This review of strategies for improving the performance of polyamide thin-film composite (PA-TFC) reverse osmosis (RO ) membranes looks in particular at surface modifications and the incorporation of nanoparticles. Polyamide thin-film ...
The market for pumps, valves, filters and chemicals for use in desalination will exceed $4.7 billion in 2014. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in aggregating forecasts in a number of its reports. Treatment chemical ...
NanoH2O Inc is to supply nanocomposite reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for two desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. The first project, awarded by Al Fatah Water and Power International, is for phase II of the Jubail desalination plant. ...
This long-term, pilot-scale investigation used a dual-barrier, hybrid forward osmosis–reverse osmosis (FO–RO) system for treatment of reclaimed water to produce potable water. Researchers at the Colorado School of Mines and at ...
Dow Water & Process Solutions signs a trademark licensing agreement with SPC ?ECOSOFT? Ltd. as part of the ingredient branding program focused on water residential segment. Ecosoft will use and market Dow Filmtec reverse osmosis membranes ...
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A commercial reverse osmosis (RO) membrane was modified by adsorption of copper hydroxide particles, to improve the antibacterial and anti-adhesion properties of the membrane. Biofouling of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes used in water ...
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Sales of cross-flow membrane equipment and replacement modules will exceed US$10.4 billion in 2014. The reverse osmosis (RO) segment will comprise more than 50% of the total. This is the latest finding in the continually updated RO, UF, ...
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Sales of cross-flow membrane equipment and replacement modules will exceed $10.4 billion in 2014. The reverse osmosis (RO) segment will comprise more than 50% of the total. This is the latest finding in the continually updated RO, UF, MF ...
A new system for chemical cleaning and repair of used reverse osmosis membranes (CCR-ROM) has been designed. The system consumes fewer chemical reagents and produces less waste water. Researchers at Sichuan University in China have ...
Tags: RO Membranes
This study develops a biofouling indicator for seawater desalination using reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in a southern California desalination pilot plant. Chlorophyll is identified as a sensitive indicator for membrane biofouling. One ...
Tags: Chemicals, RO Membranes
Dow Water & Process Solutions has introduced DOW FILMTEC ECO Reverse Osmosis (RO) elements. Dow Water & Process Solutions says that it has focused its research on energy efficiency in current RO membranes and found that through ...
Tags: RO Elements, Lower Energy Use
A special issue of the journal Desalination looks at recent research advances in nanofiltration (NF) membranes, covering the key aspects of NF membrane processes and applications. A special issue of Desalination looks at recent advances ...
Tags: Nanofiltration Membranes, Fundamentals, membrane processes
Dow Water & Process Solutions has launched DOW FILMTEC Reverse Osmosis (RO) 75 and 100 gallon per day (GPD) home drinking water membranes at the WQA (Water Quality Association) Aquatech USA 2013 conference and exhibition. Dow Water & ...
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination. It looks at materials science developments in conventional thin-film composite membranes, and recent research breakthroughs in novel nano-enhanced RO membranes. ...
Amiad Water Systems Ltd has secured a US$7.7 million contract from Nirosoft Industries Ltd to provide reverse osmosis (RO) pre-filtration membrane protection for a desalination project in Colombia’s oil & gas sector. The contract ...
Tags: Amiad Water Systems Ltd, pre-filtration membrane protection