Wastewater

- 10 April 2008 -
Separator complies with legislation 
Condensate Systems Ltd has developed Sepura, a separator with a compact design and polyolefin mouldings to help end users meet current environmental legislation.

- 10 April 2008 -
Microglass filtration for fluid power and automotive applications
LyPore® Defender is Lydall Filtration's newest liquid media series of products for dirt holding, particle removal, and flow.

- 2 April 2008 -
Award for water reclamation facility
The city of Mankato, Minnesota, in partnership with Calpine Corporation and Black & Veatch, has been awarded the 2007 Project of the Year Award in the environment category from the Minnesota chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA).

- 18 March 2008 -
Dow Water and Singapore test reclamation membranes
Dow Water Solutions and the Singapore Public Utilities Board (PUB) national water agency have signed an agreement to test Dow's 16 inch Filmtec membranes for use in water reclamation.

- 17 March 2008 -
Veolia awarded contract in Dubai
Siemens Water Technologies has started 2008 with an order from German water supplier Berliner Wasserbetriebe and the acquisition of Singapore-based Chemitreat Group.

- 14 March 2008 -
Siemens finalises purification contract and acquistion
Siemens Water Technologies has begun 2008 with an order from water supplier Berliner Wasserbetriebe from Berlin , Germany and the acquisition of Singapore-based Chemitreat Group.

- 11 March 2008 -
Trio join forces for wastewater project
Nitto Denko Corp's Hydranautics and Mitsubishi Rayon Engineering Co Ltd (MRE) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore's Public Utility Board (PUB), for the joint development of wastewater reclamation technologies using separation membranes.

- 05 March 2008 -
Rainwater harvesting system
At this year's sanitation, heating and air-conditioning trade fairs SHK in Essen and IFH in Nuremberg, KSB, will for the first time be presenting its new rainwater harvesting system, The Eco-Rain system, which will complement the current product range.

- 22 February 2008 -
Europe to invest in private sector wastewater treatment
The EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) is investing up to €105 million for a 10% stake in Veolia Voda, with the aim of boosting the role of the private sector in the provision of water and wastewater services.

- 13 February 2008 -
Siemens Expands ENR product line
Siemens Water Technologies has expanded its enhanced nutrient removal (ENR) capabilities with the new Centrol Filter System with denitrification enhancement.

-11 February 2008-
Siemens to provide MBR for water factory project

Siemens Water Technologies has been awarded a US$3.6 million contract by the Gippsland Water Factory Alliance (GWFA).

- 1 February 2008 -
EDR technology from GE
GE has developed electrodialysis reversal technology designed to remove potentially harmful contaminants from well and surface waters.

- 30 January 2008 -
An introduction to membrane bioreactors
Continuing his series of articles looking at membrane filtration technology, Graeme Pearce takes a look at membrane bioreactors, a rapidly growing sector of the filtration industry.

- 17 January 2008 -
ITT opens technology centre in India
ITT Corporation has opened a technology centre in Gujarat, India.

- 22 January 2008 -
Long-life water quality sensor
In-Situ Inc has developed the Aqua TROLL 200, a multi-parameter water quality sensor designed for long periods of unattended monitoring.

- 16 January 2008 -
Introduction to membranes: manufacturers' comparison: part 3
In part three of his overview of the different manufacturers found in the field of membranes for water and wastewater treatment, Graeme Pearce looks at membranes based on the outside feed format.

- 2 January 2008 -
Dewatering contract for Veolia
Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies has been awarded a £45 million contract for a major wastewater sludge incineration scheme in the UK.

- 2 January 2008 -
New MBR has backwash capability
Weise Water Systems GmbH has recently launched a new module in its MicroClear range of submerged membranes with backwash capability.

- 7 December 2007 -
Peanut husks could remove copper ions
Scientists in Turkey have discovered that peanut husks could be used to absorb copper ions from wastewater.

- 6 December 2007 -
Production of traditional filtration media reduced
Inversand is reducing the production of its traditional, manganese greensand filtration media at its mine in New Jersey, US.

- 15 November 2007 -
£5.2 million contract to upgrade water treatment plant
Earth Tech Inc has been awarded a £5.2 million contract by Yorkshire Water to upgrade the Albert Water Treatment Plant in the UK.

- 14 November 2007 -
Filter eliminates harmonic distortion
Danfoss Drives has developed an active filter that it says virtually eliminates harmonic distortion in water and wastewater applications.

- 7 November 2007 -
Wastewater treatment: Advanced suspended growth technology
Activated sludge processing has been around for some time. Andrew Whittaker, Process Engineer for Severn Trent Services, explains how a modification of this procedure - advanced suspended growth technology for wastewater treatment - can meet total nitrogen standards.

- 29 October 2007 -
Siemens improves disc filter
Siemens Water Technologies has made some product enhancements to its Forty-X disc filter, including a pressure-assisted seal, a trash-tolerant box design, and sliding tank covers.

- 20 September 2007 -
US Patent for carbon treatment technology
Environmental products manufacturer US Microbics, Inc has been awarded a US Patent for its recycling technology for spent activated carbon filtration media.

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