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Panglisch heads inge's research department
05 May 12, 08:05:00
Dr Ing Stefan Panglisch joined inge GmbH (now part of BASF) in Greifenberg in mid-April to head up the research and development department.
Membrane-distillation patent awarded to NJIT professor
05 May 12, 08:05:00
A researcher at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been awarded a patent for direct-contact and vacuum membrane distillation technology.
Ocean water-cycle intensity increasing, say researchers
29 Apr 12, 08:04:00
A new study of the ocean's changing salinity confirms that the water cycle is intensifying quickly under global warming - twice as fast as climate models have been predicting.
Near-shore naval desalination units to be developed
29 Apr 12, 08:04:00
Alion Science and Technology of Virginia, USA, announced on 24 April 2012 that it had been awarded a US$ 5 million contract to develop an advanced, energy-efficient shipboard desalination system for the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Direct reuse could reduce flood risks says researcher
15 Apr 12, 08:04:00
Use of direct potable reuse (DPR) of wastewater could have saved the Australian city of Brisbane from severe flooding in 2011 and mitigated recent flood risks in the state of New South Wales (NSW), according to an environmental engineer at the University of New South Wales.
Toshiba to research wastewater adsorbent in Singapore
11 Apr 12, 08:04:00
Toshiba Corporation has set up an Aqua Research Centre in Singapore, its first water treatment research and development (R&D) centre located outside of Japan.
SWCC and Dow to pursue joint R&D program
26 Mar 12, 08:03:00
Saudi Arabia's Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) signed a memorandum of understanding on 25 March 2012 with Dow Chemical Co to jointly pursue development of desalination technologies.
MBR research report published by WRA
24 Mar 12, 08:03:00
The WateReuse Association has published the results of research it commissioned to achieve a better understanding of the effluent quality produced from a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system as a function of MBR design and operating conditions.
Webcast on indirect potable reuse research results
19 Mar 12, 08:03:00
A webcast presenting the results of a project to develop tools to evaluate indirect potable water reuse (IPR) is being held by the WateReuse Research Foundation on 12 April 2012.
Multinational consortium works on water-splitting prototype
18 Mar 12, 08:03:00
Scientists from Australia, Germany and the USA met in Wollongong in early March to move towards establishment of a global consortium to research effective strategies for water splitting.
Australian researchers report portable CDI trial
05 Mar 12, 07:03:00
A portable capacitive deionisation (CDI) desalination unit being developed and tested by the University of South Australia has demonstrated sufficient salinity and hardness removal ability.
Furukawa notes red-tide lessons
05 Mar 12, 07:03:00
Clear messages need to be taken from the recent workshop on red tides held in Oman, according to veteran desalter David Furukawa, chief scientific officer of the Australian National Centre for Excellence in Desalination (NCEDA).
Fuel cell/EDR hybrid powers its own wastewater treatment
05 Mar 12, 07:03:00
A hybrid device using electrodialysis reversal (EDR) developed at Pennsylvania State University could be used to treat wastewater using the wastewater itself as fuel.
American Water/Drexel U to research desalination fouling
01 Mar 12, 07:03:00
The WateReuse Research Foundation has provided a grant to American Water Works Company Inc (American Water) for a joint research project with Drexel University, Philadelphia, to measure and reduce biological fouling on membrane filters in desalination applications.
MIT improving condensation surfaces at nanoscale
23 Feb 12, 07:02:00
Nanoscale surface patterning can be used on condensation surfaces to provide an increase in heat transfer, according to new research just published by a group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
WRRF appoints Infurnari to boost its fundraising
16 Feb 12, 07:02:00
The WateReuse Research Foundation has appointed professional fundraiser Michael Infurnari as director of development.
Desalination expert to establish Masdar water excellence centre
14 Feb 12, 07:02:00
The current editor-in-chief of the journal Desalination, Dr Nidal Hilal, has been appointed professor in nano-membranology (sic) and water technologies at the Masdar Institute of Science & Technology.
WRF to webcast water-reuse study results
09 Feb 12, 07:02:00
A webcast on Innovative Treatment Technologies for Water Reuse is to be presented on 1 March 2012 by the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRF).
NWRI funding prompts membrane research
07 Feb 12, 07:02:00
Membrane water and wastewater treatment features prominently in the research project progress reports from graduate students who received funding for the US National Water Research Institute (NWRI) Fellowship Program for the academic year 2011-2012.
EDR life-cycle costs same as for MF/RO says report
04 Feb 12, 07:02:00
There is very little difference in life-cycle costs for desalination of reused water between reverse osmosis (RO) with microfiltration (MF) pretreatment and electrodialysis reversal (EDR).