Membrane & Separation Technology News articles from October 2005

Membrane & Separation Technology News archives from October 2005

GAS SEPARATION: Acid Gases Removed With High Selectively.
October 1, 2005... Clear Process Ltd., a recent spin-off from the Robert Gordon University, has won a SMART award from the Scottish Executive. Clear Process will use the funding to further develop and test its multi-tubular hybrid inorganic membrane system for...

Landfill Gas Is Reusable by Industry.
October 1, 2005... Energy Systems Group, LLC (ESG) and the Board of Commissioners of Johnson City, TN are uniting in a $5 million membrane-based landfill gas recovery project that will benefit the local community by providing a new source of city revenue,...

Generon Launches High Flow Modules.
October 1, 2005... Generon IGS, an affiliate of Innovative Gas Systems, has improved the productivity of its line of industrial air separation "permeators." The new hollow fiber modules permit 15% to 50% improvement in product flow while retaining high operating...

Crosslinking Imparts Plasticization Resistance.
October 1, 2005... Inventors from Chevron USA and the University of Texas have been issued a patent for a formulation and method of making high performance hollow fiber membranes for carbon dioxide separations. The membranes possess high resistance to...

ULTRAFILTRATION: Isolated Proteins Make Fried Foods Less Fatty.
October 1, 2005... Proteus Industries has developed a technique that uses UF to concentrate proteins isolated from animal muscle tissue. Foods coated with the protein concentrate prior to deep fat frying contain 50% to 80% less fat in the cooked product. ...

REVERSE OSMOSIS: POU, POE Cost Efficient for Arsenic Removal.
October 1, 2005... A joint study by AwwaRF (American Water Works Association Research Foundation) and the EPA, has determined that point of use (POU) and point of entry (POE) RO water systems are both efficacious and cost-effective for arsenic treatment. The...

Failure to Invest Jeopardizes Textiles.
October 1, 2005... In August, only 89 of 600 of Indias dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur had complied with orders to make deposits on RO system installations, leading Tamil Nadus Pollution Control Board to request disconnection of power to hundreds of textile...

ELECTROCHEMICAL: Chemical Could Solve PEM Problems.
October 1, 2005... Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have discovered that incorporating the chemical triazole in fuel cell membranes could overcome many of the barriers that have kept polymer exchange membrane (PEM) cells from widespread...

BIOMEDICAL & BIOMEMBRANE Aerogels Help See Both Sides.
October 1, 2005... The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6 million to the Nanoscale Integrated Research Team, a collaboration among six institutions, for a four-year project to study artificial membranes mounted on aerogel substrates. Unlike solid...

Peg and Groove Surface Facilitates Cell Growth.
October 1, 2005... University of Illinois researchers have devised a membrane substrate that possesses suitable microtopography and surface modifications for growing adherent and oriented cells that phenotypically resemble cells in vivo. The membrane is designed...

Human Nephron Filter Mimics Kidney Function.
October 1, 2005... California startup Biophiltre has developed a human nephron filter (HNF) that eventually could make a continuously functioning, implantable artificial kidney feasible. The renal replacement therapy (RRT) device consists of two membranes...

SENSORS: Limiting Flux Extends Measurement Range.
October 1, 2005... Abbott Laboratories subsidiary TheraSense has patented membranes fabricated from polymers containing heterocyclic nitrogen groups for use in electrochemical sensors, such as amperometric biosensors. The membranes effectively regulate analyte...

NON-SEPARATING: PU Films Make Superior Separators.
October 1, 2005... BASF scientists have developed a battery separator fabricated from polyurethane (PU) elastomer(s) and a lithium ion-conducting solid that offers excellent ion transfer, flexibility, heat stability and resistance to shrinkage, and can be...

INDUSTRY NEWS: World's Cheapest Desalinated Water.
October 1, 2005... As part of Israels National Desalination Master Plan, the first stage of the Ashkelon seawater RO plant on Israels southern coastline has begun operations. When running at full capacity, expected by years end, the plant will provide Israeli...

NATO Okays X-Flow for FilterPen.
October 1, 2005... Norit's subsidiary Filtrix will begin delivering the FilterPen point-of-use system as a portable water purifier for soldiers in the field. FilterPen incorporates capillary membranes manufactured by another Norit subsidiary X-Flow. X-Flow...

Pall Showcases Beverage Products at Drinktec 2005.
October 1, 2005... At Drinktec 2005 held in Munich, Germany, Pall Corp. displayed its broad portfolio of Total Fluid Management technologies and demonstrated their applicability to the production of beer, wine, bottled water, spirits, fruit juice and other...

PUREMA Wins Innovation Award.
October 1, 2005... In recognition of developing the PUREMA hemodialysis membrane, and for its overall excellence in technology innovation, Membrana GmbH has received the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award in the field of membrane separation for...

MRT Steps Closer to Reactor Commercialization.
October 1, 2005... Several contributions from the Canadian government have assisted Membrane Reactor Technologies Ltd. (MRT) in making significant steps toward commercializing its patented process for delivering ultra-high purity hydrogen. MRT technology is based...

CALENDAR.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... * November 6-10, AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference & Exhibition, Quebec City Convention Center, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Contact: Elise Harrington, email: eharring@awwa.org * December 15-20, PACIFICHEM 2005, Honolulu, HI Contact:...

ACQUISITIONS.
October 1, 2005... * GEA Buys Ceramic System Manufacturer. GEA Group (Bochum, Germany) has acquired membrane equipment manufacturer Membraflow (Essingen, Germany) for an undisclosed sum. The company became part of GEAs Process Equipment segment effective October...

AGREEMENTS.
October 1, 2005... * CollaRx Venture to Deliver Healing Botanical. Innocoll Technologies (Rosecommon, Ireland) has entered into an agreement with Medexis SA for the development of a wound-healing product based on Innocolls CollaRx membrane. The product will...

INTERNATIONAL EXPANSIONS.
October 1, 2005... * Siemens Building Manufacturing Plant in China. Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (IS&S, Munich, Germany) plans to build a plant in Tianjin China to manufacture sewage treatment equipment for the Chinese market. IS&S has a 50/50...

PROJECTS.
October 1, 2005... * Construction Starts on Worlds Largest Inland Desal Plant. Construction on the $87 million El Paso/Fort Bliss RO desalination project has begun in El Paso, TX. The plant ultimately will produce 27.5mgd of potable water, making it the worlds...

FINANCIAL RESULTS.
October 1, 2005... * Whatman Sales Down Slightly. After difficult first and second quarters, Whatman (Maidstone, Kent, UK) is beginning to see benefits from its 2004 acquisition of Schleicher & Schuell. Combined sales were $95.7 million for the first half of...

PRODUCTS.
October 1, 2005... * Dow Launches NSF-Certified Microbiocide. Dow Biocides (Buffalo Grove, IL), a division of Dow Chemical Co., has added AQUCAR RO microbiocide to its water treatment product portfolio. AQUCAR is based on the active molecule DBNPA (2,2-dibromo-...

RESEARCH.
October 1, 2005... * Investigating Clay for Proton Conductivity. At the American Chemical Societys National Meeting, researchers from Toyota Motor Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) reported on their work with inorganic materials as proton conducting fuel cell membranes....

PEOPLE.
October 1, 2005... * Whatman Selects CEO. After a year-long search for leadership, Whatman plc (Maidstone, Kent, UK) has appointed William Emhiser as new Chief Executive Officer effective November 1st. Emhiser is currently President, North American Operations of...