Challenges of Low Boron Removal Requirements in Large-scale Seawater Desalination Plants...

With the increasing demand for electronic grade silicon, and particularly the growth of silicon solar cells, the semiconductor industry is facing the challenge of...

STEP: Another Alternative to Alternative Sewers

When there are more options than to “hook-up” to a municipal plant and pay exorbitant connection fees, a community developer looks into alternative methods...

Odor and Corrosion Control in Wastewater Collection Systems: Part 3 of...

Ozone can be generated by exciting a flow of oxygen with sufficient electrical or optical energy. This will cause a certain amount of oxygen...

A World in Crisis Needs Safe Water

By Dominic Sims, International Code Council Although 70 percent of our planet is covered with water, less than one percent is drinkable. Clean water is...

Finding a Pretreatment Solution for Desalination Applications: Part 2 of 2

Last month, we introduced the following study, which consisted of three phases that started in the autumn of 2016 at a site located in...

Keys to Minimally Invasive Sewage Renovation

As is the case with any type of infrastructure, sewers require regular maintenance. But the often narrow pipes below the ground are difficult to...

Eco-friendly Cost Reduction Through Anaerobic Sludge Stabilization

By Ann Börries, Weltec Biopower Following a public tender procedure, Weltec Biopower was awarded the contract for an anaerobic stage for the municipal sewage treatment...

Uniform Distribution in Headers and Distribution Systems

PART 1/2 Cooling applications and many spray applications require uniform distribution of the cooling fluid over the affected area. Examples include, spray lines, spray towers,...

A Clear Advantage: Smart Materials for the Construction of Water Filters

Clean water for everyone. Two innovative companies from Saxony-Anhalt have dedicated themselves to this aim: Carbonit Filtertechnik GmbH from the Dambeck district of Salzwedel...

New Smart Wastewater Treatment Solution Cuts Operating Costs and Reduces Energy

By Don Jones, Xylem Wastewater utilities can now achieve compliance targets while cutting energy consumption from aeration by up to 25 percent with Xylem Edge...