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Parker acquires RO manufacturer
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Desalination news
Desalination (a Filtration + Separation publication) Volume 4 Issue 1
Desalination process uses hurricane power to reduce energy
The system is designed to maximise the physics of force differential in a wind column allowing for the evaporation of the salt water with
Parker Hannifin has acquired Aqua Pro Inc, a manufacturer of reverse osmosis (RO) filtration systems for military, commercial and pleasure marine applications. “Aqua Pro is recognised as the leader in on-board marine reverse osmosis products and their innovative, engineered systems are currently in use on the most advanced Navy ships and premier motor yachts,” said Peter Popoff, president of the Parker Filtration Group. Aqua Pro’s sales for fiscal 2008 were US$33 million and it distributes from five locations in the US. The company sells its products to boat and ship builders, independent distributors, US military branches and end users.
Centriforce Technology Corp has developed new desalination technology based on the power of a hurricane, which could reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water as well as reduce environmental impact. A hurricane can create a pressure differential created by the velocity of the wind moving over the water. This frees the water molecules from the surface of the salt water and, through evaporation, pulls them up into the swirling mass of clouds. As the winds strengthen the added speed of the wind increases the amount of water pulled up from the surface of the ocean and the salt water can be desalinated by the hurricane into fresh water. Centriforce plans to use the same principle of wind velocity applied to salt water combined with the pressure differential to separate the water and salt molecules within the steel walls of a processing unit to produce fresh water in the same way nature does with the power of the hurricane.
Parker acquires RO manufacturer
Centriforce’s technology is based on the pressure differential caused by a hurricane.
no heat input. After the water is evaporated it will be separated from the minerals and salts using existing separation technology. The company says that the waste product of this process will be dry salts and minerals which can be much easier to dispose of or commercialise than the waste products of reverse osmosis. The technology can require much lower energy input and, therefore, produce potable water at a lower cost than competing technologies, it adds. The process could also yield fresh water at a lower
“Water is rapidly becoming more critical to the world’s economy than oil,” noted Matthew Schulman, CEO of Centriforce. “It is no secret that unprecedented water shortages are driving prices higher and putting significant political pressure on world governments to ensure humanity’s survival. Population growth, climate change and industrial requirements forecast a continuous increase in demand for fresh water in the future.”
“Expansion of the current business as well as additional applications in aerospace, biosciences, and industrial filtration will complement Parker’s existing products in growth markets,” added Popoff. “The water filtration and purification systems enable Parker to respond to one of the greatest challenges facing mankind: available potable water. The Aqua Pro product line will contribute to the sales growth of Parker Filtration’s global operations, including our Racor Division and their widely-accepted marine filtration systems.”
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cost and be friendlier to the environment.
Forward osmosis decreases energy costs QuantumSphere, Inc, a developer of advanced catalyst materials and clean-tech applications, has filed for a US patent on a forward osmosis water purification process that could reduce the energy costs of traditional desalination methods by 70%.
Quantumsphere’s process uses organic solutions to separate water from salt water.
The process uses certain organic solutions to separate water from salt water or polluted water in an osmotic purification process. It uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water from salt water into the organic solution across the membrane. The diluted organic solution is then warmed
to cause the specially formulated organic solute to drop out, leaving only fresh drinking water after a final purification step through activated charcoal. According to Subra Iyer, principal technologist for QuantumSphere, the process can purify water at less than 3,000 kWh per acrefoot, which is approximately 70% cheaper than the energy cost of traditional reverse osmosis processes. QuantumSphere says that the process also requires less energy than thermal desalination methods. It can also purify brackish and polluted water.
The company has constructed a prototype system that can purify several gallons of water a day for demonstration purposes and plans to successively build larger prototypes to accelerate the water purification rate to 1,000 and then 10,000 gallons a day. Within three years, the company says that it will address larger engineering challenges to bring the rate up to a million gallons a day, or enough to supply a small municipality. It also plans to commercialise the technology with development partners. www.qsinano.com
Desalination news
Desalination (a Filtration + Separation publication) Volume 4 Issue 1
Desalination process uses hurricane power to reduce energy
The system is designed to maximise the physics of force differential in a wind column allowing for the evaporation of the salt water with
Parker Hannifin has acquired Aqua Pro Inc, a manufacturer of reverse osmosis (RO) filtration systems for military, commercial and pleasure marine applications. “Aqua Pro is recognised as the leader in on-board marine reverse osmosis products and their innovative, engineered systems are currently in use on the most advanced Navy ships and premier motor yachts,” said Peter Popoff, president of the Parker Filtration Group. Aqua Pro’s sales for fiscal 2008 were US$33 million and it distributes from five locations in the US. The company sells its products to boat and ship builders, independent distributors, US military branches and end users.
Centriforce Technology Corp has developed new desalination technology based on the power of a hurricane, which could reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water as well as reduce environmental impact. A hurricane can create a pressure differential created by the velocity of the wind moving over the water. This frees the water molecules from the surface of the salt water and, through evaporation, pulls them up into the swirling mass of clouds. As the winds strengthen the added speed of the wind increases the amount of water pulled up from the surface of the ocean and the salt water can be desalinated by the hurricane into fresh water. Centriforce plans to use the same principle of wind velocity applied to salt water combined with the pressure differential to separate the water and salt molecules within the steel walls of a processing unit to produce fresh water in the same way nature does with the power of the hurricane.
Parker acquires RO manufacturer
Centriforce’s technology is based on the pressure differential caused by a hurricane.
no heat input. After the water is evaporated it will be separated from the minerals and salts using existing separation technology. The company says that the waste product of this process will be dry salts and minerals which can be much easier to dispose of or commercialise than the waste products of reverse osmosis. The technology can require much lower energy input and, therefore, produce potable water at a lower cost than competing technologies, it adds. The process could also yield fresh water at a lower
“Water is rapidly becoming more critical to the world’s economy than oil,” noted Matthew Schulman, CEO of Centriforce. “It is no secret that unprecedented water shortages are driving prices higher and putting significant political pressure on world governments to ensure humanity’s survival. Population growth, climate change and industrial requirements forecast a continuous increase in demand for fresh water in the future.”
“Expansion of the current business as well as additional applications in aerospace, biosciences, and industrial filtration will complement Parker’s existing products in growth markets,” added Popoff. “The water filtration and purification systems enable Parker to respond to one of the greatest challenges facing mankind: available potable water. The Aqua Pro product line will contribute to the sales growth of Parker Filtration’s global operations, including our Racor Division and their widely-accepted marine filtration systems.”
www.cnfowater.com
www.parker.com
cost and be friendlier to the environment.
Forward osmosis decreases energy costs QuantumSphere, Inc, a developer of advanced catalyst materials and clean-tech applications, has filed for a US patent on a forward osmosis water purification process that could reduce the energy costs of traditional desalination methods by 70%.
Quantumsphere’s process uses organic solutions to separate water from salt water.
The process uses certain organic solutions to separate water from salt water or polluted water in an osmotic purification process. It uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water from salt water into the organic solution across the membrane. The diluted organic solution is then warmed
to cause the specially formulated organic solute to drop out, leaving only fresh drinking water after a final purification step through activated charcoal. According to Subra Iyer, principal technologist for QuantumSphere, the process can purify water at less than 3,000 kWh per acrefoot, which is approximately 70% cheaper than the energy cost of traditional reverse osmosis processes. QuantumSphere says that the process also requires less energy than thermal desalination methods. It can also purify brackish and polluted water.
The company has constructed a prototype system that can purify several gallons of water a day for demonstration purposes and plans to successively build larger prototypes to accelerate the water purification rate to 1,000 and then 10,000 gallons a day. Within three years, the company says that it will address larger engineering challenges to bring the rate up to a million gallons a day, or enough to supply a small municipality. It also plans to commercialise the technology with development partners. www.qsinano.com