Research led by the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering may have cracked the code to not only greatly reduce the amount of fresh water used in the multi-billion-dollar hydrofracturing industry, but also leverage the waste heat available at drilling sites and natural gas compressor stations to safely treat shale gas wastewater (SGWW) for reuse.
As concerns about water droughts and shortages continue to grow, so does the attraction to use treated wastewater to supplement water supply.
The quality of our seas and oceans is deteriorating at an alarming rate. One major problem is plastic pollution. According to estimates, more than 150 million tonnes of plastic have already accumulated in the world’s oceans, and up to 12.7 million tonnes are added every year.
MGX Minerals Inc. is pleased to report that engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions (“PurLucid”) has delivered the first petrolithium and advanced wastewater treatment system to a centralized treatment and processing facility north of Edmonton and proximate to the Alberta oilsands.
The removal of microplastics from drinking, process or wastewater streams is a major step towards the reduction of microplastic pollution found in the environment.
The new generation of well-established finely dispersed Lewatit ion exchange resins from LANXESS has proven its worth in practice: Lewatit MDS resins significantly increase the efficiency of brine treatment in chlor-alkali electrolysis using the membrane method.
Fluid Technology Solutions Inc. (FTS) a leading provider of membrane-based water treatment technologies including Forward Osmosis (FO) and High Brine Concentration Recovery (HBCR), recently announced the commencement of a strategic partnership in India with leading water systems, projects and services provider Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.
Designed for reliable and economical chemical injection, new Hydra-Cell Metering Solutions SM Series electronic solenoid metering pumps from Wanner Engineering, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, are available to meet applications in the municipal and industrial water purification and wastewater treatment industry, metering of chemicals for disinfection and pH neutralization for swimming pool treatment, and de-chlorination treatment for Reverse Osmosis (RO) film.
Membrane water treatment technology usage and needs in the United States was highlighted in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 2018 in a roundtable discussion held at the Office of Water of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Every industry in the world relies on water; it is the one market that is guaranteed to still be around in many centuries to come.
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