WASTEWATER ARTICLES

Industrial pump maker acquired by Tyco Flow Control

PRINCETON, NJ, Nov. 17, 2010 -- Tyco Flow Control has acquired the assets of Supavac Pty Limited and Supavac Chile SA, a manufacturer of air driven slurry management systems...

Industrial water-cleaning waste-to-energy technology competes for national prize

OAKLAND, CA, Nov. 16, 2010 -- Novel technology that efficiently cleans industrial wastewater while it captures oil in the water to use as biodiesel feedstock has made FogBusters a finalist contendi...

Ballast water research project secures initial funding

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Nov. 15, 2010 -- Global Water Technologies Inc. has completed an initial funding transaction to begin research on new methods of ballast water treatment...

Biogas wastewater treatment installation planned for California power plant

DANBURY, CT, Nov. 9, 2010 -- FuelCell Energy announced the sale of a 2.8 megawatt (MW) DFC3000 power plant to be installed at a wastewater treatment plant operated by Inland Empire Utilities Agency...

Industrial water company acquisition to expand produced water business capabilities for Hackmann

PALM DESERT, CA, Nov. 8, 2010 -- Heckmann Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Complete Vacuum and Rental Inc., a private oilfield produced water disposal and transport company ...

Water, wastewater treatment contract in Alaska to support oil, gas drilling activities

Nov. 8, 2010 -- Peak Energy Services Trust has entered into a second wastewater treatment contract with a major international oil and natural gas producer located on the north slope of Alaska, USA...

Membrane Technology in Production of Biofuels

(WaterWorld Online - October 2010) Membrane filtration technology, a tried and proven method used in many industrial process streams, is now being adopted in biofuels production and integrated bior...

Cleaning wastewater with coffee husks

Oct. 12, 2010 -- The metal chromium is an essential nutrient for plant and animal metabolism, but it can accumulate to toxic and hazardous levels in the environment when discharged in industrial wa...

Treating shale gas frac water at the well site

TREVOSE, PA, Sept. 30, 2010 -- GE has introduced a mobile evaporator specifically designed to help natural gas producers recycle untreated waters that result from the hydraulic fracturing process a...

Anaerobic system to pretreat pharmaceutical wastewater, generate energy

RATINGEN/PENZBERG, Germany, Sept. 27, 2010 -- Pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics will implement new anaerobic plant for the biological pre-treatment of a partial wastewater flow at its Penzbe...