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Spiral-wound cartridges for desalination
A spiral-wound element has significant surface area, resulting in extremely high packing density. The filter is also easy to install and maintain in the system, and it offers a long …
Student Spotlight: Electrospun nanofibers for filtration
Harshal Gade is pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at University of Akron, where he is in his third year working in the Multiphase Transport Research Group under Prof. George …
The IAQ challenge – where do we go from here?
Environmental concerns today often revolve around the outdoor environment – whether it be greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, water security and scarcity, waste disposal and management, and the list …
Reverse osmosis for desalination
Reverse osmosis (RO) is a process that is commonly employed for desalination of seawater. RO systems leverage a semi-permeable membrane to remove ions, molecules and unwanted contaminants and particles (salt …
Determining the true cost of dry scrubbing technology
Operators of combustion equipment are tasked with removing acid gases and particulate. Traditionally, wet scrubbers were used to absorb the gases, but the problem with wet scrubbers is the resultant …