers and agribusinesses the capability of treating...

MICROFILTRATION: Modules Offer Last Chance Barrier.
August 1, 2001... Septra CB disposable microfiltration modules, the latest addition to Pall's line of Aria municipal water treatment products, offer a cost-effective system upgrade and a last chance barrier against Cryptosporidium and Giardia contamination of...

ION EXCHANGE: PEEK Beats Polysulfone.
August 1, 2001... After studying the physical and chemical properties of the cation- exchange membranes, an international research team from Kuban State University and the University of Twente has discovered that the electrochemical characteristics of the PEEK...

MATERIALS: Polylactide Polymers Offer Potential.
August 1, 2001... According to Colorado School of Mines professor John Dorgan, corn- based polylactide polymers should provide efficient barrier membranes for packaging and might even have value as separation media. Polylactides are renewable resource-based...

Nanotubes Separate Small Molecules.
August 1, 2001... University of Florida researchers are using the pores of commercially available membranes as nanoscale beakers for concocting nanotubule membranes with a wide range of chemistries. Easily fabricated inside their membrane template, the thick- or...

Enzyme Assay Tests for Lice.
August 1, 2001... A nitrocellulose-membrane-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), developed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) scientists, that determines lice infestation in sheep, could reduce insecticide use and...

INDUSTRY NEWS: AWWA's Regs Stricter Than EPA's.
August 1, 2001... The American Water Works Association (AWWA) plans to establish an independent water utility certification program with stricter guidelines than required by the EPA. Because each incidence of a microbial outbreak in the United States has...

Singapore Calls for RO Tenders.
August 1, 2001... Embarking on its first desalination project, Singapore Public Utilities has called for tenders to supply desalinated water "based on the most efficient and effective technology at the right cost." Singapore has no rivers or lakes to tap for...

Could Home PD Stifle Dialyzers?
August 1, 2001... According to a study conducted by Mexican researchers under the auspices of Baxter International, home peritoneal dialysis, a nonmembrane alternative to hemodialysis in the treatment of end- stage renal disease, could have far broader patient...

Mykrolis Reveals Terms of IPO.
August 1, 2001... Terms of Mykrolis', formerly Millipore MicroElectronics Inc., proposed IPO were disclosed for the first time since a preliminary prospectus was filed in March 2001. Mykrolis plans to issue seven million shares of common stock at an estimated...

Targeting Barriers to Fuel Cells.
August 1, 2001... The DOE has announced awards valued at $85.7 million will be given to 18 organizations and five universities to perform research and development on energy efficiency and clean energy technology including fuel cells. The fuel cell research will...

Plug Power Connects to Long Island Grid.
August 1, 2001... As part of a $7 million demonstration, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) will connect 75 proton-exchange membrane fuel cells directly to the transmission grid at its West Babylon substation. The project, designed to show how fuel cells...

Briefly Noted:.
August 1, 2001... Pall Corp.'s (East Hills, NY) Life Sciences laboratory complex is open for business at the company's Portsmouth, England, plant. James D. Watson, Nobel Prize winner for discovering the structure of DNA, was the keynote speaker at the opening of...

CALENDAR.
August 1, 2001... September 9-14, 2001. European Membrane Society Summer School XVIII, "Using Membranes to Assist in Cleaner Processes," Hotel Nad Potokiem, Ladek Zdroj, Poland. Contact: Anna Trusek-Holownia, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Wroclaw University...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT Update: Olefin Recovery from Process Streams.
August 1, 2001... By Andre R. Da Costa, Process Development Manager, Gas Separations Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. In 1995 total worldwide production of ethylene and propylene was 169 billion lb. and 89 billion lb., respectively. In 1999 ethylene...

Vaporsep Technology.
August 1, 2001... A large number of chemical intermediates are produced by selective, catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbon feedstocks in a liquid-phase or gas-phase reactor. Table 1 lists some of the most important chemicals produced by selective oxidation. The...

Oxidation Reaction.
August 1, 2001... A technical and economic analysis was performed to determine the impact of system performance on process economics. Flow rates and compositions of the conventional (without membranes) purge stream and of streams treated with membranes for...

Future of Olefin Recovery.
August 1, 2001... One particularly attractive application for membrane technology is the recovery of propylene from propane purge streams in polymerization plants. A typical polypropylene plant loses approximately 500 lb./h.r of monomer from the reactor vent...