New wood-based technology removes 80% of dye pollutants in wastewater

Method can also be used against other types of pollutants

31-Mar-2023 - Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method that can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material. This discovery could have implications for countries with poor water treatment technologies and combat the widespread problem of toxic ...

Novel platform purifies oil-contaminated seawater

The approach has implications for improving water scarcity around the world, researchers say

28-Mar-2022 - The United Nations’ most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reportpaints a bleak picture for the world’s water supply: Of the 7.8 billion people on Earth, about 4 billion do not have access to sufficiently clean water for at least a month every year. While several water ...

New technology generates power from polluted air

09-May-2017 - Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power. The device must only be exposed to light in order to function. "We use a small device with two rooms separated ...

Mar Cor Purification and Rephile Biosciences sign distribution agreement for North American markets

20-Jan-2017 - Cantel Medical Subsidiary, Mar Cor Purification signed a distribution agreement with RephiLe Biosciences for distributing their laboratory water systems to customers in North America. These systems are used in research facilities, universities, hospitals and other critical high purity, low volume ...

Akzo Nobel to divest MPP Systems business

02-Nov-2006 - Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its MPP Systems® business to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies - part of the water division of French company Veolia Environnement. Financial details have not been disclosed. Based in Arnhem, the Netherlands, MPP Systems specializes in developing, marketing, ...

VWR International, Inc. and Sartorius AG Sign Agreement on Distribution of Laboratory Water Purification Systems in North Americ

29-Jun-2005 - VWR International, Inc and Sartorius AG have signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement on the distribution of laboratory water purification systems in the North American marketplace. The agreement grants VWR the exclusive rights to distribute Sartorius arium laboratory water purification systems ...