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NanoH2O to change the economics of desalination; “It all comes down to the performance of the membrane”

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 20, 2010 at 7:47 am

From GreenTech Media:

“There is a looming water crisis for everyone on the globe as populations rise, as pollution increases and as climate and weather patterns change. There is already a water crisis in many developing nations and in some not-so-developing regions like Australia and California. The stats for “embedded” or “virtual” water are sobering — for example, the production of 1 kilogram of beef costs 15,500 liters of water

Desalination is one way of addressing some of our water problems. Desalination can be accomplished with a number of expensive, energy-intensive technologies including distillation, ion-exchange and reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis (RO) is a well-established desalination technology but the challenge is the sheer amount of energy consumed in the process. The key to the economics of the reverse osmosis process is the membrane.

NanoH20, a well-funded water start-up is commercializing a new membrane material for reverse osmosis based on technology developed by UCLA’s Eric Hoek. … ”

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January 20, 2010 · Filed Under Desalination

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