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08.23.10 -- Special Feature: Membranes, RO, And Desalination

August 23, 2010

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In pretreatment for desalination plants using gravity filters, the filter underdrain is one of the most important components contributing to overall system performance and operation. The TETRA® LP Block dual parallel lateral underdrain from Severn Trent Services is a proven design offering lower operating costs and effective backwash distribution that can improve run times. Learn more.

Membranes, RO, And Desalination

Welcome to this special Water Online newsletter focused entirely on membranes, reverse osmosis (RO), and desalination. We offer a host of case studies, news headlines, products and services, and downloadable files to keep you up to date on the latest technologies, as well as a supplier guide pointing you to companies that can best service your membranes, RO, and desalination needs.

Featured Case Studies

Koch Membrane Systems Provides Florida Community Clean Water
By Koch Membrane Systems
Located at the very northern end of Palm Beach County, the water treatment plant in the Village of Tequesta serves 5,000 water customers. Based on the superior performance of the RO systems, which have increased the capacity of the plant to more than 5 million gallons/day of potable water, Tequesta now enjoys complete water supply autonomy.

Koch Membrane Systems Provides Florida Community Clean Water

Improving RO Performance For A Fortune 500 Industry Leader
By Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
The client's reverse osmosis system utilized coagulants, antiscalants, and cleaners to produce high-quality water. With the current chemicals, the reverse osmosis system was cleaned every 90 days due to scaling or deposits. Pressure drops would rise and permeate quality would be adversely affected if not cleaned within this timeframe.

Improving RO Performance For A Fortune 500 Industry Leader

Saudi Arabian Airport Successfully Uses Aquatech Seawater RO System
By Aquatech International Corporation
India's first Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) is a 4,000 MW coal-fired plant in Coastal Gujarat owned by CGPL, a Tata Power group company. Tata Power is India's largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of over 2,300 MW. The CGPL UMPP, awarded on a 20-year BOOT basis, will be India's first private sector power project using supercritical boiler technology, and is expected to be the most energy-efficient plant in India.

Saudi Arabian Airport Successfully Uses Aquatech Seawater RO System

California Casino Utilizes MBR System For Wastewater Reuse
By Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
Quechan Paradise Casino had a design-build concept requiring wastewater treatment operations to start up a month prior to the casino's grand opening, in order to get the biomass to necessary levels for treatment. The Aqua-Aerobic MBR Membrane Bioreactor was selected because it offered a small footprint, high-quality effluent, and low energy consumption. On opening day, the plant processed nearly 100,000 gallons, and the effluent quality was superb.

California Casino Utilizes MBR System For Wastewater Reuse

Membranes, RO, And Desalination In The News

Worldwide Desalination Plant Investment To Double By 2016, Forecasts Pike Research
IDA To Hold Conference On Energy Efficiency In Seawater Desalination
Water Treatment Membranes Overflow Into New Growth Markets
Leading Global Water Organizations Launch New Journal Publication
Siemens To Exhibit Efficient And Environmentally Friendly Solutions That Span The Water Cycle
Porvair Filters Selected To Produce Particulate-Free Water At Low Cost
Imbrium Systems And Rinker Materials Team Up On New Filtration And Phosphorus Removal Products To Protect Massachusetts Watersheds
Membrana-Charlotte Signs Agreement With Layne Christensen Company To Test VOC And Radon Removal In Large-Flow Municipal Water Applications
Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev Researchers Receive US-AID MERC Grant For Water Purification Project With The Palestinian Authority
Flowserve Announces Another Order For CALDER Desalination Energy-Recovery Units
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Featured Downloads

Video: ORIVAL OR Filter
Video: ORIVAL OR Filter
The OR Series of Automatic Self-Cleaning Filters has been a stalwart at ORIVAL, Inc. for over 23 years. This video shows the internal and external components of this filter, demonstrating its robust design. Sub-segments describe the filter's structure, filtration process, cleaning process, and available configurations. A basic understanding of the operation of the OR Filter is easily gleaned from this animated educational video.

Brochure: Leopold Desalination Pretreatment Systems
Brochure: Leopold Desalination Pretreatment Systems
Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filters are an effective means of producing potable water from seawater. However, RO membranes are intended for removing only salt and dissolved ions. Seawaters also can contain any or all of a number of contaminants — color, organics, soluble metals, oil, algae — that can foul the membranes, affecting effluent water quality, even damaging the membranes and causing them to fail. Leopold desalination pretreatment systems can significantly reduce these contaminants before they reach your RO membranes.

Datasheet: MEMCOR CP Ultrafiltration System
Datasheet: MEMCOR CP Ultrafiltration System
Ultrafiltration membranes provide a physical barrier to solids, bacteria, and viruses. The unique Memcor membrane provides several additional benefits, providing a low-risk solution.

Brochure: TETRA LP Block Dual Parallel Lateral Underdrain
Brochure: TETRA LP Block Dual Parallel Lateral Underdrain
In municipal drinking water applications, or pretreatment for desalination plants using gravity filters, the filter underdrain is one of the most important components contributing to overall system performance and operation — whether a new filter design or retrofitting an existing filter.
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Membranes, RO, And Desalination Product Guide

Eco-RO Reverse Osmosis System
Eco-RO Reverse Osmosis System

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Eco-Tec Inc.

Liqui-Flux Filtration Modules
Liqui-Flux Filtration Modules

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Membrana

Layne Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs)
Layne Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs)

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Layne Christensen

EM Pure Reverse Osmosis: Membrane Systems
EM Pure Reverse Osmosis: Membrane Systems

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Filtronics, Inc.

EBS Series: Automatic, Self-Cleaning Filters
EBS Series: Automatic, Self-Cleaning Filters

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Amiad Filtration Systems

Integrated Membrane Solutions Featuring RO Packages
Integrated Membrane Solutions Featuring RO Packages

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AdEdge Technologies Inc.

MicroVantage WGAS Series: Pleated Membrane Cartridges
MicroVantage WGAS Series: Pleated Membrane Cartridges

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Shelco Filters

Membrane Processes
Membrane Processes

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Aquatech International Corporation

AQUAKIOSK Ultrafiltration Units
AQUAKIOSK Ultrafiltration Units

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Degremont Technologies - Infilco

Enviroquip MBR Systems
Enviroquip MBR Systems

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Eimco Water Technologies

CeraMem Ceramic Membranes
CeraMem Ceramic Membranes

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Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

AquaMB Process Membrane System
AquaMB Process Membrane System

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Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

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