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NTU spin-off clinches S$4.3-million joint venture with Chinese commercial giant
S
ingapore’s water membrane technology is taking a big step in China, following the creation of a S$4.3million joint venture between Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) spinoff NanoSun Pte Ltd and the China Commerce Group for International Economic Cooperation (CCIEC) – a majority state-owned enterprise based in Beijing. The collaboration will see the NTU startup deploy its advanced membrane technology to treat industrial wastewater in the Qingdao National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, a 20-km2 industrial zone in Shandong. This joint venture is expected to act as a springboard to China’s billion-dollar industrial wastewater treatment market. As a start, the partners have taken orders to treat one million litres of wastewater from the textile industry, to be delivered by August this year. Within the next 3–4 years the partnership is expected to treat about 100 million litres of wastewater. To achieve this, it has in place a clear business strategy which is highly technology intensive, market-driven and ably supported by China’s manufacturing capabilities and supply chain. There are also plans by the partners to market the membrane products internationally in the near future. NanoSun, a two-year-old start-up, was co-founded by NTU Associate Professor Darren Sun from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Wong Ann Chai, Managing Director, NanoSun (see
Membrane Technology November 2014, page 1 and December 2014, pages 9–10). The partnership will take advantage of selfcleaning, 3D-printed membrane water filter technology developed by NanoSun, which is able to clean industrial wastewater that conventional membranes find hard to treat. The patented system is not only able to meet discharge standards, but is also suitable for water reclamation – an essential part of the strategy to encourage industries to reduce water usage by recycling. ‘What we will demonstrate at Qingdao will be an affordable, but effective technology that can turn polluted and industrial wastewater into a source of clean water, without the generation of secondary waste that other systems have. We see great potential for our innovative made-in-NTU technology to succeed in China and beyond,’ commented Professor Sun, who is the chairman of the Chemical Industries Specialty Group of the International Water Association, which advances sustainable water management. Chen Yu, President, CCIEC, said: ‘I believe that applying NanoSun’s technology on a large scale will increase the efficiency of water treatment and reduce the impact of environmental pollution. That is why we would like to cooperate with NanoSun to start this transformation.’ Contact: NanoSun Pte Ltd, Innovation Centre, Blk 2, Unit 242, 18 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637723. Tel: +65 6795 0953, www.nanosun-main.com, www.ntu.edu.sg
GE and Kemira form alliance
U
S-based General Electric Co (GE) and Finland’s Kemira Oyj recently announced details of a formal distribution agreement that aims to bring water technology to the pulp and paper industry. It combines GE’s advanced water technology with Kemira’s on-site services to deliver a seamless
package to the sector. GE says that for the first time its latest and most advanced boiler and utility area cooling product technologies, and membrane cleaning chemistry and the entire chemistry water portfolio, is now available to the pulp and paper industry. Also included are Continued on page 16...
Contents News NTU spin-off clinches S$4.3-million joint venture with Chinese commercial giant GE and Kemira form alliance
1 1, 16
Major Singapore wastewater reclamation plant uses Microza
2
Veolia water-recovery and treatment systems help UK cider mill and distillery
2
NAMS 2015 scheduled to be held at the end of May
3
MBRs help Queen Mary 2 meet environmental regulations
3
RO membranes and components market is growing at 10.5% CAGR
4
Evoqua doubles manufacturing capacity in Massachusetts, USA
4
Interstate Specialty Products supplies PDMS sheets and membranes
4
Avista Technologies details initiatives for continued expansion in 2015
5
Hydranautics releases latest IMSDesign software
5
Conference focuses on minimisation and abatement of industrial waste
6
Awards help Porifera run pilot demonstrations of FO systems
6
GE enables plant to save 1.3 million gallons of drinking water a day
6
Akron set to be pipeline for Israeli companies entering the US market
16
Features ORNL-led team demonstrates desalination with nanoporous graphene membrane
7
Membrane filtration key to removing medical residues from wastewater 8 Graphene membrane set to create better water filters and fuel cells
9
Regulars In Brief Research Trends
3&5 9
Patents
12
Events Calendar
16
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CALENDAR/NEWS
EVENTS CALENDAR 17–19 May 2015
30 May to 3 June 2015
3–5 June 2015
New Horizons for Desalination
NAMS 2015 (25th Annual Meeting)
Membrane Technology Forum
Santa Margherita, Italy Contact: International Desalination Association, PO Box 387, 94 Central Street, Suite 200, Topsfield, MA 01983, USA Tel: +1 978 887 0410, Fax: +1 978 887 0411 http://idadesal.org/new-horizons-for-desalination
Boston, Massachusetts, USA Contact: North American Membrane Society (NAMS), University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201, USA Tel: +1 479 575 3419, Fax: +1 479 575 7926, Email: [email protected], www.membranes.org
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Contact: Dana Marsoupian, BNP Media, 2401 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 700, Troy, MI 48083, USA Tel: +1 248 362 3700, Fax: +1 800 952 6643 Email: [email protected] www.membraneforum.com
26–28 May 2015
7–10 June 2015
2015 IWA Alternative Water Resources Conference
1–3 June 2015 Membrane Course for Water Technologies
AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE 15) – ‘Uniting the World of Water’
Nanjing, China Contact: Dr Tao Li, Director, International Water Association, China Regional Office, Room 421, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China 100085 Tel: +86 10 62849589, Fax: +86 13810031231 Email: [email protected], www.iwa-awr.org
Aachen, Germany Contact: Hannah Roth and Dipl.-Ing. Sarah Armbruster, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, D-52056 Aachen, Germany Tel: +49 241 80 29969, Fax: +49 241 80 92252 Email: [email protected] www.avt.rwth-aachen.de/MCW
Anaheim, California, USA Contact: American Water Works Association (AWWA), 6666 W. Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235, USA Tel: +1 303 794 7711 www.awwa.org/conferences-education/ conferences/annual-conference/ ace15-registration-information.aspx
‘After a successful 18-month pilot programme with GE in the Americas, we have increased the scope of our alliance to offer a comprehensive range of water treatment technologies to the global pulp and paper market.’ Kevin Cassidy, Chemical and Monitoring Solutions General Manager, Water and Process Technologies, GE Power & Water, added: ‘Pulp and paper mills use vast amounts of water to create an end product whilst also generating considerable wastewater. GE is eager to bring its water technology and products to the pulp and paper industry, and Kemira is well positioned to bring our advanced technologies to its customers.’
Contacts: GE Water & Process Technologies, 4636 Somerton Road, Trevose, PA 19053-6783, USA. Tel: +1 215 355 3300, www.gewater.com
...Continued from front page remote monitoring and diagnostics products and Novus polymers for wastewater treatment. ‘Kemira has long been recognised as a technology leader, supplying process, functional and bleaching chemistry products to producers of pulp, packaging and board, tissue and towel, and printing and writing grades globally. This makes it an ideal partner to bring GE’s water products and services to the paper industry, and now positions Kemira with the broadest technical and product portfolio in the industry,’ said Billy Ford, Senior Vice President, Paper, Kemira.
GE Power & Water, 1 River Road, Building 2-135D, Schenectady, NY 12345, USA. Tel: +1 518 385 2211, www.gepower.com Kemira Oyj, Porkkalankatu 3, PO Box 330, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland. Tel: +358 10 8611, www.kemira.com
Akron set to be pipeline for Israeli companies entering the US market
R
epresentatives of Israel’s water industry, academia and private enterprises, recently joined with Don Plusquellic, mayor of Akron, Ohio, to announce that the city will be the exclusive North American government partner and location for Israel’s effort to bring cutting edge water technologies to the US market place through what is referred to as an ‘Advanced Waste Water Treatment Demonstration Project’. The Israeli institutions, academia and private enterprises that have initially united in this effort include: UÊ 7>/iV iÀÌÊÌ iÊÌiV }ÞÊÛ>ÌÊ division of Israel’s national water company); UÊ /iV ÃÀ>iÊÃÌÌÕÌiÊvÊ/iV }ÞÊ (Israel’s leading academic research institution); UÊ ÃÀ>iÊ Ý«ÀÌÊÃÌÌÕÌiÊÃÀ>i½ÃÊiÝ«ÀÌÊ promotion organisation); UÊ iÌiV ÊqÊ>ÊÌiV }ÞÊV«>ÞÊÌ >ÌÊëicialises in the use of membranes to improve and deliver new water technologies to the market; and 16
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four other Israeli companies selected and approved by an executive committee of the partners. ‘We chose Akron because of its water industry experience, its successful business activities, its collaborative and cooperative spirit with Israel, and for the establishment of the Akron Global Water Alliance (AGWA) whose purpose is to promote innovation, knowledge sharing and commercialisation of water technologies,’ stated Moshe Kelner, CEO, Advanced Memtech, one of the Israeli companies leading the project. ‘This project will create new jobs and investment through business attraction, further our water initiative and place Akron in the forefront of water innovation and technology,’ said Mayor Plusquellic. ‘We are being entrusted with an exclusive platform and pipeline for Israeli companies to demonstrate innovative technologies and new products for water treatment worldwide.’ He also mentioned Akron’s past experience with projects in Israel, including being the first US city to partner with an Israeli municipal utility in Netanya, to develop and commer-
cialise new water technology; and creating a partnership with Mekorot to promote bilateral cooperation and innovation. Plusquellic particularly noted Akron’s US$500 000 investment in the Targetech Innovation Center, an Israeli incubator that nurtures science, technology, research and development, and commercialises these efforts in Israel and the US market through Akron. ‘These activities have positioned Akron to be the ideal partner for this project,’ noted Mayor Plusquellic. ‘This project will benefit municipal water utilities nationwide and the industry at large. As the centralised North American location to carry out demonstration activities, we will be able to help companies commercialise technologies more efficiently and access the US market.’ Contact: Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, 166 South High Street, Suite 202, Akron, OH 44308, USA. Tel: +1 330 375 2133, www.akronohio.gov
May 2015
TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0958-2118 May 2015
www.membrane-technology.com
NTU spin-off clinches S$4.3-million joint venture with Chinese commercial giant
S
ingapore’s water membrane technology is taking a big step in China, following the creation of a S$4.3million joint venture between Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) spinoff NanoSun Pte Ltd and the China Commerce Group for International Economic Cooperation (CCIEC) – a majority state-owned enterprise based in Beijing. The collaboration will see the NTU startup deploy its advanced membrane technology to treat industrial wastewater in the Qingdao National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, a 20-km2 industrial zone in Shandong. This joint venture is expected to act as a springboard to China’s billion-dollar industrial wastewater treatment market. As a start, the partners have taken orders to treat one million litres of wastewater from the textile industry, to be delivered by August this year. Within the next 3–4 years the partnership is expected to treat about 100 million litres of wastewater. To achieve this, it has in place a clear business strategy which is highly technology intensive, market-driven and ably supported by China’s manufacturing capabilities and supply chain. There are also plans by the partners to market the membrane products internationally in the near future. NanoSun, a two-year-old start-up, was co-founded by NTU Associate Professor Darren Sun from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Wong Ann Chai, Managing Director, NanoSun (see
Membrane Technology November 2014, page 1 and December 2014, pages 9–10). The partnership will take advantage of selfcleaning, 3D-printed membrane water filter technology developed by NanoSun, which is able to clean industrial wastewater that conventional membranes find hard to treat. The patented system is not only able to meet discharge standards, but is also suitable for water reclamation – an essential part of the strategy to encourage industries to reduce water usage by recycling. ‘What we will demonstrate at Qingdao will be an affordable, but effective technology that can turn polluted and industrial wastewater into a source of clean water, without the generation of secondary waste that other systems have. We see great potential for our innovative made-in-NTU technology to succeed in China and beyond,’ commented Professor Sun, who is the chairman of the Chemical Industries Specialty Group of the International Water Association, which advances sustainable water management. Chen Yu, President, CCIEC, said: ‘I believe that applying NanoSun’s technology on a large scale will increase the efficiency of water treatment and reduce the impact of environmental pollution. That is why we would like to cooperate with NanoSun to start this transformation.’ Contact: NanoSun Pte Ltd, Innovation Centre, Blk 2, Unit 242, 18 Nanyang Drive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637723. Tel: +65 6795 0953, www.nanosun-main.com, www.ntu.edu.sg
GE and Kemira form alliance
U
S-based General Electric Co (GE) and Finland’s Kemira Oyj recently announced details of a formal distribution agreement that aims to bring water technology to the pulp and paper industry. It combines GE’s advanced water technology with Kemira’s on-site services to deliver a seamless
package to the sector. GE says that for the first time its latest and most advanced boiler and utility area cooling product technologies, and membrane cleaning chemistry and the entire chemistry water portfolio, is now available to the pulp and paper industry. Also included are Continued on page 16...
Contents News NTU spin-off clinches S$4.3-million joint venture with Chinese commercial giant GE and Kemira form alliance
1 1, 16
Major Singapore wastewater reclamation plant uses Microza
2
Veolia water-recovery and treatment systems help UK cider mill and distillery
2
NAMS 2015 scheduled to be held at the end of May
3
MBRs help Queen Mary 2 meet environmental regulations
3
RO membranes and components market is growing at 10.5% CAGR
4
Evoqua doubles manufacturing capacity in Massachusetts, USA
4
Interstate Specialty Products supplies PDMS sheets and membranes
4
Avista Technologies details initiatives for continued expansion in 2015
5
Hydranautics releases latest IMSDesign software
5
Conference focuses on minimisation and abatement of industrial waste
6
Awards help Porifera run pilot demonstrations of FO systems
6
GE enables plant to save 1.3 million gallons of drinking water a day
6
Akron set to be pipeline for Israeli companies entering the US market
16
Features ORNL-led team demonstrates desalination with nanoporous graphene membrane
7
Membrane filtration key to removing medical residues from wastewater 8 Graphene membrane set to create better water filters and fuel cells
9
Regulars In Brief Research Trends
3&5 9
Patents
12
Events Calendar
16
ISSN 0958-2118/15 © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.
CALENDAR/NEWS
EVENTS CALENDAR 17–19 May 2015
30 May to 3 June 2015
3–5 June 2015
New Horizons for Desalination
NAMS 2015 (25th Annual Meeting)
Membrane Technology Forum
Santa Margherita, Italy Contact: International Desalination Association, PO Box 387, 94 Central Street, Suite 200, Topsfield, MA 01983, USA Tel: +1 978 887 0410, Fax: +1 978 887 0411 http://idadesal.org/new-horizons-for-desalination
Boston, Massachusetts, USA Contact: North American Membrane Society (NAMS), University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201, USA Tel: +1 479 575 3419, Fax: +1 479 575 7926, Email: [email protected], www.membranes.org
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Contact: Dana Marsoupian, BNP Media, 2401 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 700, Troy, MI 48083, USA Tel: +1 248 362 3700, Fax: +1 800 952 6643 Email: [email protected] www.membraneforum.com
26–28 May 2015
7–10 June 2015
2015 IWA Alternative Water Resources Conference
1–3 June 2015 Membrane Course for Water Technologies
AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE 15) – ‘Uniting the World of Water’
Nanjing, China Contact: Dr Tao Li, Director, International Water Association, China Regional Office, Room 421, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China 100085 Tel: +86 10 62849589, Fax: +86 13810031231 Email: [email protected], www.iwa-awr.org
Aachen, Germany Contact: Hannah Roth and Dipl.-Ing. Sarah Armbruster, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, D-52056 Aachen, Germany Tel: +49 241 80 29969, Fax: +49 241 80 92252 Email: [email protected] www.avt.rwth-aachen.de/MCW
Anaheim, California, USA Contact: American Water Works Association (AWWA), 6666 W. Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235, USA Tel: +1 303 794 7711 www.awwa.org/conferences-education/ conferences/annual-conference/ ace15-registration-information.aspx
‘After a successful 18-month pilot programme with GE in the Americas, we have increased the scope of our alliance to offer a comprehensive range of water treatment technologies to the global pulp and paper market.’ Kevin Cassidy, Chemical and Monitoring Solutions General Manager, Water and Process Technologies, GE Power & Water, added: ‘Pulp and paper mills use vast amounts of water to create an end product whilst also generating considerable wastewater. GE is eager to bring its water technology and products to the pulp and paper industry, and Kemira is well positioned to bring our advanced technologies to its customers.’
Contacts: GE Water & Process Technologies, 4636 Somerton Road, Trevose, PA 19053-6783, USA. Tel: +1 215 355 3300, www.gewater.com
...Continued from front page remote monitoring and diagnostics products and Novus polymers for wastewater treatment. ‘Kemira has long been recognised as a technology leader, supplying process, functional and bleaching chemistry products to producers of pulp, packaging and board, tissue and towel, and printing and writing grades globally. This makes it an ideal partner to bring GE’s water products and services to the paper industry, and now positions Kemira with the broadest technical and product portfolio in the industry,’ said Billy Ford, Senior Vice President, Paper, Kemira.
GE Power & Water, 1 River Road, Building 2-135D, Schenectady, NY 12345, USA. Tel: +1 518 385 2211, www.gepower.com Kemira Oyj, Porkkalankatu 3, PO Box 330, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland. Tel: +358 10 8611, www.kemira.com
Akron set to be pipeline for Israeli companies entering the US market
R
epresentatives of Israel’s water industry, academia and private enterprises, recently joined with Don Plusquellic, mayor of Akron, Ohio, to announce that the city will be the exclusive North American government partner and location for Israel’s effort to bring cutting edge water technologies to the US market place through what is referred to as an ‘Advanced Waste Water Treatment Demonstration Project’. The Israeli institutions, academia and private enterprises that have initially united in this effort include: UÊ 7>/iV iÀÌÊÌ iÊÌiV }ÞÊÛ>ÌÊ division of Israel’s national water company); UÊ /iV ÃÀ>iÊÃÌÌÕÌiÊvÊ/iV }ÞÊ (Israel’s leading academic research institution); UÊ ÃÀ>iÊ Ý«ÀÌÊÃÌÌÕÌiÊÃÀ>i½ÃÊiÝ«ÀÌÊ promotion organisation); UÊ iÌiV ÊqÊ>ÊÌiV }ÞÊV«>ÞÊÌ >ÌÊëicialises in the use of membranes to improve and deliver new water technologies to the market; and 16
Membrane Technology
four other Israeli companies selected and approved by an executive committee of the partners. ‘We chose Akron because of its water industry experience, its successful business activities, its collaborative and cooperative spirit with Israel, and for the establishment of the Akron Global Water Alliance (AGWA) whose purpose is to promote innovation, knowledge sharing and commercialisation of water technologies,’ stated Moshe Kelner, CEO, Advanced Memtech, one of the Israeli companies leading the project. ‘This project will create new jobs and investment through business attraction, further our water initiative and place Akron in the forefront of water innovation and technology,’ said Mayor Plusquellic. ‘We are being entrusted with an exclusive platform and pipeline for Israeli companies to demonstrate innovative technologies and new products for water treatment worldwide.’ He also mentioned Akron’s past experience with projects in Israel, including being the first US city to partner with an Israeli municipal utility in Netanya, to develop and commer-
cialise new water technology; and creating a partnership with Mekorot to promote bilateral cooperation and innovation. Plusquellic particularly noted Akron’s US$500 000 investment in the Targetech Innovation Center, an Israeli incubator that nurtures science, technology, research and development, and commercialises these efforts in Israel and the US market through Akron. ‘These activities have positioned Akron to be the ideal partner for this project,’ noted Mayor Plusquellic. ‘This project will benefit municipal water utilities nationwide and the industry at large. As the centralised North American location to carry out demonstration activities, we will be able to help companies commercialise technologies more efficiently and access the US market.’ Contact: Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, 166 South High Street, Suite 202, Akron, OH 44308, USA. Tel: +1 330 375 2133, www.akronohio.gov
May 2015