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U of S PhD student invents product to clean water

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:51 +0000

A woman who just completed her PhD in chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan has created a new product she thinks could help water quality around the world.

“Water is very precious,” said Rui Guo. “My research has great potential, it just needs to be more practical.”

Her research, along with a team at the U of S, has created a powder-like substance that looks similar to salt. When put in water, it expands up to 2000 times its size to soak up industrial, agricultural or pharmaceutical byproducts.

“You could think of it as a very selective kind of water filtration device, said Lee Wilson, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan.

This absorbent powder could help remove harmful materials from rivers and oceans if put inside a filter.

“Probably some kind of plastic cartridge that you could flow water through,” Wilson said.

The product is made from naturally-occuring materials, an initiative Guo calls “green chemistry,” including a substance derived from crab and lobster shells.

“Literally, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of this stuff is thrown away as a waste byproduct every year. We see

Baldwin Filters Now Available for Sale at TruckHelp.com, the Management Team …

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:49 +0000

Baldwin filters are now available for retail sales on http://www.truckhelp.com, the heavy duty aftermarket and OEM parts retailer, announced today.

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Baldwin Filters products are now available on TruckHelp.com, a premier online source for heavy duty aftermarket and OEM parts, accessories, tools and everything else required to keep commercial trucks on the road. Amongst the myriad of Baldwin filters and filtration products offered on the site which carry the Baldwin name are the BC110 oil filter, BC7173 oil filter, BC7242 oil filter, BD103 oil filter, BF1048 fuel filter, BF1052 fuel filter, BF1195 fuel filter and best-selling PF7977 fuel filter.

Baldwin Filters traces its roots back to a humble beginning, including less than a dozen employees, to a global operation that reaches across six continents. Headquartered in Kearney, Nebraska for more than 50 years, Baldwin’s international network now spreads some 3,000 distributors across not only the U.S. and Canada, but Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Central/South America, China, Europe, Mexico, The Middle East, Morocco, The Russian Federation, Southeast Asia/Pacific Rim and United

Shelco Earns Asme Code Certification for Housings

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:47 +0000

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Nanoparticle Tech Could Bring Clean Water to Rural Poor

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:44 +0000

A prototype of the water purification device developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, India.
CREDIT: Thalappil Pradeep/Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Water Equipment Plus to distribute Aqualine range

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:31:40 +0000

Robert Suntovkski of Water Equipment Plus demonstrates the tool-less changeover of the cartridge filtration element of the new Pentair Aqualine filtration system.

Melbourne based Water Equipment Plus has been appointed as the Australasian distributor of the Aqualine range of high flow rate filtration systems.

These systems offer a high flow rate solution with quick changes to the cartridge filters to deliver advanced water filtration systems including industrial and commercial osmosis type water or sea water filtration and treatment systems.

Developed internationally by Pentair Water, the Aqualine range offers corrosion resistant FRP (fibre reinforced plastic) cylindrical pressure vessels that are compliant to the relevant international quality standards (including ASME Sec. X).

For sea water installations a super duplex system is also available for a longer installed life. The filtration medium the Aqualine cartridges are manufactured from polypropylene with a PVC core.

They are absolute rated achieving 99.98% efficiency at the stated micron size. A unique feature is the tool-less closure system which unlike other multi-round filtration vessels does not require special tools or fasteners

Composite Nanomaterials Remove Microbes and Chemical Contaminants From …

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:23:54 +0000

By Mila Luleva on May 8, 2013 | RSS

A prototype developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Medras in Chennai, India, purifies 10 litres of water at a time, making it free from harmful contaminants and bacteria.

The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It shows how a mixture of various nanoparticles can be used to tackle the main problems associated with drinking water, namely abundance of microbes, presence of bacteria and viruses as well as high concentrations of harmful chemicals such as arsenic, lead and washed off pesticides.

The team of scientists engineered a water purifying filter made of composite nanomaterials, which release continuous stream of silver ions to remove microbes. Several other materials have also been added to the
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Aquasana Leads The Fight Against Chloramines – KOAM

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:23:44 +0000

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The Home Water Filtration Company Releases Two New Chloramine-Reducing Products

AUSTIN, Texas, March 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Aquasana will make a splash at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago March 2-5 with the introduction of two groundbreaking filtration products. Both represent industry leadership for chloramine contamination reduction.

Aquasana is the first consumer water filtration brand to alert consumers about the need to protect themselves from the harmful effects of the mixture of chlorine and ammonia, known as chloramines. Many states have begun to use chloramines to treat water, as it is a cost-effective method and more stable than pure chlorine.

To combat this threat, Aquasana is unveiling a groundbreaking filter pitcher system and an under-the counter system. The pitcher represents a game-changer in the water filtration industry. Not only is it the fastest pitcher on the market, it also features

Low-cost, portable water purifier coming

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:23:39 +0000

Inspired by the traditional Indian practice of storing drinking water in copper pots, a team from the Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (IAIM), Bangalore, has developed a low-cost, portable purifier. It is to be tested in the country soon.

The device, a copper based coil, standardised to act against water-borne pathogens that cause cholera and typhoid, has been laboratory-tested by Padma Venkat and her team.

The point-of-use device has been designed for providing pathogen-free water to poor households in India and Kenya. Expected to cost about Rs. 500, it will last a lifetime, says Dr. Venkat.

“It is safe, easy-to-use and requires no electricity to function, and no cartridges to recharge.” says Dr. Venkat, adding the device is aimed at sections which cannot afford a regular filter or frequent maintenance cost.

A proposal to test the device has won a $100,000(Cdn)-grant from Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), an organisation funded by the Government of Canada. The proposal was submitted to GCC by three students of McGill University’s International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) programme, including Dr. Venkat.

IIT students develop low cost water filter – Deccan Herald

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:23:35 +0000

An inexpensive water-filter that can kill microbes and virus besides screening out toxic heavy metals may soon be a reality, thanks to a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

The water purifier is based on composite nano-materials that not only destroy bacteria and viruses but also scavenge toxic chemical contaminants, such as lead, iron and arsenic.

The laboratory prototype uses 120 gm of filtering material, which is enough to produce 3,600 litres of completely clean drinking water. Assuming daily use of 10 litres of drinking water, the filter is good enough for an entire year for the family.

“Going by our estimates, the filter will cost Rs 500 whereas the cost of the cartridge will be Rs 150. The actual pricing will also depend on the scale of production,” said T Pradeep, a professor of Chemistry at the IIT who led the team that created the filter. The cartridge’s life can also be extended by boiling the filter in plain water or rubbing it with lemon juice, commonly available in households.

Cost-wise it is comparable to a popular

Asian ultrapure water sales to exceed $3 billion in 2015

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:23:00 +0000

This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine on line report Ultrapure Water World Markets.
Asia is building more new coal-fired power plants than the rest of the world combined. The majority of these power plants are of the ultrasupercritical design. These power plants need the highest purity boiler feedwater. Contrary to public perception, the Chinese fleet is operating more efficiently than the U.S. counterpart, says the McIlvaine report. The reason being that most of the Chinese plants have been built since 2000. By contrast, the average coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is more than forty years old. Asia has been quick to embrace newer technologies such as electrodeionisation (EDI) as a substitute for ion exchange.
Asia is also proceeding with nuclear power plants. These power plants require the highest quality water. Combined cycle gas turbine plants also require high quality water but their needs per megawatt are less than half of that of a coal-fired power plant.
Over 50 percent of the market is attributable to the electronics and flat panel segment. Asia has more electronics