Backwashing: a critical factor in water treatment plant performance
07 January, 2014In water treatment plants, the quality of water output is determined by how well the filtration system is operating. A key ingredient in keeping the filtration system working at its best is the frequency and quality of backwashing processes.
Saving water with dry vacuum
07 January, 2014Water usage is a major consideration within manufacturing and many are searching for sustainable processes to minimise the use of this precious resource. The answer may lie in the industry's willingness to embrace the use of sustainable technologies.
Trafag 8432 series Ex Submersible pressure transmitter
18 December, 2013The Trafag 8432 series Ex Submersible pressure transmitter features thick-film-on-ceramic sensor technology.
Trafag 8235 series flush diaphragm pressure transmitter
18 December, 2013The Trafag 8235 series flush diaphragm pressure transmitter is a 'smooth-face' flush diaphragm industrial pressure transmitter with thin-film-on-steel sensor technology.
Trafag 8473 series frontal diaphragm pressure transmitter
17 December, 2013The Trafag 8473 series frontal diaphragm pressure transmitter is an industrial-quality pressure transmitter that features thick-film-on-ceramic sensor technology.
H2O Optima solar water purification unit
14 November, 2013The H2O Optima solar-powered water purification unit provides treatment and purification to potable water for human consumption, emergency or agricultural use.
Local water utility recycling water in the basement of a residential building
05 November, 2013Central Park Water in Sydney is the dedicated water utility for the $2 billion urban village, servicing approximately 5000 residents and 15,000+ workers and visitors daily.
Water Equipment Plus UF-Plus membrane water filtration units
23 September, 2013The UF-Plus range of automated ultrafiltration units provides small-scale water treatment capabilities for several applications. The four model choices have capabilities as single, dual, triple or quadruple automated membrane solutions.
Microalgae and bacteria team up against arsenic-poisoned water
17 September, 2013Australian scientists have developed a new type of water filter that combines microalgae with bacteria taken from soil contaminated with heavy metals. The technology could prove an effective, cheap and safe way to clean up the potentially deadly arsenic that pollutes the drinking water of tens of millions of people around the world.
Siemens marks a century of chlorinated water disinfection
10 September, 2013The first commercially produced gas chlorinator was installed in a public drinking water system in 1913, revolutionising the way the world fought water-borne diseases. The technology was installed by Wallace & Tiernan - now a company of Siemens Water Technologies, which is celebrating the product’s 100th anniversary.
Exair CE-compliant Chip Trapper
07 August, 2013Independent laboratory tests now certify that Exair’s Chip Trapper meets the rigorous safety, health and environmental standards of the European Union that are required to attain the CE mark. The product offers a fast, easy way to clean large coolant sumps.
Pumping system reduces energy use at Sardinian sewage treatment plant
05 August, 2013Global water technology company Xylem has announced that its Flygt Experior system has reduced energy consumption and operating costs at a municipal water treatment plant in Cagliari, on the island of Sardinia, by 35%.
Removing iron and manganese from water supplies
02 August, 2013In the early days of water treatment, naturally occurring zeolites (glauconite greensand) were used to soften and remove the iron and manganese from water. The greensand media was not ideal as it was a slow process which required periodic regeneration with potassium permanganate. Also, it couldn’t be used in lower pH waters and had relatively low operating temperatures. Therefore, in the 70s, scientists and researchers in Japan began to look for ways to apply oxidising technology to a silica-sand substrate and came up with the Quantum DMI-65 media.
Report predicts $13 billion US demand for water treatment equipment in 2017
24 July, 2013Industry market research firm The Freedonia Group has released the report ‘Water Treatment Equipment’, predicting future trends in the US water treatment market.
Matchmaking bacteria on contaminated sites
19 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson, Editor, Australian Life ScientistOptimising growth conditions and matchmaking bacteria is all in a day’s work when bioremediating contaminated sites.
