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Industrial News
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Whatman to sell its Industrial Filtration business Whatman
pic
is
c ur re ntly
in
nego tia t ion with a number of co m panies to se ll it s Industrial Filt r ation
and
Generat ion
Gas
businesses , as the company focuses on its DNA Technology and other co re bus inesses. Dr Smith, Chief Executive of Whatman
Filtration +
told
Separation th at the disp osals relate
to th e Balston filter range, and th e Islander s livin g on the remote
year in Armadale , on Scotland's
island of Hoy in th e Orkneys are
north
hop eful of finall y getting clear
develop ed
wate r
when
Envir onm ental Resource Gr oup
is said to offer a cost -effec tive
throu ghout th e world.
(ERG) , part of AEA Techn ology
meth od of cleaning water in rem ot e
fr o m
thei r
taps
technol ogy
th e
was
originall y
lab oratory
and
industrial
gas
develop ed for the nuclear industry,
gen erato rs. The maj ority of th ese
cera m ic
but has th e potential to solve
bu sin ess es
membrane filtr ation process, whi ch
similar problems in remote par ts
Massachusetts,
co ast.
AEA
Technol ogy
a crossflow
are
lo cated USA .
He
in w as
un abl e t o giv e a definite date for
Th e new pr ocess en sures that
announcin g the bu yer, but said it
plc, co nstr ucts a water treatment
areas. Accordi ng to the company, it
w at er
m eet ne w
wou ld be so me tim e within th e
plant that will re move the peat y
will pr ovide 40 m J of clear water
Eur op ean water quality dir ect ives
fir st quarter of thi s year. Smith
br own colour fro m the water.
every day.
whic h dem and that drinking water
said that there were no pl ans to
m ust not o nly be clean and safe to
m ak e furth er di sposals at th e
Th e No r th of Scotl and Water
s: 150
Althou gh th e co lo ur of th e
supp lies
will
000
water is not in itself a health risk it
drink but also clear.
m om en t .
contra ct to ERG to insta ll a plant
can be a nui sance , staining laundry
Con ta ct:AEA Techn oloqy plc, 329
ann ounced it was to acquire th e
that is claime d to be only the second
and m aking th e water loo k rather
H arwell , Didcot, OXIl ORA,
r emaining shares of Fitzco Inc and
such wat er tr eatment facilit y to be
unappealing.
U K. Tel: +44 1235821 111; Fax: +44 1235 432 916;
had acq uired the patent s relating
E-mail: en q uiry@aea t .co.uk .
and pr eservation of DN A
Auth or ity award ed the
built. The first was installed by AEA
Neil Buchan, AEA Technology's
Technology and began operating last
Gen er al Manag er in Scotland, says
The
company
also
to technolog ies for th e isolati on
Mell1brane deal froll1 dovvn under plant ,
casse ttes and im me rse d directly
Z en on Enviro nme ntal Inc is to
sched uled to be o pe ratio nal by
into th e raw wat er of th e process
Logi c
supply its ZeeWeed ® im me rse d
2002 , will service th e Auckland
tan k ,
Canad ian
m em bran e
co m pany
US S7
milli on .
fur t he r
pre -
functio ns .
t reatme nt is re qui re d . Accord ing
bei ng built along th e Waikato
making it o ne o f th e largest
to th e co m pany, th e m embranes
In c, 343 0 Sou th Service Rd ,
ultrafiltrati on
can m aintain high flux es , even
Burlington , O N L7N 3T9,
under co nd itio ns of high level s of
Canada .
Z ealand.
th e
Pacific Rim .
the membrane filtration system by co nso r tiu m
composed
of
Z eeWeed
Th e
Z en on was chose n to supply a
in
fun ct ion s
by
syst em
drawing
water
t hr ough th e m embrane surface
no
sys te m
m on it oring and co ntroll ing its
co m m unity
plants
sc reen ing
( P LC)
pr e -
ex pansions over th e next 15 years,
o r t h Island of New
undergo
Co ntrol
fro m
apart
to th e new drinking water plant
1
will
and
full y automated with a Pro cess
m embran e filt r atio n techno lo gy
River on th e
and
The
Thi s
co nta m inants .
is
du e
Con ta ct: Ze non Environ mental
Tel : + 190563 13177.
•••
to air bubbl es being introduced fro m
th e
b ottom
of
th e
Z enon Environmental's chi ef financial offic er, Mark Korol, has
nega tive
m embrane module, cre ating a re-
Co nsultants, T hiess Co ntractors,
vacuum . Thi s not only reduces
ci r culation patt ern to minimise
recently res igned to pu rsue a
and
m embrane
the settling of solids, as well as
care e r indu st r y.
McCon nell
Smith
C H2M Hil l.
&
Beca
und er
Wate rca r e
a
slight fou ling
as
th e
Se rv ices Ltd , th e water aut hority
contaminants ar e not forc ed into
ag itati ng
respon sibl e
pr oj ect ,
the pores under high pressure, but
m embrane
awarded the original co nt ract to
also r educes ene r gy costs says
pr event plugging.
for
th e
sc r ubbi ng
fibr c
surface
the to
Zenon 's
Zenon . The membrane modules
The operation of t he Ze eWeed
ar e co m bine d ( 8 - 10) to form
imm ersed membrane syst em is
Filtration + Separation
have
in
th e
Hi s
been
inves tment
fina nci al assum ed
d~ ti es by
his
former su pervisor, David Hull ,
contract is worth approximately
th e
co ns o rt ium .
and
seni or vice president , Fina nce and Administration .
JanuaryIFebruary 2000
9
Industrial News
~.
-
Whatman to sell its Industrial Filtration business Whatman
pic
is
c ur re ntly
in
nego tia t ion with a number of co m panies to se ll it s Industrial Filt r ation
and
Generat ion
Gas
businesses , as the company focuses on its DNA Technology and other co re bus inesses. Dr Smith, Chief Executive of Whatman
Filtration +
told
Separation th at the disp osals relate
to th e Balston filter range, and th e Islander s livin g on the remote
year in Armadale , on Scotland's
island of Hoy in th e Orkneys are
north
hop eful of finall y getting clear
develop ed
wate r
when
Envir onm ental Resource Gr oup
is said to offer a cost -effec tive
throu ghout th e world.
(ERG) , part of AEA Techn ology
meth od of cleaning water in rem ot e
fr o m
thei r
taps
technol ogy
th e
was
originall y
lab oratory
and
industrial
gas
develop ed for the nuclear industry,
gen erato rs. The maj ority of th ese
cera m ic
but has th e potential to solve
bu sin ess es
membrane filtr ation process, whi ch
similar problems in remote par ts
Massachusetts,
co ast.
AEA
Technol ogy
a crossflow
are
lo cated USA .
He
in w as
un abl e t o giv e a definite date for
Th e new pr ocess en sures that
announcin g the bu yer, but said it
plc, co nstr ucts a water treatment
areas. Accordi ng to the company, it
w at er
m eet ne w
wou ld be so me tim e within th e
plant that will re move the peat y
will pr ovide 40 m J of clear water
Eur op ean water quality dir ect ives
fir st quarter of thi s year. Smith
br own colour fro m the water.
every day.
whic h dem and that drinking water
said that there were no pl ans to
m ust not o nly be clean and safe to
m ak e furth er di sposals at th e
Th e No r th of Scotl and Water
s: 150
Althou gh th e co lo ur of th e
supp lies
will
000
water is not in itself a health risk it
drink but also clear.
m om en t .
contra ct to ERG to insta ll a plant
can be a nui sance , staining laundry
Con ta ct:AEA Techn oloqy plc, 329
ann ounced it was to acquire th e
that is claime d to be only the second
and m aking th e water loo k rather
H arwell , Didcot, OXIl ORA,
r emaining shares of Fitzco Inc and
such wat er tr eatment facilit y to be
unappealing.
U K. Tel: +44 1235821 111; Fax: +44 1235 432 916;
had acq uired the patent s relating
E-mail: en q uiry@aea t .co.uk .
and pr eservation of DN A
Auth or ity award ed the
built. The first was installed by AEA
Neil Buchan, AEA Technology's
Technology and began operating last
Gen er al Manag er in Scotland, says
The
company
also
to technolog ies for th e isolati on
Mell1brane deal froll1 dovvn under plant ,
casse ttes and im me rse d directly
Z en on Enviro nme ntal Inc is to
sched uled to be o pe ratio nal by
into th e raw wat er of th e process
Logi c
supply its ZeeWeed ® im me rse d
2002 , will service th e Auckland
tan k ,
Canad ian
m em bran e
co m pany
US S7
milli on .
fur t he r
pre -
functio ns .
t reatme nt is re qui re d . Accord ing
bei ng built along th e Waikato
making it o ne o f th e largest
to th e co m pany, th e m embranes
In c, 343 0 Sou th Service Rd ,
ultrafiltrati on
can m aintain high flux es , even
Burlington , O N L7N 3T9,
under co nd itio ns of high level s of
Canada .
Z ealand.
th e
Pacific Rim .
the membrane filtration system by co nso r tiu m
composed
of
Z eeWeed
Th e
Z en on was chose n to supply a
in
fun ct ion s
by
syst em
drawing
water
t hr ough th e m embrane surface
no
sys te m
m on it oring and co ntroll ing its
co m m unity
plants
sc reen ing
( P LC)
pr e -
ex pansions over th e next 15 years,
o r t h Island of New
undergo
Co ntrol
fro m
apart
to th e new drinking water plant
1
will
and
full y automated with a Pro cess
m embran e filt r atio n techno lo gy
River on th e
and
The
Thi s
co nta m inants .
is
du e
Con ta ct: Ze non Environ mental
Tel : + 190563 13177.
•••
to air bubbl es being introduced fro m
th e
b ottom
of
th e
Z enon Environmental's chi ef financial offic er, Mark Korol, has
nega tive
m embrane module, cre ating a re-
Co nsultants, T hiess Co ntractors,
vacuum . Thi s not only reduces
ci r culation patt ern to minimise
recently res igned to pu rsue a
and
m embrane
the settling of solids, as well as
care e r indu st r y.
McCon nell
Smith
C H2M Hil l.
&
Beca
und er
Wate rca r e
a
slight fou ling
as
th e
Se rv ices Ltd , th e water aut hority
contaminants ar e not forc ed into
ag itati ng
respon sibl e
pr oj ect ,
the pores under high pressure, but
m embrane
awarded the original co nt ract to
also r educes ene r gy costs says
pr event plugging.
for
th e
sc r ubbi ng
fibr c
surface
the to
Zenon 's
Zenon . The membrane modules
The operation of t he Ze eWeed
ar e co m bine d ( 8 - 10) to form
imm ersed membrane syst em is
Filtration + Separation
have
in
th e
Hi s
been
inves tment
fina nci al assum ed
d~ ti es by
his
former su pervisor, David Hull ,
contract is worth approximately
th e
co ns o rt ium .
and
seni or vice president , Fina nce and Administration .
JanuaryIFebruary 2000
9