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NF systems are designed to recover caustics
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NF systems are designed to recover caustics
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och Membrane Systems (KMS), which develops and manufactures filtration membranes and systems for water and wastewater treatment, has launched Causti-COR nanofiltration (NF) systems for caustic recovery and reuse. These systems are specifically designed to recover and purify caustics for reuse in industrial applications, and in the food and beverages sector. According to the company, they offer a cost-effective, environment-friendly way of recovering up to 95% of caustic from solutions used to clean process equipment in industrial applications. The technology follows on from the firm’s patented SelRO spiral-wound elements that enable the purification of up to 20% sodium or potassium hydroxide at solution temperatures up to 70°C (160°F). ‘Our caustic recovery SelRO membranes have been trusted for more than 20 years to recover high-value caustic streams,’ commented Manny Singh, President, KMS. ‘Now, we have coupled unique features of SelRO membranes with our process and system design knowledge to create the Causti-COR line of standard systems. These recycle caustic for reuse, consume less energy, reduce material and disposal costs, and lower effluent and waste discharge into the environment, thereby providing both economic and environmental value to our customers.’ Six models of Causti-COR systems are available to handle flow rates up to 32 m3/h (about 200 000 gallons per day). There are three batch mode systems for processing feed flow-rates of 1–15 m3/h (6000–100 000 gallons per day) and three continuously operated systems for processing feed flow-rates of 4–32 m3/h (25 000–200 000 gallons per day). Custom-engineered systems are also available to treat larger or application-specific flow rates.
Contact: Koch Membrane Systems Inc, 850 Main Street, Wilmington, MA 01887-3388, USA. Tel: +1 978 694 7000, www.kochmembrane.com
Danish firms develop experimental model of water recycling unit for ESA
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anish Aerospace Co ApS (DAC) and Aquaporin Space Alliance ApS (ASA) have been tasked by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and develop a “breadboard”, or experimental model, of a water recycling unit (WRU) for space applications. If successful this could lead to a new type of open water recycling system for future testing on the International Space Station (ISS), and eventually could be used on human voyages further out into the solar system. Aquaporin Inside technology – for which ASA has the rights for use in space – forms the basis for the WRU model. It will be based on the biomimetic water filtration membranes from cleantech company Aquaporin A/s. These membranes were initially tested in space by the Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen during his ten-day stay on board the ISS in September 2015 (Membrane Technology December 2015, page 8). Water is an extremely important commodity in space. An astronaut in space will usually use around 6 litres of water per day for drinking, and cleaning and hygiene. Launching supplies from ground to Earth orbit is costly, so any water that can be reused will result in a significant saving. In space, water in the form of condensate, from the humidity in the cabin, or contained in urine from astronauts, wastewater from a toilet
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Testing of water recycling systems is required before they can be implemented on a cislunar station further out into space (photograph: NASA).
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Editorial Office: Elsevier Ltd The Boulevard, Langford Lane Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK Tel: +44 1865 843239 Web: www.membrane-technology.com Executive Publisher: Laney Priestley Editor: Simon Atkinson Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1904 655944 Email: [email protected] Production Support Manager: Lin Lucas Email: [email protected] Editorial advisory board: Dr P Ball (Pall Europe), Dr D Bessarabov (HySA Infrastructure: NWU and CSIR), Prof. M Cheryan (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Prof. A G Fane (University of New South Wales), Dr A C M Franken (Membrane Application Centre Twente), Prof. E Gobina (Robert Gordon University), Dr A Merry (Aquious–PCI Membranes), Prof. M Nyström (Lappeenranta University of Technology), Dr Anil Pabby, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India Dr G K Pearce (Membrane Consultancy Associates), Prof. P H Pfromm (Kansas State University), Dr R W Philpott (Progenta Llp), Prof. R J Wakeman (Loughborough University of Technology), Prof. A Yaroshchuk (Ukrainian Membrane Society)
Subscription Information An annual subscription to Membrane Technology includes 12 issues and online access for up to 5 users. Subscriptions run for 12 months, from the date payment is received. More information: www.elsevier.com/journals/institutional/ membrane-technology/0958-2118 Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Global Rights Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: +44 1865 843830, fax: +44 1865 853333, email: [email protected]. You may also contact Global Rights directly through Elsevier’s home page (www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Support & contact’, then ‘Copyright & permission’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: +1 978 750 8400, fax: +1 978 750 4744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: +44 (0)20 7631 5555; fax: +44 (0)20 7631 5500. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the Publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the Publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Science Global Rights Department, at the mail, fax and email addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made.Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
NF systems are designed to recover caustics
K
och Membrane Systems (KMS), which develops and manufactures filtration membranes and systems for water and wastewater treatment, has launched Causti-COR nanofiltration (NF) systems for caustic recovery and reuse. These systems are specifically designed to recover and purify caustics for reuse in industrial applications, and in the food and beverages sector. According to the company, they offer a cost-effective, environment-friendly way of recovering up to 95% of caustic from solutions used to clean process equipment in industrial applications. The technology follows on from the firm’s patented SelRO spiral-wound elements that enable the purification of up to 20% sodium or potassium hydroxide at solution temperatures up to 70°C (160°F). ‘Our caustic recovery SelRO membranes have been trusted for more than 20 years to recover high-value caustic streams,’ commented Manny Singh, President, KMS. ‘Now, we have coupled unique features of SelRO membranes with our process and system design knowledge to create the Causti-COR line of standard systems. These recycle caustic for reuse, consume less energy, reduce material and disposal costs, and lower effluent and waste discharge into the environment, thereby providing both economic and environmental value to our customers.’ Six models of Causti-COR systems are available to handle flow rates up to 32 m3/h (about 200 000 gallons per day). There are three batch mode systems for processing feed flow-rates of 1–15 m3/h (6000–100 000 gallons per day) and three continuously operated systems for processing feed flow-rates of 4–32 m3/h (25 000–200 000 gallons per day). Custom-engineered systems are also available to treat larger or application-specific flow rates.
Contact: Koch Membrane Systems Inc, 850 Main Street, Wilmington, MA 01887-3388, USA. Tel: +1 978 694 7000, www.kochmembrane.com
Danish firms develop experimental model of water recycling unit for ESA
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anish Aerospace Co ApS (DAC) and Aquaporin Space Alliance ApS (ASA) have been tasked by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and develop a “breadboard”, or experimental model, of a water recycling unit (WRU) for space applications. If successful this could lead to a new type of open water recycling system for future testing on the International Space Station (ISS), and eventually could be used on human voyages further out into the solar system. Aquaporin Inside technology – for which ASA has the rights for use in space – forms the basis for the WRU model. It will be based on the biomimetic water filtration membranes from cleantech company Aquaporin A/s. These membranes were initially tested in space by the Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen during his ten-day stay on board the ISS in September 2015 (Membrane Technology December 2015, page 8). Water is an extremely important commodity in space. An astronaut in space will usually use around 6 litres of water per day for drinking, and cleaning and hygiene. Launching supplies from ground to Earth orbit is costly, so any water that can be reused will result in a significant saving. In space, water in the form of condensate, from the humidity in the cabin, or contained in urine from astronauts, wastewater from a toilet
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Testing of water recycling systems is required before they can be implemented on a cislunar station further out into space (photograph: NASA).
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