September 2013 — For 100 years, Heytex has stood for leading quality and the most comprehensive product portfolio of technical textiles and fabrics of all suppliers on the world market. On the US market, Heytex has been successfully ...
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LANXESS AG has completed the move of its Group headquarters from Leverkusen to Cologne. With its approximately 1,000 employees, it now occupies the LANXESS Tower at Kennedyplatz 1 in the district of Deutz. The speciality chemicals company ...
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Pervatech BV, the producer of membranes, membrane modules and separation systems for pervaporation and vapour permeation applications, has secured financial support for expansion. Pervatech says that its investment plan comprises a ...
An osmotic microbial fuel cell (OsMFC) containing a forward-osmosis membrane, is hydraulically coupled with a microbial desalination cell (MDC) with ion-exchange membranes, for greatly improved desalination efficiency. It also achieves more ...
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As part of its focused investment strategy on the U.S. Gulf Coast to integrate advantaged shale gas, The Dow Chemical Company confirmed the locations for expanding four of the Company’s leading brand franchises in Texas and Louisiana. ...
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In the second of a series of three articles on the treatment of waters, oil and gas industry expert David Robinson discusses the treatment and discharge of produced and other waters from onshore oil and gas production. First stage ...
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Gases are an important part of our atmosphere and each gas has its own quality and use. Although some cases are harmful for humans to inhale or even a mere presence may harm our health, these gases can have wide industrial applications, ...
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Computer simulations have revealed how the electrical conductivity of many materials increases with a strong electrical field in a universal way. This development could have significant implications for practical systems in ...
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Scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric, in collaboration with a team based at the University of Washington are currently developing a small, light-weight device that can detect a wide range ...
This survey reports that the use of subsurface intake systems for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants significantly improves raw water quality. Such systems also reduce chemical usage and environmental impact, decrease the ...
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This Special Issue of Water Research brings together 33 papers on progress towards the responsible application of nanotechnology for water treatment. The papers address the transport of nanomaterials in porous media, nanoparticle ...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released an updated standard that establishes minimum performance requirements for self-adhering flashing surrounding exterior wall fenestration products. AAMA 711-13, ...
Tags: AAMA, Self-Adhering Flashing, Fenestration Installation
Asahi Kasei Group announces results for 1st quarter fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Overview of Consolidated Results 1. Consolidated group results Although the US economy showed signs of recovery with improving employment during the ...
A new easy-to-carry water purifier that could give Marines and first-responders access to clean water wherever they go has successfully completed its first operational test. Funded by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) and tested this ...
Tags: Water Purifier, Processing Machinery, Industrial Equipment
German company MICRODYN-NADIR has introduced a self-healing membrane. MICRODYN-NADIR explains that when operating wastewater treatment plants using MBR technology, factors such as energy saving, reduction of the chemical demand or ...