Membrane & Separation Technology News articles from June 2004

Membrane & Separation Technology News archives from June 2004

MICROFILTRATION: Biopharma Opts for Disposables.
June 1, 2004... As more biopharmaceuticals move from laboratory to marketplace, the demand for filtration, purification and separation products used in their manufacture is expected to grow at nearly 15% annually during the next five years, creating a U.S....

REVERSE OSMOSIS: WSTB Reviews Research Roadmap.
June 1, 2004... The National Research Councils Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) has released its review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap, a plan to guide technology, manufacturing, markets and policy through the year 2020,...

Cost of Irrigating vs. Drinking Water.
June 1, 2004... According to a recent Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) study, it would be more cost effective for Israel to purify sewage to potable water quality using UF and RO, rather than use it for agricultural irrigation. Former State of...

NANOFILTRATION: Carbon Nanotubes for Injection-Ready Water.
June 1, 2004... New Hampshire based Seldon Laboratories LLC has received a $2 million U.S. Air Force contract to further the development of carbon nanotube membranes. The startup firm, in business less than two years, already has delivered a prototype bottle...

ULTRAFILTRATION: Carbon Composite Can Take The Pressure.
June 1, 2004... A trio of university researchers has developed a UF membrane consisting of a mesoporous carbon layer deposited both within and external to a porous metal support. The carbon layer resists high temperatures and exposure to organic chemicals,...

Pleat Pack Provides 40% More Surface.
June 1, 2004... Mykrolis Corp. has added to its QuickChange product line with the QuickChange ATM 0.03m and QuickChange ATM 0.05m cartridges. These are advanced filters designed specifically for aqueous-based chemicals used in wet-etch applications....

GAS SEPARATION: Mixed Matrix Material Improves Permeability.
June 1, 2004... UOP scientists have devised an improved multi-component membrane for separating gases such as mixtures of oxygen/nitrogen and carbon dioxide/nitrogen, and for processing natural gas or other gases. Patented by UOP researchers Santi...

ELECTROCHEMICAL: Polyphenylene Offers Benefits Over Nafion.
June 1, 2004... Sandia National Laboratories new polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) brings a high temperature PEM fuel cell closer to realization. Using diverse fuels such as glucose, methanol and hydrogen, the Sandia Polymer Electrolyte Alternative (SPEA)...

BIOMEDICAL & BIOMEMBRANE: Hollow Fiber Liver Cuts Mortality.
June 1, 2004... In recently concluded clinical trials, Arbios Systems hollow fiber bioartificial liver demonstrated the ability to reduce mortality rates by 44% for patients suffering from acute liver failure. Developed by Cedars Sinai Medical Center...

MICROARRAY: Six FAST Quant Assays to Debut.
June 1, 2004... Schleicher & Schuell BioScience, Inc. has plans to add to its line of membrane-coated FAST Quant glass microarray slides for multiplex cytokine and chemokine analysis. FAST Quant quantitative antibody arrays offer a rapid, high throughput low...

MEMBRANE CONTACTOR: Liqui-Cel Prevents Corrosion at Nuke Plant.
June 1, 2004... Membrana-Charlotte has released a case history involving the successful implementation of Liqui-Cel membrane contactors for dissolved oxygen removal at a nuclear power plant. Installed at Kori Nuclear Power Plant in South Korea, the contactors...

MATERIALS: Carbon Mol Sieves Made Less Fragile.
June 1, 2004... Researchers from Taiwans National Science Council have patented a method for preparing surface modified carbon molecular sieve membranes for separating liquids or gases. Compared to polymer membranes, the inorganic materials offer high...

INDUSTRY NEWS: AWWA Says Funding Gap "Is Real--And Big".
June 1, 2004... Speaking before Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, American Water Works Associations (AWWA) Water Utility Council Chairman Howard Neukrug told U.S. House members that increased federal investment and higher consumer rates will be...

Desalination Bill Presented to House.
June 1, 2004... U.S. Representative Jim Davis (D-FL) has introduced legislation (H.R. 3834) to fund state or publicly owned desalination facilities. Known as the Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004, the bill would authorize financing of $200 million for...

Gradiflow Evaluated for Antibody Purification.
June 1, 2004... Life Therapeutics, formerly Gradipore, Inc., has successfully completed the first phase of its development agreement with Hematech LLC, a feasibility study of Gradiflow membrane technology and its application to the manufacture of Hematechs...

Zenon to Supply Worlds Largest MBR.
June 1, 2004... Zenon has received $50 million worth of purchase orders and letters of intent for U.S. wastewater projects including the worlds largest MBR for Fulton County, GA. The system will treat 15 mgd of wastewater, and provide high quality effluent for...

Temporary System Installed at GWR.
June 1, 2004... USFilter has completed installation of the temporary MF system at Orange County Water Districts Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) project. The 6 mgd Memcor Continuous Microfiltration Submerged (CMF-S) membrane system will provide injection water...

Siemens AG Buys USFilter Group.
June 1, 2004... The German engineering group SiemensAG (Wittelsbacherplatz 2, D- 80333 Munich, Germany; Tel: +49 89 636-00) is expanding its activities in the water treatment market by purchasing the worldwide systems and services businesses of USFilter Corp....

Brifely Noted:.
June 1, 2004... * Koyo USA Corp. (Westlake, OH) will be Hawaiis first RO bottled water manufacturer to use the states new logo certifying the authenticity of drinking water derived from the deep ocean off the Kona Coast. The logo certifies the water comes from...

CALENDAR.
June 1, 2004... July 25-28, 3rd International Zeolite Membrane Meeting, Breckenridge, CO. Contact: Professor Richard D. Noble, Conference Chair, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Colorado, UCB 424, Boulder, CO 80309; Tel: 303/492-6100; Fax:...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: The Challenges in Packaging Fresh Produce.
June 1, 2004... By Raymond Clarke, Principal Scientist, Intellpac Membrane Products, Landec Corp., 3603 Haven Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025- 1010; Tel: 650/21-3669, Fax: 650/368-0173 Fresh fruit and vegetables, when harvested, consume oxygen and give off...

Produce Needs.
June 1, 2004... Kader, et al, have determined what the optimum atmospheres are for storing many whole fruits and vegetables. Produce stored under these atmospheres will have a longer shelf life than under other atmospheres. When produce is sealed in a package,...

INTELLIPAC Technology.
June 1, 2004... Intellipac membrane technology is a means of providing different package permeabilities in order to create specific oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in a package and maintain this optimum atmosphere, within limits, even as the temperature is...

Temperature Abuse Trial.
June 1, 2004... In a temperature abuse trial, 3lb. broccoli floret packages were tested using either a coated membrane or micro-perforations to provide the oxygen permeability. The micro-perforated packages had different numbers of perforations, allowing...

Volatiles Development.
June 1, 2004... Degradation products such as ethanol and ethyl acetate are generated from anaerobic respiration, which occurs when produce is packaged in incorrect atmospheres. In trials with coleslaw and strawberries packaged with either a coated membrane or...