Membrane & Separation Technology News Review, 2008

Membrane & Separation Technology News Review, 2008 published by BCC Research in March, 2009. This report consists of 222 pages and the price starts from US $ 850.

Introduction

Abstract

Highlights

This report:

• Provides a comprehensive summary of all major developments in the global membrane and separations technology market in 2008
• Highlights key business mergers, acquisitions, alliances and partnerships
• Discusses research and development efforts
• Investigates new products and their effect on industry advancement
• Reviews key industry events.

Table of Contents

Chapter-1: INTRODUCTION 10

• MEMBRANES DEFINED 1
• LIQUID, GAS SEPARATIONS STILL POISED FOR GROWTH 2
• LIQUID, GAS SEPARATIONS STILL ....(CONTINUED) 3
• TABLE 1 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANE MODULES USED IN GAS AND LIQUID SEPARATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 4
• FIGURE 1 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEMBRANE MODULES USED IN GAS AND LIQUID SEPARATIONS, 2002 - 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 4
• MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS FINDING WORLDWIDE APPLICATION 4
• MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS FINDING .... (CONTINUED) 5
• TABLE 2 VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 6
• FIGURE 2 VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS) 7
• WATER SCARCITY DRIVING DESALINATION MARKET 7
• WATER SCARCITY DRIVING .... (CONTINUED) 8
• WATER SCARCITY DRIVING .... (CONTINUED) 9
• TABLE 3 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SEAWATER AND BRACKISH WATER DESALINATION PLANTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS) 10
• FIGURE 3 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SEAWATER AND BRACKISH WATER DESALINATION PLANTS, 2000-2012 ($ MILLIONS) 10

Chapter-2: MICROFILTRATION 4

• FILTER PROTECTS IMMUNE-COMPROMISED PATIENTS FROM WATER-BORNE ILLNESSES 11
• BEER RECOVERY SYSTEM MAXIMIZES PROFITS 12
• TETRATEX ENABLES EFFICIENT AIR FILTRATION 13
• MILLIPORE ADDS CHOICE OF PTFE TO MILLEX HPF FILTERS 14
• WATERSEP ADDS ANTI-FOULING HOLLOW FIBER PRODUCT 14

Chapter-3: ULTRAFILTRATION 9

• TIO2 SURFACE TREATMENT RESISTS BIOFOULING 16
• DOW ELEMENTS CERTIFIED TO DRINKING WATER TREATMENT STANDARDS 17
• INGE DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY FOR KARCHER POU SYSTEMS 17
• PROCESS CONVERTS BIOMASS TO ETHANOL, OTHER SALEABLE PRODUCTS 18
• PROTEUS, KOCH PERFECT PROTEIN CONCENTRATION 19
• PROTEUS, KOCH PERFECT ....(CONTINUED) 20
• T-RACK SAVES SPACE, MONEY 21
• LIFESAVER BOTTLE FILTERS WATER IN EMERGENCIES 21
• PALL PRODUCTS IMPROVE DRUG DISCOVERY, MANUFACTURE 22
• MILLIPORE SYSTEM TARGETS MICROSCALE DRUG DEVELOPMENT 23
• MILLIPORE SYSTEM TARGETS .... (CONTINUED) 24

Chapter-4: NANOFILTRATION 5

• LONG BEACH METHOD VERIFIED MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT 25
• MAINTENANCE-FREE WATERBOX IDEAL FOR REMOTE SITES 26
• METAL IONS REMOVED FROM SOIL-WASHING LEACHATE 26
• TAL IONS REMOVED FROM .... (CONTINUED) 27
• FILTERS CONTROL NANO-SCALE CONTAMINATION 28
• BLOCK COPOLYMERS STABLE, HIGHLY SELECTIVE FOR VIRUSES 28
• BLOCK COPOLYMERS STABLE, .... (CONTINUED) 29

Chapter-5: REVERSE OSMOSIS 15

• NEW ELEMENTS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY 30
• ELGA PROCESS WATER EXTENDS PRODUCT RANGE 30
• KOCH UPGRADES ROPRO SOFTWARE 31
• CHLORINE-TOLERANT MATERIAL COULD LOWER DESALINATION COSTS 32
• CHLORINE-TOLERANT MATERIAL (CONTINUED) 33
• PLANT ROOTS PROVIDE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN IRRIGATION SYSTEM 34
• DEVON TESTING WATER RECYCLING IN BARNETT SHALE 34
• DEVON TESTING WATER RECYCLING ....(CONTINUED) 35
• STONYBROOK REDESIGNS ACTIVE, SUPPORT LAYERS 36
• BARGE-MOUNTED PLANT TO DEMONSTRATE DESALINATION 36
• BARGE-MOUNTED PLANT (CONTINUED) 37
• QATAR BEGINNING ZLD DESALINATION PROJECT 38
• 16-INCH MODULES SHINE IN BEDOK NEWATER TRIALS 38
• LOW-TECH SOLUTION FOR HIGH-PRESSURE PUMPING 39
• ECOWATER CANADA LAUNCHES FIRST CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM 40
• PURITE SYSTEM FIRST TO MEET NEW DECONTAMINATION GUIDELINES 41
• PURITE SYSTEM FIRST TO MEET NEW ....(CONTINUED) 41
• FUEL CELL CUTS ENERGY COSTS FOR DESALINATION 42
• POU PRODUCTS STUDIED FOR PERFLUOROCHEMICAL REMOVAL 43
• POU PRODUCTS STUDIED FOR .... (CONTINUED) 44

Chapter-6: MEMBRANE REACTORS 2

• MIECM ENABLES ' TWO-FOR-ONE' REACTION 45
• PHOTO-CAT REMOVES COMPOUNDS ON CANDIDATE CONTAMINANT LIST 46

Chapter-7: MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY - A PRIMER 12

• INTRODUCTION 47
• MEMBRANE POLYMERS 47
• BENEFITS 47
• DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS 48
• FIGURE 4 PLATE AND FRAME DEVICE 48
• FIGURE 5 HOLLOW FIBER DEVICE 49
• SYSTEM DESIGN 49
• FIGURE 6 IMMERSED MBR 50
• FIGURE 7 EXTERNAL MBR 50
• MANUFACTURERS 50
• THE FUTURE 51
• HYBRID SYSTEM HANDLES CANNERY COOKING WASTES 51
• HYBRID SYSTEM (CONTINUED) 52
• NITRATE REMOVAL ECONOMICS FEASIBLE WITH BRINE RECYCLE 53
• NITRATE REMOVAL ECONOMICS .... (CONTINUED) 54
• SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC SYSTEM COULD OFFER ENERGY GAIN 55
• SIEMENS' AIRLIFT SYSTEM CUTS ENERGY USE, COSTS 56
• MBFR ADAPTED TO REMOVE TCE 56
• MBFR ADAPTED TO REMOVE TCE (CONTINUED) 57
• MBFR ADAPTED TO REMOVE TCE (CONTINUED) 58

Chapter-8: BIOMEDICAL AND BIOMEMBRANE 21

• BIOMEDICAL AND BIOMEMBRANE 59
• KIT ISOLATES LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF DNA FROM PLASMA 59
• HEMOPURIFIER SUCCESSFUL IN HUMAN HCV TRIALS 59
• MODEL MAY HOLD KEY TO EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER' S 60
• MODEL MAY HOLD KEY TO EARLY-.... (CONTINUED) 61
• VIVID SEPARATES PLASMA FROM WHOLE BLOOD WITHOUT CENTRIFUGATION 62
• DISCODIAL LIPID BILAYERS ENABLE SUPERIOR MEMBRANE PROTEIN FOLDING 63
• NEW POLYMER IMPROVES BIOARTIFICIAL PANCREAS 64
• HEMOPURIFIER CAPTURES MODEL SMALLPOX VIRUS 65
• ' JANUS PARTICLES' ENABLE RE-SEALABLE PORES 66
• TECHNIQUE COULD LOWER COSTS OF DNA SEQUENCING 67
• NANOSTRUCTURES RECREATE CELLULAR CONSTRUCTION 68
• LAB-ON-CHIP ENABLES BLOOD CLOTTING STUDIES 69
• REMOTELY-CONTROLLED NANOPORE PERMITS MOLECULE PASSAGE 70
• EMOTELY-CONTROLLED NANOPORE .... (CONTINUED) 71
• SELF-ASSEMBLED MATERIAL COULD FORM MINI STEM CELL LAB 72
• FREESTANDING MEMBRANES MIMIC BIOSYSTEM STRUCTURES 73
• FREESTANDING MEMBRANES MIMIC .... (CONTINUED) 74
• NANOPARTICLES STIMULATE ' PATCHINESS' IN LIPID MEMBRANES 75
• CARBON-COATED CERAMIC SUITABLE FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES 76
• MODEL PROTOCELL CAN COPY DNA 77
• GAMBRO INTRODUCES LATEST HIGH-FLUX DIALYZER 78
• OPTIMAPLUS PERFORMS AS WELL AS GORE-TEX 79

Chapter-9: ELECTROCHEMICAL 20

• AUTOBRANE PROJECT FOCUSES ON MATERIALS' IMPROVEMENTS 80
• AUTOBRANE PROJECT FOCUSES ON .... (CONTINUED) 81
• MATERIAL UPS FUEL CELL EFFICIENCY BY MORE THAN 50% 82
• COMPOSITES COULD ADDRESS MULTIPLE PEM CELL NEEDS 83
• SCIENTISTS USE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESS TO SPLIT WATER 84
• PBI COMPOSITE NEEDS NO HUMIDIFICATION 85
• NANOTUBES ENHANCE NAFION' S PROPERTIES 86
• NANOTUBES ENHANCE (CONTINUED) 87
• FREE-STANDING MULTILAYERED MATERIAL ENABLES MICRO SOFC 88
• FULLERENES COULD CONTROL PROTON, METHANOL FLOW 89
• AMES LAB MODEL EXPLAINS PEM STRUCTURE 89
• AMES LAB MODEL (CONTINUED) 90
• LOW VOLTAGES ENHANCE LPME 91
• FINDINGS COULD IMPROVE FUEL CELL EFFICIENCY 92
• MATERIAL TO COMBINE ZEOLITES, IONIC LIQUIDS, POLYMERS 93
• MATERIAL TO COMBINE (CONTINUED) 93
• ITM CLAIMS POLYMER COSTS 1% OF EXISTING MATERIALS 94
• ITM CLAIMS (CONTINUED) 95
• LAB SIMULATING FUEL CELL WATER FLOW 96
• LAB SIMULATING FUEL CELL WATER FLOW (CONTINUED) 97
• BASF BANKING ON CELTEC FOR AIRBUS BACKUP POWER 98
• BASF BANKING ON CELTEC FOR .... (CONTINUED) 99

Chapter-10: PERVAPORATION 4

• HYBRID USES LESS ENERGY FOR BIOFUEL DEWATERING 100
• PROCESS SEPARATES BENZENE, CYCLOHEXANE MORE AFFORDABLY 101
• ETHANOL DEWATERED MORE EFFECTIVELY IN MULTIPLE MEMBRANE UNITS 102
• ETHANOL DEWATERED (CONTINUED) 103

Chapter-11: GAS SEPARATION 8

• CO2 CAPTURE: A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR MEMBRANE MARKET? 104
• CO2 CAPTURE: A MULTI-BILLION .... (CONTINUED) 105
• CO2 CAPTURE: A MULTI-BILLION .... (CONTINUED) 106
• HYBRID PROCESS SEPARATES, CONCENTRATES BIOGAS 107
• REGENERABLE ILMS OPERATE LONGER 108
• ABRASION, DEPOSITION PRODUCE THIN, DEFECT-FREE LAYERS 109
• HTM REACTOR MAKES CHEAP, CLEAN ETHYLENE 110
• HTM REACTOR MAKES CHEAP.... (CONTINUED) 111

Chapter-12: NON-SEPARATING 17

• EXPOSURE MODULE ANALYZES AIRBORNE SUBSTANCES 112
• TRIGGERABLE BATTERY SEPARATOR SWITCHES POWER ON, OFF 113
• SEPARION MAKES BATTERIES LIGHTER, SAFER 114
• FABRIC PROTECTS FIREFIGHTERS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS, WARFARE AGENTS 115
• NOVEL 116
• PLANNED POWER PLANT RUNS ON WATER 116
• INCREASED STABILITY EXPANDS APPLICATIONS FOR SLMS 117
• INCREASED STABILITY EXPANDS .... (CONTINUED) 118
• INCREASED STABILITY EXPANDS .... (CONTINUED) 119
• MANIPULATED OSMOSIS CUTS ENERGY CONSUMPTION 120
• PROCESS COULD MAKE CELLULOSIC ETHANOL LESS ENERGY INTENSIVE 121
• PURIFIED STEAM ENABLES UNIFORM OXIDE DEPOSITION 122
• GM JOINS COSKATA TO MAKE ETHANOL FROM TRASH 123
• REMOTELY-OPERATED MIMS TACKLES DEEP SEA ANALYSIS 124
• ROBOTIC SOIL PROBE DRIVEN BY OSMOSIS, ION EXCHANGE 125
• ROBOTIC SOIL PROBE DRIVEN BY .... (CONTINUED) 126
• DEVICE COST-EFFECTIVELY COMBINES SOLVENT EXTRACTION, PERVAPORATION 127
• DEVICE COST-EFFECTIVELY .... (CONTINUED) 128

Chapter-13: SENSORS 3

• E-TONGUE DISTINGUISHES WINE GRAPE, VINTAGE 129
• MEGA MONITORS EMISSIONS IN LARGE AREAS 130
• ELECTRONIC ' NOSE' SNIFFS OUT EXPLOSIVES 130
• ELECTRONIC ' NOSE' SNIFFS .... (CONTINUED) 131

Chapter-14: MATERIALS 17

• COMPOSITES COULD REMOVE VOCS BETTER THAN AC ADSORBENTS 132
• AQUAPORIN-CONTAINING POLYMERS PROMISING FOR WATER TREATMENT 133
• TEXTILE TECHNIQUE MAKES BETTER BUCKYPAPER 134
• ATOM-THICK SMART MEMBRANE COULD HALVE DESALINATION COSTS 135
• TEAM SIMULATES ENHANCED WATER TRANSPORT IN CARBON NANOTUBES 136
• COMPOSITE EXPANDS EPTFE SEPARATIONS 137
• NANOPORES RECOGNIZE, SEPARATE PROTEINS, SMALL MOLECULES 138
• NANOPORES RECOGNIZE, SEPARATE ....(CONTINUED) 139
• LIQUID CRYSTALS PROVIDE NEW FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES 140
• POLYMER/CERAMIC HYBRID BETTER AT HIGH TEMPERATURE 141
• POLYMER BECOMES WETTER AS TEMPERATURE INCREASES 142
• APPROACH YIELDS MICRO-, NANO-TUBES FROM SOLID THIN FILMS 143
• APPROACH YIELDS MICRO-, .... (CONTINUED) 144
• SMART POLYMERS IMPROVE SENSORS, BIOSEPARATIONS 145
• TEAM TO STUDY PIMS FOR CO2 RECOVERY 146
• CARBON NANOTUBES COULD CUT WATER TREATMENT COSTS 147
• CARBON NANOTUBES COULD CUT .... (CONTINUED) 148

Chapter-15: MEMBRANE DISTILLATION 4

• MEMBRANE DISTILLATION 149
• DECENTRALIZED PLANTS DESALINATE OFF-GRID 149
• PROCESS RECONCENTRATES SPENT BRINE TO FEED STRENGTH 150
• PROCESS RECONCENTRATES SPENT .... (CONTINUED) 151
• DIRECT CONTACT DISTILLATION MADE MORE AFFORDABLE 152

Chapter-16: INDUSTRY NEWS 25

• AWWA RELEASES STATE OF INDUSTRY REPORT 153
• TOOL TRACKS DESALTED WATER IN NATURAL SUPPLIES 154
• REPORT: R&D CRUCIAL TO UNDERSTANDING DESALINATION IMPACT 155
• NEWATER LAUDED AT GLOBAL AWARDS 156
• VIVENTIA VERIFIES SMARTFLOW INCREASES MAB FRAGMENT YIELDS 157
• POU EFFECTIVE AGAINST TRACE PHARMACEUTICALS 158
• POLYFUEL CLOSE TO MEETING LAPTOP GOAL 159
• AETHLON TESTING DEVICE ON SPANISH FLU VIRUS 160
• SINGAPORE' S PUB JOINS MANUFACTURERS FOR WASTEWATER RECLAMATION R&D 161
• DANA POINT PLANT PULLED IN EARMARK FLAP 161
• VWS ENVIG TREATS BOTSWANA MINE WATER 162
• WATER WEEK YIELDS $270 MILLION IN INITIATIVES 163
• CONCLUSIONS FROM SUMMIT ON WATER FOR CITIES 164
• TAMPA BAY PLANT PASSES ACCEPTANCE TEST 165
• GWR SYSTEM BEGINS TREATING WASTEWATER FOR INDIRECT REUSE 166
• FLORIDA CONSIDERING OFF-SHORE DESALINATION PLANTS 167
• OVERTON' S RULE OVERTURNED: IMPLICATIONS FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT 168
• MBR PROJECTS FLOOD THE UAE 169
• DOE FUNDING TO ADVANCE CO2 CAPTURE 170
• REPORT, SOFTWARE OFFER GUIDANCE ON MEMBRANE PROCESS RESIDUALS 171
• STUDY SHOWS POU SYSTEMS REMOVE PERFLUOROCARBONS 172
• EPA ISSUES GUIDE TO REDUCING WASTEWATER NUTRIENTS 173
• VEGAS VALLEY ANGELS SUPPORTING OUTPATIENT AQUAPHERESIS CLINIC 173
• VEGAS VALLEY ANGELS SUPPORTING .... (CONTINUED) 174
• TUNISIA TO BUILD 14 NEW DESALINATION PLANTS 175
• CENTER WILL INVESTIGATE FAILURES TO IMPROVE FUEL CELL DURABILITY 176
• CENTER WILL INVESTIGATE FAILURES .... (CONTINUED) 177

Chapter-17: BRIEFLY NOTED

• VAPERMA CONTRACTS FOR FIRST COMMERCIAL SIFTEK PLANT 178
• CHEMICAL COMPANY IMPLEMENTING ZERO DISCHARGE AT ALL PLANTS 178
• VOLKSWAGEN CONCEPT CAR FIRST HIGH TEMPERATURE CELL 178
• PROCESS FASTER THAN GC FOR VOC ANALYSIS 179
• CERAMIC MODULE SEPARATES ACID GASES FROM NATURAL GAS 179
• CONTACTOR SYSTEM REMOVES LIPIDS FROM FLUIDS, ORGANISMS 179
• UMASS AMHERST GRANT WILL FUND FUEL CELL RESEARCH 180
• AQUA-CHEM BUYS RO EQUIPMENT MAKER 180
• PARKER ACQUIRES AQUAPRO 180
• AIR PRODUCTS BUILDING NEW PRISM PLANT 181
• PTE, CROISIERES DEVELOPING SHIPBOARD MBR 181
• FINETEX, ROKI TECHNO ENTER SUPPLY AGREEMENT 181
• DRUMSCREEN MONSTER PREVENTS MBR FOULING 182
• DOW UF RECEIVES NSF/ANSI 61 CERTIFICATION 182
• GNF SAVING WATER AT HEADQUARTERS, PLANT 182
• COLL-R SUCCESSFUL IN FIRST HUMAN TRIALS 183
• GWR WINS STOCKHOLM INDUSTRY WATER PRIZE 183
• SUEZ LISTS ENVIRONNEMENT ON PARIS, BRUSSELS EXCHANGES 184
• TRISEP INCREASES PRODUCTION CAPACITY 184
• DOW RAISING RO, NF ELEMENT PRICES 184
• SARTORIUS, WUXI TEAM IN PRE-TESTING SERVICE 184
• SYMPATEX BECOMES BLUESIGN PARTNER 185
• MHI COMPLETES WORLD' S FIRST THREE-STAGE PLANT 185
• DOW SUPPLYING UF, RO ELEMENTS TO CYPRUS' NOVEL FACILITY 185
• ENERGY RECOVERY FILES FOR IPO 185
• H2O ACQUIRES MBR TECHNOLOGY WITH PURCHASE OF WTI 186
• GE COMPLETES WHATMAN ACQUISITION 186
• HPD TO SELL CERAMEM UF, MF PRODUCTS 186
• ASAHI LAUNCHES INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER RECYCLING SERVICE 187
• ELGA OFFERING RENTAL OPTION 187
• HYFLUX WINS BID TO BUILD WORLD' S LARGEST DESALINATION PLANT 187
• PALL SUPPLYING NEW SUPOR PRODUCT FOR NALGENE FILTERS 188
• GORE ADDS NEW MEDIA FOR COOLING FILTER LINE 188
• VESTERGAARD FRANDSEN BUYS PWI 188
• GRANT WILL HELP SIMPORE COMMERCIALIZE ULTRATHIN FILM 189
• CROWN SOLUTIONS USING GRANT TO EXPAND OPERATIONS 189
• PARKER HANNIFIN LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION TIRESAVER 189
• REH DEPLOYS CETO II 190
• HMM WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK AT TAMPA BAY 190
• SAWS TO SHARE BRACKISH WATER FINDINGS 190
• SIEMENS OPENS SINGAPORE RESEARCH CENTER 191
• PERU LOOKING TO SEA FOR NEW WATER RESOURCES 191
• KOCH DOUBLING RO/NF MANUFACTURING CAPACITY 191
• HYDRANAUTICS RAISING PRICES ON RO, NF PRODUCTS 192
• LG CHEM TO DISTRIBUTE INGE MODULES IN JAPAN, KOREA 192
• VOLVO PLANT WINS STATE' S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD 192
• TEXAS TOWN FUNDED FOR WIND-DRIVEN RO PROJECT 193
• VANTAGE QUICK SYSTEMS MEET MAKE-UP WATER NEEDS 193
• UF REMOVES MICROORGANISMS FROM DRY CLEANING SOLVENTS 193
• KUREHA TO BEGIN MAKING MEMBRANE PRODUCTS 195
• PROTEC RM AVAILABLE IN NEW PORE SIZES 195
• DONALDSON ADDS HIGH PERFORMANCE TETRATEX LINE 195
• SYSTEM PERMITS SIMULTANEOUS REACTION, SEPARATION 196
• GE, EUREKA FORBES JOIN IN INDIAN VENTURE 196
• POLYPORE ACQUIRES MICROPOROUS PRODUCTS 196
• PARA, PRISMEDICAL ENTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 197
• SIEMENS EXPANDS PRESENCE IN MIDDLE EAST 197
• UOP SETTING UP GAS PRODUCTION CENTER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 197
• FIRST USE OF MBR/RO IN PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY 197
• CHARGESWITCH SIMPLIFIES PCR CLEAN-UP 198
• PROCESS RECOVERS ENERGY FROM MBR TURBULENCE 198
• NITTO DENKO CENTER IN SINGAPORE WILL FOCUS ON RO 198
• NYSA NOW NATRIX SEPARATIONS 199
• GE DEPLOYING HOMESPRING SYSTEMS AT RURAL SITES IN PAKISTAN 199
• VAPERMA DEMONSTRATING SIFTEK TECHNOLOGY AT INDUSTRIAL-SCALE 199
• PUNJAB PROVINCE INSTALLING RO FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL 200
• NATRIX LAUNCHES QUANTUM LINE OF LAB-SCALE PRODUCTS 200
• AETHLON TO BEGIN HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS 200
• MEMBRANA COMPLETES MANUFACTURING PLANT EXPANSION 201
• ERI IPO ONE OF YEAR' S BEST 201
• DOW ESTABLISHING R&D CENTER IN SPAIN 201
• ENTEGRIS EXPANDS OPERATIONS IN INDIA 202
• PRODUCT EXTRACTS HIGH-PURITY HYDROGEN FROM NATURAL, CITY GAS 202
• KUBOTA LICENSES BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY TO ADI SYSTEMS 202
• SEVERN TRENT WILL DESIGN, BUILD SOLAR-POWERED RO PLANT 202
• KRUGER SELLS NC FIRST NEOSEP MBR 203
• NF MINIMIZING LANDFILL LEACHATE VOLUMES 203
• SYMPATEX LAUNCHES RECYCLABLE LAMINATE 203
• DESIGN FEATURE BEATS SLOW FLOW RATES COMMON TO RO POU 204
• 3-D LAYER INCREASES GAS SEPARATION AREA 204
• PROCESS REMOVES IONS THAT DETERIORATE TEXTILE FIBERS 204
• IMMUNOASSAY PASSES FEASIBILITY TESTING 205
• MILLIPORE OFFERING ' STEM CELL TESTED' FILTERS 205
• EPA RECOGNIZES INTEL FOR REDUCING WATER USE 205
• VANTAGE MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED IN NORTH AMERICA 206
• GE PROVIDES SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR BLISTER PREVENTION 206
• PALL EXPANDING FURTHER INTO LATIN AMERICA 206
• GORE BUILDING, RENOVATING CHINESE MANUFACTURING PLANTS 207
• ISRAELI COUNCIL OKAYS DESALINATION FOR PALESTINIANS 207
• TEAM TO PRESENT ADVANTAGES OF SIMPORE THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY 207
• GAS TRANSFER IN MBRS COULD REDUCE AERATION COSTS 208
• CELGARD ACQUIRES SOUTH KOREAN SEPARATOR MANUFACTURER 208
• NITTO DENKO RAMPING UP RO MODULE PRODUCTION 208
• GE ADDS VIVASPIN TO PRODUCT OFFERINGS 209
• PORLOCK MBR PLANT PASSES TEN YEAR MARK 209
• LARGEST U.S. SUBMERGED MEMBRANE PLANT OPENS IN SAN DIEGO 209
• LAYERED COMPOSITE REDUCES METHANOL CROSSOVER 210
• MATERIAL MORE THAN DOUBLES POWER OUTPUT 210
• GE ENERGY OPENS SHANGHAI PLANT 211
• QUEENSLAND LOOKING INTO BARGE-MOUNTED PLANTS 211
• SWC5 WINS NIKKEI AWARD 211
• ISRAELI CLEANTECH FUND INVESTS IN IMPROVED DESALINATION 212
• DOOSAN SUPPLYING EQUIPMENT TO WESTERN CORRIDOR PROJECT 212
• ARMY' S LWP COMBINES TWO MEMBRANE PROCESSES 212
• INTERSTATE INTRODUCES MUPOR 213
• NATRIX RAISES $18 MILLION IN SERIES B FUNDING 213
• GE OPENS RO SYSTEM PLANT IN BRAZIL 213
• INGE SECURES MAJOR CONTRACT IN CHINA 214
• H2O WINS CONTRACTS WORTH $1.8 MILLION 214
• NUCLEOSPIN PLANT II KIT AVAILABLE IN THE U.K. 214
• ELGA INTRODUCED LARGER DIALYSIS WATER SYSTEMS 215
• MILLIPORE CLOSING PLANTS, CUTTING JOBS 215
• ECOWATER EXPANDING CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM 215
• FORT BLISS PLANT WINS FIVE AWARDS 216
• WORLD' S LARGEST INDOOR FISHERY TO RECYCLE WATER 216
• BARC TEAM LATEST TO TURN TO NANOTUBES 216
• BIODIESEL REACTOR PROJECT AWARDED $8 MILLION 217
• KOCH HONORED AS PART OF PROJECT OF THE YEAR 217
• MILLIPORE EXPANDS DRUG DISCOVERY BUSINESS 217
• MINISTRY CONCERNED OVER DESALTING PLANTS LEACHING IRON INTO THE SEA 218
• R&D MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES XSCAPE TECHNOLOGY 218
• NUS PATENTS PROCESS FOR IMPROVED CMSMS 219
• PROCESS ENRICHES HYDROGEN IN FISCHER-TROPSCH STREAMS 219
• RIEMSER BUYS CURASAN, EPIGUIDE MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY 219
• FIRM BUILDING WORLD' S LARGEST CONTAINERIZED RO PLANT 220
• MBR INSTALLATION FIRST PRIVATE U.S. PROJECT TO USE PURON ELEMENTS 220
• HIGH-PURITY HYDROGEN EXTRACTED FROM NATURAL GAS 220
• EL PASO PLANT WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD 221
• RIEMSER BUYS CURASAN, EPIGUIDE MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY 221
• SIMPORE WINS GRANT TO VALIDATE FIRST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT 221
• TETRA PAK, FLUXXION JOIN IN DAIRY MF DEVELOPMENT 222
• SOLVAY INVESTING IN ELECTROLYTIC CHLORINE MANUFACTURE 222
• NAOH2O RAISES $15 MILLION IN VENTURE INVESTMENT 222
• MICROFLUIDICS-BASED ASSAY USES EMBEDDED FILTER 222
• MICROFLUIDICS-BASED ASSAY .... (CONTINUED) 223

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