IFAT has developed into one of the world's leading trade fairs for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. Due to popular demand, IFAT is switching to a two year cycle, beginning with an exhibition on 13-17 September at the Munich Trade Fair Centre, Germany. Filtration +Separation canvassed some exhibitors to find out what will be on display.
12 August 2010
The next in Ken Sutherland's series of articles, on the smaller end-use equipment application sectors, features the use of filtration equipment in the manufacture of machinery, including the production of transport equipment as well as equipment usage in the operation of transport systems. The sector is not actually small in volume terms, but is considered in this series of articles because of its use of only a relatively narrow range of equipment types.
13 July 2010
Anthony Bennett investigates the use of membrane technology in the fine chemicals industry – in the production of the chemicals themselves and also in the generation of process water and the treatment of effluent from chemical synthesis.
06 July 2010
In his series of articles, Ken Sutherland covers new developments in a number of broad classes of filtration and separation.
24 February 2010
A Netherlands-based chemicals manufacturer has installed a water treatment system combining ultrasonic microbiological control and corrosion inhibitors, and has reaped environmental and economic benefits.
11 February 2010
The filtration stage in the manufacture of sodium hypochlorite bleach can be severely hampered by the build-up of gas. The US chemical manufacturer Olin Corporation used specialist degassing valves to solve the problem and improve the effectiveness of the filter cartridges.
11 February 2010
ACHEMA is the world forum for the process industries. The city of Frankfurt hosts ACHEMA – the largest international meeting for the process industries, encompassing everything from oil and gas processing, through power generation, base chemicals and pharmaceuticals, to biotechnology.
08 April 2009
Ken Sutherland considers the various ways — such as reverse osmosis and nanofiltration — to filter fresh and waste waters, discusses the purposes for that filtration, and looks at the equipment used in the various methods.
23 March 2009
As membranes become more common in every aspect of the filtration industry, Ken Sutherland examines the bulk chemicals and petrochemicals industrial sector to see how membrane separation processes are involved.
18 March 2009
The Harnaschpolder wastewater treatment plant, based in the Netherlands and run by Veolia, is a great example of a modern filtration system with a look to the future. Filtration+Separation visited the plant to find out how it operates.
18 March 2009