Microorganisms in a biofilm wastewater-treatment process are typically more resilient to process disturbances when compared to other types of biological-treatment processes. In the AnoxKaldnes Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology, the biofilm growth is protected within engineered plastic carriers that…
GE Energy Introduced in August, TrueSense (photo) integrates three new and unique functionalities into one platform: direct online monitoring of critical water chemistries; personal instrumentation that dramatically cuts offline testing time; and a powerful data analysis and display capability. A…
The cost for sludge treatment — in terms of manpower, equipment and energy — accounts for about 50% of the overall cost of wastewater. Since most end users require that the sludge be transported to another destination, it is important…
This company has recently debuted two advanced cooling solutions to help monitor, control and maintain cooling water systems with greater reliability and predictability. GenGard is a water-treatment technology for open recirculating cooling systems that can be applied in both neutral…
Air Products and Chemicals The Halia Advanced Oxidation System (photo) incorporates HiPOx technology, an ozone-based advanced oxidation process for water treatment. In the Halia advanced oxidation process (AOP), the HiPOx reactor efficiently injects and mixes O3 and H2O2 to maximize…
Aquatrend is a plant monitoring service that puts a water treatment expert on the customer’s team to help plant engineers to operate water-treatment facilities. First, the company’s specialists work with customer’s plant engineering team to perform a detailed audit of…
ITT The high-pressure feed pump is an integral part of the reverse osmosis (RO) process. The new Model 3393 high-pressure ring section pump (photo) is capable of delivering 150 to 3,100 gal/min of feedwater (34 m3/h to 700 m3/h) depending…
GenGard 8000 is the latest offering from this company’s GenGard family of cooling-water treatment technology. The new version of the product has expanded its capability to handle a wider range of pH values for cooling water, including neutral to alkaline…
Held at McCormick Place (Chicago, Ill.) October 18 – 22, the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 08, promises water quality education, training and access to cutting-edge technologies. With an attendence of over 20,000…
Dow Water & Process Solutions Designed with increased area and length to yield cost savings on system design and fabrication, the new Ultrafiltration SFP-2880 (photo) is the largest pressurized ultrafiltration module on the market, says the manufacturer. Ideal for a…