LATEST MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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Upending A Decades-Long Theory Of Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination
4/14/2023
The process of reverse osmosis has proven to be the state-of-the-art method for removing salt from seawater and increasing access to clean water. Other applications include wastewater treatment and energy production.
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DuPont Launches Next Generation Of PES In-Out Ultrafiltration (UF) Membranes
3/21/2023
DuPont today announced the commercial launch of the next generation of multi-capillary PES In-Out Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes—DuPont Multibore PRO.
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Advancing Water Treatment For A Sustainable Future
3/17/2023
Water is essential for all living things, from the tiniest microorganisms to the tallest trees. The United Nations estimates that the average person in the United States uses 590 litres of water a day for activities such as bathing and drinking.
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CaptuRO Resilient High Recovery Reverse Osmosis
3/16/2023
Veolia Water Technologies’ latest innovation is a game changer for multiple industrial markets. CaptuRO is a high recovery reverse osmosis (RO) technology that has been designed specifically to extract purified water from industrial, brackish and wastewater sources.
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Novel Membranes For Better Wastewater Treatment
3/7/2023
Together with population growth and industrialisation, water scarcity tops the list of global problems. One way to alleviate this issue is through wastewater reclamation, with Singapore’s NEWater process setting an excellent example. Unfortunately, industrial-scale processes of wastewater recycling are currently inadequate when considering the goal of future water sustainability.
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The Barrel: From Desalination To Reuse
2/23/2023
When SIDEM first introduced the Barrel in 2019, it was a major innovation for seawater desalination. It soon became obvious, however, that the technology also perfectly addressed the challenges posed by water reuse.
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Researchers Use Water Treatment Method To Capture Acids From Agricultural Waste
2/9/2023
Bound for the landfill, agricultural waste contains carbon sources that can be used to produce high-value compounds, such as p-coumaric acid, which is used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
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NX Filtration Receives Follow-On Orders For Large Scale Drinking Water Projects In Indonesia
2/7/2023
NX Filtration, the global provider of breakthrough direct nanofiltration (dNF) membrane technology for pure and affordable water, was selected by PT. Bayu Surya Bakti Konstruksi, an Indonesian specialist in constructing water and wastewater treatment plants, to supply its dNF membranes for various new projects.
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Upcycled Plastic Membrane Helps Clean Up Waste
2/5/2023
Plastic waste can be used as a raw material for making high performance porous membranes. These could then be used in the chemical industry for the energy-efficient separation of complex chemical mixtures or to clean up waste streams, furtheradding to the environmental appeal of the process.
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Jessica Schiffman Wins NSF Grant To Sustainably Produce Polymer Membranes For Water Purification
1/11/2023
Jessica Schiffman, Gary R. Lapidus Faculty Fellow in Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation grant to produce polymer membranes — a process that currently generates billions of liters of toxic, solvent-contaminated wastewater a year — using a sustainable, environmentally friendly and toxin-free method.