Archive


Table Tiles

November 2017

A membrane clean-in-place system. Photo courtesy of Nalco Water.

Back to Basics

Part 2: What Membrane Performance Issues Impact RO System Operation?

By Jane Kucera

October 2017

Examples of hydrogen embrittlement.

Boiler Feedwater

30 Year's Experience in Fighting Corrosion at Power Plants

By Bill Boyd

August 2017

Image of a membrane surface with silica and calcium sulfate scale. Courtesy of Avista Technologies.

Membranes

What is Chemistry’s Role in Maximizing RO Recovery Rates?

By Lee Durham and Raul Gonzalez

July 2017

Vacuum filtration of a product during the synthesis of 2-AI. Photo by Ariel J. Atkinson, PhD.

Research

Can Incorporating Novel Anti-Biofilm Molecules into NF/RO Membranes Aid Biofouling Control?

By Ariel Atkinson, PhD; Jingbo Wang, Zhenfa Zhang, PhD; Orlando Coronell, PhD; Angela Pollard, PhD; David Jung, PhD; Avram Gold, PhD

May 2017

Patents

Patent Summary: Ecolab's treatment and reuse of boiler waste streams

Compiled by Mike Henley 

April 2017

Membranes

What Are Useful Membrane Technology Applications for Power Plant Water Treatment and Reuse

By Joseph Wong, PE, BCEE

Technology Advances

New Techniques for Real-Time Monitoring of RO Membrane Integrity for Virus Removal

By Val S.Frenkel, PhD, Yoram Cohen, PhD, Anditya Rahardianto, PhD and Sirikarn Surawanvijit, PhD

March 2017

Patents

Latest Patents: Lehigh University's Pressurized forward osmosis system; Pepsico Inc's IX regeneration process using membrane distillation

Compiled by Mike Henley 

February 2017

Patents

Patent Summaries: : Entegris, Inc's Improved porous composite membrane and Evoqua's Wastewater selenium removal system

Compiled by Mike Henley 

January 2017

Research

How Imogolite-PVA Nanocomposite Membranes Can Impact Water Flux In Pressure And Thermally-driven Applications

By Ming Li, PhD candidate and Jonathan A. Brant, PhD

Patents

Latest Patent Summaries: Ecolab explores the use of water-soluble substituted imidazolines for corrosion inhibition; Tianjin Polytechnic University's Preparation method for braid-reinforced PPTA hollow-fiber membrane

Compiled by Mike Henley 

Cooling Water

Use Of A Segmented Ceramic UF Membrane To Pretreat Cooling Tower Blowdown ZLD System

By By Brian L. Wise, Stanton Smith, PhD and Mark Waer, PhD

December 2016

Patents

Latest Patent Summaries: Purolite Corp's Making uniform polymer IX beads of different sizes; Kurita's Improving RO membrane rejection

Compiled by Mike Henley 

November 2016

Mining

Using Membranes For Targeted Contaminant Removal In Industrial Mining Applications

By Libbie Linton, Dan Dye, PhD, Jason Nay & Lindsay Housley

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