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Reference book covers membrane distillation
NEWS mounted modules can be built into systems and maintained. Almost every system we build is also unique in some way, and the company always works with us to provide the components we need for the optimum solution.’ Contacts: PCI Membranes, Unit 11, Victory Park, Solent Way, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire PO15 7FN, UK. Tel: +44 1256 303 800, www.pcimembranes.com Membrane Specialists Llc, 2 Rowe Court, Hamilton, OH 45015, USA. Tel: +1 513 860 9490, www.membranespecialists.com CP Control of Pollution Srl, Via Romea 8, Malcontenta di Mira, 30034 Venice, Italy. Tel: +39 041 5321837, www.acquateam.it/cp
Reference book covers membrane distillation
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embrane Distillation – Principles and Applications’, published by Elsevier Science and Technology, has been added to Research and Markets Ltd’s product range. Written by Mohamed Khayet Souhaimi and T. Matsuura, this broad reference book covers specific information on the membranes that are available for membrane distillation (MD) and the methods of material preparation and characterisation. It provides an introduction to terminology and fundamental concepts, and also includes a historical review of MD development. Commercial products used in MD as well as laboratory-made membranes – including emerging membrane technology – are described in detail and illustrated by schematic drawings and images. Key topics covered also include: • the formation of flat-sheet phase inversion MD membranes and • hollow-fibre MD membranes; • the use of the thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS) mechanism for MD membrane formation; • the formation of nano-fibre MD membranes; • direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD); • sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD); • vacuum membrane distillation (VMD); • air gap membrane distillation (AGMD); • temperature polarisation, concentration polarisation and membrane fouling; • economics and membrane process designs; and • future directions in membrane distillation.
September 2011
Contacts: Research and Markets Ltd, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland. Fax: +353 1 481 1716, Web: www.researchandmarkets.com Elsevier Inc, 3251 Riverport Lane, Maryland Heights, MO 63043, USA. Tel: +1 314 447 8010, www.elsevierdirect.com
GE MBR technology is used to upgrade Canadian city’s WWTP
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he need for an increased level of treatment and growing demand for water used by both residents and industry has led the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, to decide to expand its existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The upgraded facility will feature membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology developed by General Electric (GE) Power & Water. The membrane plant was first constructed during 2008 to treat the wastewater generated by Maple Leaf Food’s expanded production facility, but the need to improve water treatment and expand capacity for the entire city prompted Brandon to seek an additional upgrade – to increase the operating peak day flow to 36 million litres (9.5 million gallons). The upgraded facility, designed by AECOM Technology Corp’s office in Winnipeg, will treat the waste from the city’s existing plants as well as additional waste from a Pfizer manufacturing plant, and will be designed to accommodate an increasing population and a growing manufacturing capacity. It will include prefabricated, stainless steel membrane tanks and equipment skids to minimise site footprint and construction costs. The new membrane trains will be integrated with the existing MBR facility to create a seamless, control package in the centralised facility. ‘The membrane units that GE Power & Water supplied for the second phase of our upgrade have exceeded our expectations in every aspect. We have been provided with a top-notch product, with an excellent follow up service. We look forward to working with the company again during the final portion of the upgrade,’ said Patrick Pulak, who is the acting director of engineering services and water resources for the city. Under a contract with the city, GE will supply MBR technology and equipment featuring ZeeWeed reinforced, hollow-fibre membranes. ZeeWeed 500 is an advanced filtration technology that separates particles, bacteria and viruses from
In Brief BASF completes acquisition of Inge Watertechnologies German chemicals company BASF has completed its acquisition of Inge Watertechnologies Ag – a provider of membrane-based systems and products used to treat drinking water, process water, wastewater and sea water. BASF says that through this acquisition it gains access to ultrafiltration technology, in particular Inge Watertechnologies’ Multibore membrane technology. The move will also enable BASF to profitably expand its market position in the attractive and rapidly growing watertreatment sector, and broaden the technology base for its water platform. Dow donates technology and funds to aid earthquake victims In honour of reopening the Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW & PS) plant in Soma, Japan, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake during March 2011, US-based Dow Chemical Co has announced that it will donate apartment housing for elderly residents to support the rebuilding of Soma City, one of the major regions affected by the tragedy. The DW & PS plant has been part of the Soma community since 1993, manufacturing ion-exchange resins and providing a reverse osmosis membrane rinsing operation. It is scheduled to reopen as this issue of 0HPEUDQH7HFKQRORJ\ goes to press. Nanostart publishes half-year figures German nanotechnology investment company Nanostart Ag has announced a profit of E1 537 000 for the first half of 2011, compared with E923 000, which it recorded a year earlier. In February 2011 Nanostart invested in Mint Membranes Pte Ltd, a cleantech company based in Singapore, via the Nanostart Singapore Early Stage Venture Fund I. ItN Nanovation Ag, another portfolio company of Nanostart, produces ceramic flat membrane systems. ITT RO technology is chosen for Spain’s Castor UGS offshore energy project C’treat Offshore, a business unit of ITT Corp Industrial Process, has been awarded a contract for a system that will produce potable water for Spain’s Castor Underground Storage (UGS) project in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The firm will supply the energy project with its Model 2CFD101-3 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Watermaker – a desalination system that provides fresh water for offshore drilling and production operations. The project converts the depleted Amposta oil field into an underground gas storage reservoir.
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Reference book covers membrane distillation
‘M
embrane Distillation – Principles and Applications’, published by Elsevier Science and Technology, has been added to Research and Markets Ltd’s product range. Written by Mohamed Khayet Souhaimi and T. Matsuura, this broad reference book covers specific information on the membranes that are available for membrane distillation (MD) and the methods of material preparation and characterisation. It provides an introduction to terminology and fundamental concepts, and also includes a historical review of MD development. Commercial products used in MD as well as laboratory-made membranes – including emerging membrane technology – are described in detail and illustrated by schematic drawings and images. Key topics covered also include: • the formation of flat-sheet phase inversion MD membranes and • hollow-fibre MD membranes; • the use of the thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS) mechanism for MD membrane formation; • the formation of nano-fibre MD membranes; • direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD); • sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD); • vacuum membrane distillation (VMD); • air gap membrane distillation (AGMD); • temperature polarisation, concentration polarisation and membrane fouling; • economics and membrane process designs; and • future directions in membrane distillation.
September 2011
Contacts: Research and Markets Ltd, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland. Fax: +353 1 481 1716, Web: www.researchandmarkets.com Elsevier Inc, 3251 Riverport Lane, Maryland Heights, MO 63043, USA. Tel: +1 314 447 8010, www.elsevierdirect.com
GE MBR technology is used to upgrade Canadian city’s WWTP
T
he need for an increased level of treatment and growing demand for water used by both residents and industry has led the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, to decide to expand its existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The upgraded facility will feature membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology developed by General Electric (GE) Power & Water. The membrane plant was first constructed during 2008 to treat the wastewater generated by Maple Leaf Food’s expanded production facility, but the need to improve water treatment and expand capacity for the entire city prompted Brandon to seek an additional upgrade – to increase the operating peak day flow to 36 million litres (9.5 million gallons). The upgraded facility, designed by AECOM Technology Corp’s office in Winnipeg, will treat the waste from the city’s existing plants as well as additional waste from a Pfizer manufacturing plant, and will be designed to accommodate an increasing population and a growing manufacturing capacity. It will include prefabricated, stainless steel membrane tanks and equipment skids to minimise site footprint and construction costs. The new membrane trains will be integrated with the existing MBR facility to create a seamless, control package in the centralised facility. ‘The membrane units that GE Power & Water supplied for the second phase of our upgrade have exceeded our expectations in every aspect. We have been provided with a top-notch product, with an excellent follow up service. We look forward to working with the company again during the final portion of the upgrade,’ said Patrick Pulak, who is the acting director of engineering services and water resources for the city. Under a contract with the city, GE will supply MBR technology and equipment featuring ZeeWeed reinforced, hollow-fibre membranes. ZeeWeed 500 is an advanced filtration technology that separates particles, bacteria and viruses from
In Brief BASF completes acquisition of Inge Watertechnologies German chemicals company BASF has completed its acquisition of Inge Watertechnologies Ag – a provider of membrane-based systems and products used to treat drinking water, process water, wastewater and sea water. BASF says that through this acquisition it gains access to ultrafiltration technology, in particular Inge Watertechnologies’ Multibore membrane technology. The move will also enable BASF to profitably expand its market position in the attractive and rapidly growing watertreatment sector, and broaden the technology base for its water platform. Dow donates technology and funds to aid earthquake victims In honour of reopening the Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW & PS) plant in Soma, Japan, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake during March 2011, US-based Dow Chemical Co has announced that it will donate apartment housing for elderly residents to support the rebuilding of Soma City, one of the major regions affected by the tragedy. The DW & PS plant has been part of the Soma community since 1993, manufacturing ion-exchange resins and providing a reverse osmosis membrane rinsing operation. It is scheduled to reopen as this issue of 0HPEUDQH7HFKQRORJ\ goes to press. Nanostart publishes half-year figures German nanotechnology investment company Nanostart Ag has announced a profit of E1 537 000 for the first half of 2011, compared with E923 000, which it recorded a year earlier. In February 2011 Nanostart invested in Mint Membranes Pte Ltd, a cleantech company based in Singapore, via the Nanostart Singapore Early Stage Venture Fund I. ItN Nanovation Ag, another portfolio company of Nanostart, produces ceramic flat membrane systems. ITT RO technology is chosen for Spain’s Castor UGS offshore energy project C’treat Offshore, a business unit of ITT Corp Industrial Process, has been awarded a contract for a system that will produce potable water for Spain’s Castor Underground Storage (UGS) project in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The firm will supply the energy project with its Model 2CFD101-3 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Watermaker – a desalination system that provides fresh water for offshore drilling and production operations. The project converts the depleted Amposta oil field into an underground gas storage reservoir.
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