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about it. Yet upon further investigation this site is clearly more than just a provider of membrane-related information. Rather, it should be regarded as a valuable service to the on line membrane community. As well as the usual links and society information, this site is bursting with useful features. Not least is the comprehensive IUPAC membrane terminology page complete with diagrams and equations. In addition, the site also holds abstracts from both past and
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The International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes will be held in Toronto, Canada on 12 - 18 June 1999. This
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products and specifications,
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probably" a more useful feature. In
abstracts in October '98. The site
addition, terminology and key
details the preliminary schedule
definitions are provided for
for ICOM '99 and includes details
industry rookies. As an incentive to
of the topic areas, submission
get users to register their details, a
guidelines and where to send your
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PhDs. This site is worth book
with what a company web site is all
EMILY (Electronic Mtemhrane
marking as there are numerous
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Information LibrarY) is certainly
links to membrane institutes and
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the site from the homepage,
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to subscribe to the membrane e-
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a description of the European
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Just because a company has loads
Machcnbach who maintains the
workshops on Advanced Courses
and events are also given good
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of money doesn't mean it will
site together with researchers at
on the Use of Enviromnental
automatically produce a dazzling
the University of Natal. EMILY is
Technology in Environmental
releases. Financial information is
web-site.This is not the case with
a vast catalogue of membrane
Applications (ACUMTEA). This
readily accessible with annual
Pall however, which has produced
information including a membrane
page includes details of sponsorship
company reports to download or
an innovative and pretty useful
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Internet site geared to customer
to publications and ongoing
development is a page dedicated to
Market Overview which gives
support as well as customer sales.
research. Software designed for
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readers a good grasp of what the
The Pall site includes recent news
membrane modelling is also
electromembrane processes, which
companies main activities are,
and new developments and a site
available tbr download
aims to "intensify the
showing who its main customers
search for specific queries.
charge. To promote dialogue
communication and transfer of
are in certain areas and giving clues
Technical support is also provided,
within the membrane community,
knowledge in the field of electro-
as to what Osmonics thinks about
divided up into industry sectors
researchers are invited to
membrane processes and bipolar
the market trends in these
that gives a list of support
announce current projects and
membrane technology in Europe."
important segments.
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