- 4 December 2007 -

Siemens provides membranes for safe drinking

Siemens Water Technologies is supplying low-pressure membrane technology to Australia-based SkyJuice Foundation to provide a reliable source of clean drinking water to communities without a safe water supply. The foundation's SkyHydrant water filtration units can convert contaminated water into clean, potable water that exceeds the World Health Organization's (WHO) requirements for potable water.

So far, over 300 systems have been installed worldwide, including a recent installation in the rural village of Obambo-Kadenge in Kenya, Africa.

SkyHydrant's technology is based on chlorine disinfection combined with a self-contained Memcor low-pressure membrane filtration system from Siemens that operates under minimal feed pressure without the need for power and conditioning chemicals.  The SkyHydrant removes particulates, bacteria, protozoa and other pathogenic material greater than 0.1 micron, and produces a minimum of 10,000 litres per day of potable water. 

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