Pictured: The MBR plant applies the well-established activated sludge process to treat wastewater (bioreactor filled with sludge) The perception that wastewater treatment is the “less attractive” cousin to the delivery of potable water is slowly...
Membrane bioreactors (MBR) represent an existing alternative to conventional wastewater treatment process. However, problems related to operation high costs, mainly due to membrane fouling, still needs to be addressed. The deposition of biomass and...
Employees living at the housing project site located near the Unki Mine in Zimbabwe will soon have access to a reliable and good quality drinking water supply following the awarding of a contract to WEC Projects (Pty) Ltd which focuses on...
A whopping 30MW annually could be saved by cash-conscious South African municipalities should their water treatment plants decide to switch off Eskom and switch on the electricity-generating potential of methane-rich biogas. That’s according...
Worldwide the shortage of water is expected to transform corporate and industrial practices, according to a report issued by professional services firm PwC. PwC’s 2012 Water challenges, drivers and solutions study shows that the dwindling supply of...
The basic economic model of supply and demand is exactly what is taking place in remote drilling locations around the US. For the oil and gas industries, fresh water is a high ticket item and the most productive drilling locations are all entirely...
