Membrane & Separation Technology News Review, 2008

Mar 2009| MST005J| BCC Publishing

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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.

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
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Reviews key industry events.

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Title/Chapter Name	Pages	Member Price
Full Report: Membrane & Separation Technology News Review, 2008	222	Free
Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION	10	Free
MEMBRANES DEFINED LIQUID, GAS SEPARATIONS STILL POISED FOR GROWTH MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS FINDING WORLDWIDE APPLICATION WATER SCARCITY DRIVING DESALINATION MARKET
Chapter- 2: MICROFILTRATION	5	Free
FILTER PROTECTS IMMUNE-COMPROMISED PATIENTS FROM WATER-BORNE ILLNESSES BEER RECOVERY SYSTEM MAXIMIZES PROFITS TETRATEX ENABLES EFFICIENT AIR FILTRATION MILLIPORE ADDS CHOICE OF PTFE TO MILLEX HPF FILTERS WATERSEP ADDS ANTI-FOULING HOLLOW FIBER PRODUCT
Chapter- 3: ULTRAFILTRATION	9	Free
TIO2 SURFACE TREATMENT RESISTS BIOFOULING DOW ELEMENTS CERTIFIED TO DRINKING WATER TREATMENT STANDARDS INGE DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY FOR KARCHER POU SYSTEMS PROCESS CONVERTS BIOMASS TO ETHANOL, OTHER SALEABLE PRODUCTS PROTEUS, KOCH PERFECT PROTEIN CONCENTRATION T-RACK SAVES SPACE, MONEY LIFESAVER BOTTLE FILTERS WATER IN EMERGENCIES PALL PRODUCTS IMPROVE DRUG DISCOVERY, MANUFACTURE MILLIPORE SYSTEM TARGETS MICROSCALE DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Chapter- 4: NANOFILTRATION	5	Free
LONG BEACH METHOD VERIFIED MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE-FREE WATERBOX IDEAL FOR REMOTE SITES METAL IONS REMOVED FROM SOIL-WASHING LEACHATE FILTERS CONTROL NANO-SCALE CONTAMINATION BLOCK COPOLYMERS STABLE, HIGHLY SELECTIVE FOR VIRUSES
Chapter- 5: REVERSE OSMOSIS	15	Free
NEW ELEMENTS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY ELGA PROCESS WATER EXTENDS PRODUCT RANGE KOCH UPGRADES ROPRO SOFTWARE CHLORINE-TOLERANT MATERIAL COULD LOWER DESALINATION COSTS PLANT ROOTS PROVIDE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN IRRIGATION SYSTEM DEVON TESTING WATER RECYCLING IN BARNETT SHALE STONYBROOK REDESIGNS ACTIVE, SUPPORT LAYERS BARGE-MOUNTED PLANT TO DEMONSTRATE DESALINATION QATAR BEGINNING ZLD DESALINATION PROJECT 16-INCH MODULES SHINE IN BEDOK NEWATER TRIALS LOW-TECH SOLUTION FOR HIGH-PRESSURE PUMPING ECOWATER CANADA LAUNCHES FIRST CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM PURITE SYSTEM FIRST TO MEET NEW DECONTAMINATION GUIDELINES FUEL CELL CUTS ENERGY COSTS FOR DESALINATION POU PRODUCTS STUDIED FOR PERFLUOROCHEMICAL REMOVAL
Chapter- 6: MEMBRANE REACTORS	2	Free
MIECM ENABLES 'TWO-FOR-ONE' REACTION PHOTO-CAT REMOVES COMPOUNDS ON CANDIDATE CONTAMINANT LIST
Chapter- 7: MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY-A PRIMER	12	Free
INTRODUCTION MEMBRANE POLYMERS HYBRID SYSTEM HANDLES CANNERY COOKING WASTES NITRATE REMOVAL ECONOMICS FEASIBLE WITH BRINE RECYCLE SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC SYSTEM COULD OFFER ENERGY GAIN SIEMENS’ AIRLIFT SYSTEM CUTS ENERGY USE, COSTS MBFR ADAPTED TO REMOVE TCE
Chapter- 8: BIOMEDICAL AND BIOMEMBRANE	21	Free
KIT ISOLATES LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF DNA FROM PLASMA HEMOPURIFIER SUCCESSFUL IN HUMAN HCV TRIALS MODEL MAY HOLD KEY TO EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S VIVID SEPARATES PLASMA FROM WHOLE BLOOD WITHOUT CENTRIFUGATION DISCODIAL LIPID BILAYERS ENABLE SUPERIOR MEMBRANE PROTEIN FOLDING NEW POLYMER IMPROVES BIOARTIFICIAL PANCREAS HEMOPURIFIER CAPTURES MODEL SMALLPOX VIRUS 'JANUS PARTICLES' ENABLE RE-SEALABLE PORES TECHNIQUE COULD LOWER COSTS OF DNA SEQUENCING NANOSTRUCTURES RECREATE CELLULAR CONSTRUCTION LAB-ON-CHIP ENABLES BLOOD CLOTTING STUDIES REMOTELY-CONTROLLED NANOPORE PERMITS MOLECULE PASSAGE SELF-ASSEMBLED MATERIAL COULD FORM MINI STEM CELL LAB FREESTANDING MEMBRANES MIMIC BIOSYSTEM STRUCTURES NANOPARTICLES STIMULATE 'PATCHINESS' IN LIPID MEMBRANES CARBON-COATED CERAMIC SUITABLE FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES MODEL PROTOCELL CAN COPY DNA GAMBRO INTRODUCES LATEST HIGH-FLUX DIALYZER OPTIMAPLUS PERFORMS AS WELL AS GORE-TEX
Chapter- 9: ELECTROCHEMICAL	20	Free
AUTOBRANE PROJECT FOCUSES ON MATERIALS' IMPROVEMENTS MATERIAL UPS FUEL CELL EFFICIENCY BY MORE THAN 50% COMPOSITES COULD ADDRESS MULTIPLE PEM CELL NEEDS SCIENTISTS USE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESS TO SPLIT WATER PBI COMPOSITE NEEDS NO HUMIDIFICATION NANOTUBES ENHANCE NAFION’S PROPERTIES FREE-STANDING MULTILAYERED MATERIAL ENABLES MICRO SOFC FULLERENES COULD CONTROL PROTON, METHANOL FLOW AMES LAB MODEL EXPLAINS PEM STRUCTURE LOW VOLTAGES ENHANCE LPME FINDINGS COULD IMPROVE FUEL CELL EFFICIENCY MATERIAL TO COMBINE ZEOLITES, IONIC LIQUIDS, POLYMERS ITM CLAIMS POLYMER COSTS 1% OF EXISTING MATERIALS LAB SIMULATING FUEL CELL WATER FLOW BASF BANKING ON CELTEC FOR AIRBUS BACKUP POWER
Chapter- 10: PERVAPORATION	4	Free
HYBRID USES LESS ENERGY FOR BIOFUEL DEWATERING PROCESS SEPARATES BENZENE, CYCLOHEXANE MORE AFFORDABLY ETHANOL DEWATERED MORE EFFECTIVELY IN MULTIPLE MEMBRANE UNITS
Chapter- 11: GAS SEPARATION(By Alton Parrish)	8	Free
CO2 CAPTURE: A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR MEMBRANE MARKET? HYBRID PROCESS SEPARATES, CONCENTRATES BIOGAS REGENERABLE ILMS OPERATE LONGER ABRASION, DEPOSITION PRODUCE THIN, DEFECT-FREE LAYERS HTM REACTOR MAKES CHEAP, CLEAN ETHYLENE
Chapter- 12: NON-SEPARATING	4	Free
EXPOSURE MODULE ANALYZES AIRBORNE SUBSTANCES TRIGGERABLE BATTERY SEPARATOR SWITCHES POWER ON, OFF SEPARION MAKES BATTERIES LIGHTER, SAFER FABRIC PROTECTS FIREFIGHTERS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS, WARFARE AGENTS
Chapter- 13: NOVEL	13	Free
PLANNED POWER PLANT RUNS ON WATER INCREASED STABILITY EXPANDS APPLICATIONS FOR SLMS MANIPULATED OSMOSIS CUTS ENERGY CONSUMPTION PROCESS COULD MAKE CELLULOSIC ETHANOL LESS ENERGY INTENSIVE PURIFIED STEAM ENABLES UNIFORM OXIDE DEPOSITION GM JOINS COSKATA TO MAKE ETHANOL FROM TRASH REMOTELY-OPERATED MIMS TACKLES DEEP SEA ANALYSIS ROBOTIC SOIL PROBE DRIVEN BY OSMOSIS, ION EXCHANGE DEVICE COST-EFFECTIVELY COMBINES SOLVENT EXTRACTION, PERVAPORATION
Chapter- 14: SENSORS	3	Free
E-TONGUE DISTINGUISHES WINE GRAPE, VINTAGE MEGA MONITORS EMISSIONS IN LARGE AREAS ELECTRONIC 'NOSE' SNIFFS OUT EXPLOSIVES
Chapter- 15: MATERIALS	17	Free
COMPOSITES COULD REMOVE VOCS BETTER THAN AC ADSORBENTS AQUAPORIN-CONTAINING POLYMERS PROMISING FOR WATER TREATMENT TEXTILE TECHNIQUE MAKES BETTER BUCKYPAPER ATOM-THICK SMART MEMBRANE COULD HALVE DESALINATION COSTS TEAM SIMULATES ENHANCED WATER TRANSPORT IN CARBON NANOTUBES COMPOSITE EXPANDS EPTFE SEPARATIONS NANOPORES RECOGNIZE, SEPARATE PROTEINS, SMALL MOLECULES LIQUID CRYSTALS PROVIDE NEW FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES POLYMER/CERAMIC HYBRID BETTER AT HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMER BECOMES WETTER AS TEMPERATURE INCREASES APPROACH YIELDS MICRO-, NANO-TUBES FROM SOLID THIN FILMS SMART POLYMERS IMPROVE SENSORS, BIOSEPARATIONS Team to Study PIMs For CO2 Recovery CARBON NANOTUBES COULD CUT WATER TREATMENT COSTS
Chapter- 16: MEMBRANE DISTILLATION	4	Free
DECENTRALIZED PLANTS DESALINATE OFF-GRID PROCESS RECONCENTRATES SPENT BRINE TO FEED STRENGTH DIRECT CONTACT DISTILLATION MADE MORE AFFORDABLE
Chapter- 17: INDUSTRY NEWS	25	Free
AWWA RELEASES STATE OF INDUSTRY REPORT TOOL TRACKS DESALTED WATER IN NATURAL SUPPLIES REPORT: R&D CRUCIAL TO UNDERSTANDING DESALINATION IMPACT NEWATER LAUDED AT GLOBAL AWARDS VIVENTIA VERIFIES SMARTFLOW INCREASES MAB FRAGMENT YIELDS POU EFFECTIVE AGAINST TRACE PHARMACEUTICALS POLYFUEL CLOSE TO MEETING LAPTOP GOAL AETHLON TESTING DEVICE ON SPANISH FLU VIRUS SINGAPORE’S PUB JOINS MANUFACTURERS FOR WASTEWATER RECLAMATION R&D DANA POINT PLANT PULLED IN EARMARK FLAP VWS ENVIG TREATS BOTSWANA MINE WATER WATER WEEK YIELDS $270 MILLION IN INITIATIVES CONCLUSIONS FROM SUMMIT ON WATER FOR CITIES TAMPA BAY PLANT PASSES ACCEPTANCE TEST GWR SYSTEM BEGINS TREATING WASTEWATER FOR INDIRECT REUSE FLORIDA CONSIDERING OFF-SHORE DESALINATION PLANTS OVERTON’S RULE OVERTURNED: IMPLICATIONS FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT MBR PROJECTS FLOOD THE UAE DOE FUNDING TO ADVANCE CO2 CAPTURE REPORT, SOFTWARE OFFER GUIDANCE ON MEMBRANE PROCESS RESIDUALS STUDY SHOWS POU SYSTEMS REMOVE PERFLUOROCARBONS EPA ISSUES GUIDE TO REDUCING WASTEWATER NUTRIENTS VEGAS VALLEY ANGELS SUPPORTING OUTPATIENT AQUAPHERESIS CLINIC TUNISIA TO BUILD 14 NEW DESALINATION PLANTS CENTER WILL INVESTIGATE FAILURES TO IMPROVE FUEL CELL DURABILITY
Chapter- 18: BRIEFLY NOTED	45	Free
VAPERMA CONTRACTS FOR FIRST COMMERCIAL SIFTEK PLANT CHEMICAL COMPANY IMPLEMENTING ZERO DISCHARGE AT ALL PLANTS VOLKSWAGEN CONCEPT CAR FIRST HIGH TEMPERATURE CELL PROCESS FASTER THAN GC FOR VOC ANALYSIS CERAMIC MODULE SEPARATES ACID GASES FROM NATURAL GAS CONTACTOR SYSTEM REMOVES LIPIDS FROM FLUIDS, ORGANISMS UMASS AMHERST GRANT WILL FUND FUEL CELL RESEARCH AQUA-CHEM BUYS RO EQUIPMENT MAKER PARKER ACQUIRES AQUAPRO AIR PRODUCTS BUILDING NEW PRISM PLANT PTE, CROISIÈRES DEVELOPING SHIPBOARD MBR FINETEX, ROKI TECHNO ENTER SUPPLY AGREEMENT DRUMSCREEN MONSTER PREVENTS MBR FOULING DOW UF RECEIVES NSF/ANSI 61 CERTIFICATION GNF SAVING WATER AT HEADQUARTERS, PLANT COLL-R SUCCESSFUL IN FIRST HUMAN TRIALS GWR WINS STOCKHOLM INDUSTRY WATER PRIZE SUEZ LISTS ENVIRONNEMENT ON PARIS, BRUSSELS EXCHANGES TRISEP INCREASES PRODUCTION CAPACITY DOW RAISING RO, NF ELEMENT PRICES SARTORIUS, WUXI TEAM IN PRE-TESTING SERVICE SYMPATEX BECOMES BLUESIGN PARTNER MHI COMPLETES WORLD'S FIRST THREE-STAGE PLANT DOW SUPPLYING UF, RO ELEMENTS TO CYPRUS' NOVEL FACILITY ENERGY RECOVERY FILES FOR IPO H2O ACQUIRES MBR TECHNOLOGY WITH PURCHASE OF WTI GE COMPLETES WHATMAN ACQUISITION HPD TO SELL CERAMEM UF, MF PRODUCTS ASAHI LAUNCHES INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER RECYCLING SERVICE ELGA OFFERING RENTAL OPTION HYFLUX WINS BID TO BUILD WORLD’S LARGEST DESALINATION PLANT PALL SUPPLYING NEW SUPOR PRODUCT FOR NALGENE FILTERS GORE ADDS NEW MEDIA FOR COOLING FILTER LINE VESTERGAARD FRANDSEN BUYS PWI GRANT WILL HELP SIMPORE COMMERCIALIZE ULTRATHIN FILM CROWN SOLUTIONS USING GRANT TO EXPAND OPERATIONS PARKER HANNIFIN LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION TIRESAVER REH DEPLOYS CETO II HMM WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK AT TAMPA BAY SAWS TO SHARE BRACKISH WATER FINDINGS SIEMENS OPENS SINGAPORE RESEARCH CENTER PERU LOOKING TO SEA FOR NEW WATER RESOURCES KOCH DOUBLING RO/NF MANUFACTURING CAPACITY HYDRANAUTICS RAISING PRICES ON RO, NF PRODUCTS LG CHEM TO DISTRIBUTE INGE MODULES IN JAPAN, KOREA VOLVO PLANT WINS STATE’S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD TEXAS TOWN FUNDED FOR WIND-DRIVEN RO PROJECT VANTAGE QUICK SYSTEMS MEET MAKE-UP WATER NEEDS UF REMOVES MICROORGANISMS FROM DRY CLEANING SOLVENTS KUREHA TO BEGIN MAKING MEMBRANE PRODUCTS PROTEC RM AVAILABLE IN NEW PORE SIZES DONALDSON ADDS HIGH PERFORMANCE TETRATEX LINE SYSTEM PERMITS SIMULTANEOUS REACTION, SEPARATION GE, EUREKA FORBES JOIN IN INDIAN VENTURE POLYPORE ACQUIRES MICROPOROUS PRODUCTS PARA, PRISMEDICAL ENTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT SIEMENS EXPANDS PRESENCE IN MIDDLE EAST UOP SETTING UP GAS PRODUCTION CENTER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FIRST USE OF MBR/RO IN PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY CHARGESWITCH SIMPLIFIES PCR CLEAN-UP PROCESS RECOVERS ENERGY FROM MBR TURBULENCE NITTO DENKO CENTER IN SINGAPORE WILL FOCUS ON RO NYSA NOW NATRIX SEPARATIONS GE DEPLOYING HOMESPRING SYSTEMS AT RURAL SITES IN PAKISTAN VAPERMA DEMONSTRATING SIFTEK TECHNOLOGY AT INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PUNJAB PROVINCE INSTALLING RO FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL NATRIX LAUNCHES QUANTUM LINE OF LAB-SCALE PRODUCTS AETHLON TO BEGIN HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS MEMBRANA COMPLETES MANUFACTURING PLANT EXPANSION ERI IPO ONE OF YEAR’S BEST DOW ESTABLISHING R&D CENTER IN SPAIN ENTEGRIS EXPANDS OPERATIONS IN INDIA PRODUCT EXTRACTS HIGH-PURITY HYDROGEN FROM NATURAL, CITY GAS KUBOTA LICENSES BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY TO ADI SYSTEMS SEVERN TRENT WILL DESIGN, BUILD SOLAR-POWERED RO PLANT KRUGER SELLS NC FIRST NEOSEP MBR NF MINIMIZING LANDFILL LEACHATE VOLUMES SYMPATEX LAUNCHES RECYCLABLE LAMINATE DESIGN FEATURE BEATS SLOW FLOW RATES COMMON TO RO POU 3-D LAYER INCREASES GAS SEPARATION AREA PROCESS REMOVES IONS THAT DETERIORATE TEXTILE FIBERS IMMUNOASSAY PASSES FEASIBILITY TESTING MILLIPORE OFFERING 'STEM CELL TESTED' FILTERS EPA RECOGNIZES INTEL FOR REDUCING WATER USE VANTAGE MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED IN NORTH AMERICA GE PROVIDES SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR BLISTER PREVENTION PALL EXPANDING FURTHER INTO LATIN AMERICA GORE BUILDING, RENOVATING CHINESE MANUFACTURING PLANTS ISRAELI COUNCIL OKAYS DESALINATION FOR PALESTINIANS TEAM TO PRESENT ADVANTAGES OF SIMPORE THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY GAS TRANSFER IN MBRS COULD REDUCE AERATION COSTS CELGARD ACQUIRES SOUTH KOREAN SEPARATOR MANUFACTURER NITTO DENKO RAMPING UP RO MODULE PRODUCTION GE ADDS VIVASPIN TO PRODUCT OFFERINGS PORLOCK MBR PLANT PASSES TEN YEAR MARK LARGEST U.S. SUBMERGED MEMBRANE PLANT OPENS IN SAN DIEGO LAYERED COMPOSITE REDUCES METHANOL CROSSOVER MATERIAL MORE THAN DOUBLES POWER OUTPUT GE ENERGY OPENS SHANGHAI PLANT QUEENSLAND LOOKING INTO BARGE-MOUNTED PLANTS SWC5 WINS NIKKEI AWARD ISRAELI CLEANTECH FUND INVESTS IN IMPROVED DESALINATION DOOSAN SUPPLYING EQUIPMENT TO WESTERN CORRIDOR PROJECT ARMY'S LWP COMBINES TWO MEMBRANE PROCESSES INTERSTATE INTRODUCES MUPOR NATRIX RAISES $18 MILLION IN SERIES B FUNDING GE OPENS RO SYSTEM PLANT IN BRAZIL INGE SECURES MAJOR CONTRACT IN CHINA H2O WINS CONTRACTS WORTH $1.8 MILLION NUCLEOSPIN PLANT II KIT AVAILABLE IN THE U.K. ELGA INTRODUCED LARGER DIALYSIS WATER SYSTEMS MILLIPORE CLOSING PLANTS, CUTTING JOBS ECOWATER EXPANDING CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM FORT BLISS PLANT WINS FIVE AWARDS WORLD' LARGEST INDOOR FISHERY TO RECYCLE WATER BARC TEAM LATEST TO TURN TO NANOTUBES BIODIESEL REACTOR PROJECT AWARDED $8 MILLION KOCH HONORED AS PART OF PROJECT OF THE YEAR MILLIPORE EXPANDS DRUG DISCOVERY BUSINESS MINISTRY CONCERNED OVER DESALTING PLANTS LEACHING IRON INTO THE SEA R&D MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES XSCAPE TECHNOLOGY NUS PATENTS PROCESS FOR IMPROVED CMSMS PROCESS ENRICHES HYDROGEN IN FISCHER-ROPSCH STREAMS RIEMSER BUYS CURASAN,EPIGUIDE MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FIRM BUILDING WORLD'sLARGEST CONTAINERIZED RO PLANT MBR INSTALLATION FIRST PRIVATE U.S. PROJECT TO USE PURON ELEMENTS HIGH-PURITY HYDROGEN EXTRACTED FROM NATURAL GAS EL PASO PLANT WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD RIEMSER BUYS CURASAN,EPIGUIDE MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY SIMPORE WINS GRANT TO VALIDATE FIRST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT TETRA PAK,FLUXXION JOIN IN DAIRY MF DEVELOPMENT SOLVAY INVESTING IN ELECTROLYTIC CHLORINE MANUFACTURE NAOH2O RAISES $15 MILLION IN VENTURE INVESTMENT MICROFLUIDICS-ASED ASSAY USES 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Published - Apr-2008| Analyst - Susan Hanft| Code - MST005H

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The 2007 Membrane & Separations Technology News Review provides a comprehensive summary of all major developments in this important industry, including:

Technology advances and their effect on products and systems
Key business mergers and acquisitions
Business alliances and partnerships
Research and development efforts
New products and their effect on industry advancement
Key industry events

The goal of BCC Research in compiling and publishing this Review is to provide key industry players with all important 2007 news and an analysis of how the industry will be affected in one publication.

We hope you will find this Review valuable, and we look forward to another year of serving our customers' informational needs.

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