Pasteurisation disinfection using waste heat
12 July, 2013 by Lauren DavisPasteurisation - ie, the rapid heating and cooling of food (usually liquid) - has been used since the late 1800s to treat and disinfect milk. Now, a version of the process will be used in Australia for a different purpose - treating recycled water.
Hach Sonatax sc with sc200 Profibus controller
08 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdThe Hach Sonatax sc with sc200 controller allows users to optimise sludge extraction, manage recirculation and be warned of potential solids washouts or process upset by continuously measuring the sludge blanket level.
Hach Lange AN-ISE sc combination sensor for ammonium and nitrate
08 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdThe Hach Lange AN-ISE sc combination sensor for ammonium and nitrate features a probe which uses Cartrical technology.
Urine recycling to extract precious nutrient
05 July, 2013The recycling of plastic bottles, paper and food at home is common across the world. But as many of the Earth’s resources become more scarce, chemical engineers are looking at new ways to recycle - including extracting precious nutrients such as phosphates from urine before it enters the sewage system.
Thames Tideway Tunnel project standardises on Bentley’s ProjectWise
03 July, 2013Bentley Systems, a provider of software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced standardisation on the company’s ProjectWise to provide collaboration, work sharing and engineering content management for Thames Water’s Thames Tideway Tunnel project. The project is addressing the issue of combined sewage discharges from London’s Victorian-era sewer system that enter the River Thames.
Cerlic Multitracker wastewater instrument with Multiseries sensors
01 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Control Components Pty LtdCerlic’s range of portable water/wastewater instruments has expanded to include the Multitracker controller and Multiseries sensors. The handheld device uses plug-and-play sensors for various types of measurement.
BioGill technology keeps Fiji island beaches and ocean pristine
27 June, 2013 | Supplied by: BioGill Operations Pty LimitedMantaray Island Resort opened its doors to travellers as an eco-resort in 2004. Now, with Australian-invented BioGill technology, the island is effectively treating wastewater on-site, recycling the water for garden re-use and protecting the local reefs and waterways.
Nubian brings sustainable water solutions to 720 Bourke Street
27 June, 2013Nubian Water Systems, a provider of sustainable water solutions for the urban environment, has been selected as the vendor of choice by 720 Bourke Street’s hydraulic contractor, Richstone Plumbing.
Xylem Wedeco LBX 850e wastewater disinfection solution
17 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Xylem Water Solutions Australia LtdThe Xylem WEDECO LBX 850e system is a closed-vessel, ultraviolet (UV) disinfection solution which has been optimised for large-scale wastewater treatment plants, industrial and water re-use applications.
CMAX wastewater filtration media
07 June, 2013 | Supplied by: ECOFIX Pty LtdThe CMAX filtration media is a specialty adsorbent designed to remove surfactants, soaps and detergents in wastewater.
Pasteurisation to produce recycled water
04 June, 2013Pasteurisation - a process used worldwide to disinfect and treat milk - will soon be used to treat recycled water in a project initiated by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE).
Dealing with crap to improve water quality
03 June, 2013To better understand how bacteria impact the environment, a former University of California, Riverside graduate student spent nearly a year building a system that replicates a human colon, septic tank and groundwater and ‘fed’ the colon three times a day during weeklong experiments to simulate human eating.
Australia’s first Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) rating
15 May, 2013 | Supplied by: TenixTenix has been awarded Australia’s first ever Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Design rating, achieving an ‘Excellent’ rating level for the design of two sewage treatment plants (STPs) at Cannonvale and Proserpine in North Queensland.
Water utility using sewage sludge to create energy
02 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Yarra Valley WaterIn what is claimed will be an Australian first, Yarra Valley Water is developing an innovative waste-to-energy facility in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Mussel shells to treat polluted mining water
29 April, 2013University of Canterbury researchers are investigating an ecologically engineered treatment system to solve wastewater problems, such as acid mine drainage, on mining sites.
