Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
25–28 February 20132013 AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology ConferenceSan Antonio, Texas, USAContact: Chris Collins, American Water Works Association, 6666 W. Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235, USA, Tel: +1 303 794 7711, Fax: +1 303 347 0804, Email: [email protected], www.amtaorg.com
11–13 March 2013Membrane Technology, Process and System Design (three-day course)L’Aquila, ItalyContact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society Secretariat, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Faculty of Engineering, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, ItalyTel: +39 348 88 48 406, Fax +1 928 543 3066Email: [email protected]: [email protected]/Wilf_course_2013.pdf
12–14 March 20134th International Conference on Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN2013)Aachen, GermanyContact: Aachener Verfahrenstechnik – Chemical Process Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46,
D-52056 Aachen, Germany Fax: +49 241 80 92252www.avt.rwth-aachen.de/OSN2013
7–10 April 20131st International Conference on Desalination using Membrane TechnologySitges, SpainContact: Dr Fiona Watson, Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK, Tel: +44 1451 830 129Email: [email protected] www.desalinationusingmembrane.comorContact: Tracy ChenTel: +86 10 8520 8692, Fax: +86 10 8518 9290Email: [email protected]
17–18 April 20133rd Dissemination Workshop of the Nano4water ClusterDresden, GermanyContact: Dr Marcus Weyd, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Michael-Faraday-Strasse 1, 07629 Hermsdorf, GermanyTel: +49 36601 9301 3937Email: [email protected]/veranstaltung/nano4water/
21–25 April 20132nd European Congress of
Applied BiotechnologyThe Hague, The NetherlandsContact: MCI – Eurocongress Vof, Jan van Goyenkade 11, 1075 HP, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTel: +31 20 679 3411, Email: [email protected]
22–23 April 2013Global Water Summit 2013Seville, SpainContact: Global Water Intelligence, Media Analytics Ltd, Suite C, Kingsmead House, Oxpens Road, Oxford OX1 1XX, UKTel: +44 1865 204208www.watermeetsmoney.com
12–15 May 2013International Scientific Conference on Pervaporation, Vapor Permeation and Membrane DistillationToruñ, PolandContact: Professor Wojciech Kujawski, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Gagarina 7, 87–100 Toruñ, PolandTel: +48 56 611 43 15Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]
EVENTS CALENDAR
CALENDAR/NEWS
16Membrane Technology February 2013
...Continued from front pageor ‘‘platform’’, is to be run under the theme ‘‘Industrial Separation and Biosensing Processes Inspired by Nature’’.
According to Aquaporin, which will work with companies DSS A/s, Arla Foods Amba and Dupont, and academic partners from the Danish universities in Copenhagen, Lyngby and Aalborg, this platform will strengthen its posi-tion within the field of biomimetic membranes.
Claus Hélix-Nielsen, Chief Strategy Officer, Aquaporin, who will head up the project, said: ‘It is our vision to utilise the 100% sustainable separation and bio-sensing techniques developed by Nature in an industrial context. The plat-form will explore, and demonstrate the potential of these superior techniques for industrial-scale biomimetic separation and sensor applications.’
Aquaporin says the platform will accelerate its development projects in a variety of areas, for example, wastewater volume reduction, peptide concentration and, in the long term, bio-refinery and drug screening applications.
‘Arla Foods is the perfect example of an industrial case using Aquaporin Inside mem-branes. The platform will be looking at how to reduce the level of small organic molecules in dairy wastewater. By using this technology on dairy process-water streams, the load on our water cleaning units will decrease significantly,’ commented Thorfinn Thordarson, Senior Project Manager, Arla Foods.
‘Aquaporin Inside membranes will not only improve the quality of water extracted, but also reduce the cost of extracting water.’
For Peter Holme Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Aquaporin, the approval of this project comes at an opportune time as the company is heading towards industrial production of its first generation of Aquaporin Inside membranes.
He said: ‘We see Aquaporin as a potential Novozymes within water, as our product holds so much commercial potential. Our long-term goal is to become the global com-mercial market leader in the field of biomi-metics – nothing less.’
‘The recognition from the DNATF will add new brains and more people to our internal team of experts and we will benefit significant-ly from the professional and experienced project partners over the coming years of the collaboration. We really look forward to exploring the separation and bio-sensing path together.’
Contacts:
Aquaporin A/s, Ole Maaløes Vej 3, DK-2200
Copenhagen N, Denmark. Tel: +45 82 30 3082,
www.aquaporin.dk
Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation,
Holbergsgade 14, 3rd Floor, DK-1057 Copenhagen,
Denmark. Tel +45 3363 7280,
http://hoejteknologifonden.dk
Toray acquires new building to fulfil growing sales and storage requirements
Toray Membrane USA Inc (TMUS), a producer of membranes for water
purification and wastewater reclama-tion, has purchased a building located adjacent to its existing manufacturing facility in Poway, California, USA.
Located on Thatcher Court, it will be used to fulfil the company’s growing sales and storage requirements. The 1394-m2 (15 000-ft2) build-ing will be used as a finished goods warehouse for membrane bioreactor, hollow fibre, and dairy, food and beverage, spiral reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration membrane elements.
The new building also encompasses offices for the TMUS sales, marketing, customer service, applications engineering and technical service departments.
With this latest expansion, TMUS now owns all three buildings on its campus.
Contact:
Toray Membrane USA Inc, 13435 Danielson Street,
Poway, CA 92064, USA. Tel: +1 858 218 2360,
www.toraywater.com
