Membrane & Separation Technology News articles from November 2004

Membrane & Separation Technology News archives from November 2004

ULTRAFILTRATION: Little Gizmo Recycles Small Cleaner Baths.
November 1, 2004... Arbortech Corp. has released a small version of its award winning Washer Washer UF recycling system for water-based cleaners. Dubbed Little Gizmo (Model WWLG), the unit can sustain a 35-gallon wash bath that is discarded weekly, a 400-gallon...

High Purity DNA In Six Minutes.
November 1, 2004... Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Fujifilm) has entered the nucleic acid extraction market with the QuickGene-800, a compact, small footprint, tabletop DNA/RNA isolation system that delivers high purity DNA from a whole blood sample in as little as...

MICROFILTRATION: Filter Improves Drug Manufacturing Economics.
November 1, 2004... Pall Corp. has introduced a flexible bioburden reduction filter that integrates increased membrane surface area with improvements in membrane structure and configuration to provide more effective and economical filtration of a broad range of...

Dual Layer Protec Reduces Bioburden.
November 1, 2004... Meissner Filtration Products dual layer Protec RM0.5 features a glass fiber outer layer and a hydrophilic PVDF membrane inner layer that combines the flow rates and dirt-holding capacity of glass medium with the particle retention of membranes....

MegaFlow Boosts Flux for Pool Water Treatment.
November 1, 2004... Japans Kuraray Co., Ltd. has launched the Megaflow F Series of next-generation membrane systems for swimming pool water treatment based on the companys hollow fiber expertise. Each Megaflow cartridge contains 3.3m2 of large pore (2.5m)...

GAS SEPARATON: Molten Carbonate Salt Facilitates Ion Transport.
November 1, 2004... Elton Research has patented a gas-impermeable, mixed electron- and ion-conducting membrane consisting of a porous electron-conducting matrix impregnated with a carbonate salt. The salt, molten at membrane operating temperatures, facilitates ion...

ELECTROCHEMICAL: Gold Nanotubes Convert Biomass to Power.
November 1, 2004... Using gold nanotube membranes, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found a way to recycle carbon monoxide (CO) discarded during fuel cell operation to produce more energy. The process, which takes place at room temperature,...

T/J Technologies Improves Power Density.
November 1, 2004... T/J Technologies is developing membranes from polyvinazene (PVZ) polymer for use on non-humidified hydrogen at temperatures greater than 150 C. Potential applications for PEM cells made with the membranes include power sources for vehicle...

BIOMEDICAL: Self-Assembling Peptide Makes Multi-Use Material.
November 1, 2004... Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have patented stable macroscopic membranes formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides, peptides with alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues. The membranes are stable in...

INDUSTRY NEWS: ITT Launches Aquious Brand.
November 1, 2004... ITT Industries has launched the Aquious brand of membrane filtration products and services for the desalination, surface water treatment, water reuse and industrial process separation markets. Aquious unites ITTs established water treatment...

Pall, Kawasumi Join to Market Platelet Safety.
November 1, 2004... Pall Corp. has finalized an agreement for Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc. to become the exclusive provider of the Palls eBDS (enhanced Bacterial Detection System) in Japan. FDA-approved for U.S. sale in early 2004, the eBDS is a membrane-containing...

WHO'S WHO IN MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY.
November 1, 2004... Ray Graffia Jr. is President of Arbortech Corp., a Chicago-based manufacturer of UF systems for recycling aqueous cleaning solutions. Graffia became involved in membrane technology through a circuitous route taking him from the New Colony Six,...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Comfort Versus Protection: Membrane Technology Solutions.
November 1, 2004... By Clare King, Nelson Borys, BHA Technologies, 62 Alumni Ave., Providence, RI 02906; Tel: 401/751-2216 Can protective outerwear offer the user an adequate level of protection while at the same time providing some level of comfort. I...

One Side Or The Other.
November 1, 2004... It is easy during membrane development work to become focused on one side of the membrane or the other. What I mean by this is that the development team defines the environmental conditions they wish to create or maintain on one particular side...

View From The Outside.
November 1, 2004... Warmth and Wind. The most obvious protection we gain from putting on a garment (after privacy) is protection from the cold. Using our outside in approach, we are addressing controlling the flow of cold from the outside environment to the inside...

Conclusion.
November 1, 2004... Protective garments can be thought of as a barrier between two environments. Key to this protection is an air impermeable membrane. The proper choice of membrane can be made only when environmental factors on BOTH sides of the membrane are...

BUSINESS.
November 1, 2004... VW Selects IdaTech Reformer. IdaTech (Boise, ID) has been chosen by German automaker Volkswagen to design and manufacture a metal membrane-based integrated fuel processor for a diesel powered fuel cell vehicles auxiliary power unit. The...

GRANTS AND FUNDING.
November 1, 2004... T/J Receives SBIR Grant for Catalytic Membranes. T/J Technologies (Ann Arbor, MI) has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant of $100,000 by the DOE to develop catalytic membranes for fuel cells. The $100,000 advanced...

PEOPLE.
November 1, 2004... WERF Presents Bruce Logan with Busch Award. The WERF Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research presented the Paul L. Busch Award to Bruce Logan, Ph.D., at its annual subscriber luncheon at WEFTEC 2004. Logan was selected for...

FINANCIAL RESULTS.
November 1, 2004... Whatman Benefits from Restructuring. Whatman PLC (Maidstone, Kent, UK) has returned to profitability following exceptional charges incurred during 2003 restructuring. In the six months to June 30, Whatman reported pretax profits of $14.5...

RESEARCH.
November 1, 2004... Polymer Transfers Ions at Reduced Humidity. Researchers from the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (Kashiwa, Japan) and the University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) have developed a polymer membrane for PEM fuel cells that retains its...

CALENDAR.
November 1, 2004... December 6-7, 22nd Annual Membrane & Separations Technology Planning Conference, Holiday Inn Select, Stamford, CT. Contact: Sharon Faust, Conference Coordinator, BCC, Inc., 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk, CT 06855; Tel: 203/853-4266, ext. 304, Fax:...