Filtration+Separation

Beverages: Non-destructive rapid detection of spoilage microorganisms

A wide variety of challenges now exist to beverage manufacturers which require the rapid detection of spoilage microorganisms. An alternative to the traditional plate count method has been sought. EMD...

Meat processing: Green energy from wastewater

The meat processing industry is currently entering new territory as governments worldwide introduce carbon pricing regimes and expand community awareness about which industries are posing...

Chemicals: Membranes meet chemical industry requirements

Membranes are now widely accepted as an integral part of water recovery and recycling as industries strive to comply with increasingly stringent regulations to reduce or reuse wastewaters....

Wastewater: Vortex technology aids water quality solution

A €175m sanitation project in the ancient Belgian city of Namur is finally realising a 35-year-old vision for improved water quality which is making great strides in achieving European targets to...

New fuels: Highly selective polymer membranes purify biogas

Biogas is a new energy source that is becoming increasingly important in today‘s energy supply. It can be used to generate power or heat or as a fuel. Filtration+Separation reports on new and highly...

Handling wastes: Novel engineering solutions meet waste requirements

Lenzing Technik GmbH - the engineering business unit of the Lenzing Group - undertakes planning, installation and auditing of industrial facilities, as well as handling the design, manufacturing and...

HYBACS treats wide range of organic industrial wastewater

A new wastewater treatment system demonstrates performance and versatility in a growing number of installations, including municipal sewage and high strength industrial, food, livestock, textile and...

Fluid power systems: Addressing real threats with magnetic core micro ferrous filtration

Apart from the build-up of excessive heat in fluid power systems, failures as a result of contamination are at the very top of any hydraulic engineer’s list of potential causes. More specifically,...

Water recycling in the brewing industry

Effluent should be recycled back into brewery operations with less reticence than is currently the case, according to South African wastewater specialists Talbot & Talbot. Throughout many parts of the...

Water & Wastewater

Biogas production: Effective mixing for anaerobic digestion process

Anaerobic digesters are now required to handle an increasingly wider type of waste material. Ensuring effective mixing in the digester can make significant improvements in efficiency.

Hydrocarbon processing: Efficient separation of gas-liquid mixtures

Industry separates crude oil, natural gas and chemical mixtures into pure products by means of fractionating distillation columns. This process is energy-intensive, but a new type of column structure...

WEFTEC 2010

Ranked in the top 1% of all trade shows in North America, and the largest annual water quality exhibition in the world, this year's WEFTEC will be held on 2–6 October 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana,...