Aquatech Acquires Chemicals and Services Capability Through Strategic Investment into WEX Technologies

PUNE, India, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquatech, a global leader in water purification for industrial and infrastructure markets, has made a strategic investment into WEX Technologies Private Limited, a leading provider of performance water treatment chemicals and services.

For further information contact: Shamita Sengupta at SenguptaS@aquatech.com or (91) 20-6654-7000.WEX will continue to operate as an independent entity with the original founders, who are recognized and respected veterans in the field, continuing in their management capacities. Dhrubo Banerjee will continue to be the Managing Director of WEX, and Aquatech will add new members to the Board of Directors of WEX in order to develop synergies that will enable both companies to offer complete water treatment solutions to their respective customers.http://www.aquatech.comAquatech has made a majority investment into WEX, a privately owned company headquartered in Pune, India. "Aquatech has been focused on growth in India by providing innovative and integrated technological solutions. Investment into WEX will enhance our ability to add value to our clients by providing them a Total Water Management solution. By working together, Aquatech and WEX can help our clients use less water and optimize cost by managing their water consumption," said Aquatech's Managing Director, Devesh Sharma. "Our work can positively impact our client's water and energy footprint and save them money as well."SOURCE AquatechThis press release was issued through eReleases(R). For more information, visit eReleases Press Release Distribution at http://www.ereleases.com.Aquatech is a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets with a focus on desalination, water reuse, and zero liquid discharge. The company is headquartered in the United States, and has a significant presence worldwide through subsidiaries in India, Europe, the Middle East, and China. Aquatech strives to provide Technology Leadership and Performance Excellence to the Global Water Industry, and aims to support its clients with cutting edge Sustainable Solutions, minimizing their Life Cycle Cost, as well as their Carbon and Water Footprint.About AquatechFounded in 2001, WEX is a widely recognized chemical and services company focused on the rapidly growing Indian market. WEX's chemical product solutions address applications for boilers, cooling towers, and reverse osmosis and thermal evaporator antiscalants and cleaners. Over the past 10 years, WEX has experienced consistent growth and has built an impressive customer base, particularly in the power, petrochemical, and oil and gas markets.http://www.wextech.co.in

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Dow to Invest in Water Technology in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) today announced plans to invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for DOW FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) elements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Related Results

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“Dow has a 50-year history of innovation and market leadership in the water industry. Saudi Arabia and nearby emerging markets represent a tremendous opportunity for Dow. Our plan is to complement our commercial presence with a manufacturing footprint, thereby bringing us closer to regional customers and strengthening the global competitiveness of our water business,” said Jerome Peribere, Dow executive vice president and president and chief executive officer, Dow Advanced Materials.

High-performance DOW FILMTEC membranes from Dow Water & Process Solutions are used in some of the most water-challenged areas of the world, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Algeria. The Shoaiba Barge SeaWater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest RO seawater desalination plants and utilizes FILMTEC membrane elements."This new water facility and our collaboration with KAUST, coupled with our new world-class water technology center in Tarragona, Spain, are clear examples of Dow's continuing investment in technologies and production capacity to meet the growing challenges for clean and affordable water supply,” Ian Barbour, Dow Water & Process Solutions general manager said.The proposed facility would deliver local supply security of cutting-edge technologies for water desalination and water re-use for potable, non-potable and industrial water serving Saudi Arabia, the surrounding Middle East and North Africa region and emerging markets worldwide. Additionally, these water membrane technologies will deliver cost-savings through reduced energy usage and superior operational efficiencies for customers in desalination, industrial, municipal, commercial and residential sectors.Upon completion, the joint venture is projected to be among the world’s largest petrochemical facilities and would represent the largest foreign direct investment into Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical sector. In 2009, Dow entered into a comprehensive Research and Development (R&D) collaboration agreement with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the region’s leading graduate-level research university.Dow is committed to investing for growth in Saudi Arabia. This announcement builds on the recent decision by The Dow Chemical Company and Saudi Aramco to form Sadara Chemical Company, a joint venture to build and operate a world-scale, fully integrated chemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Modern water treatment technology allows industrial economies to advance while minimizing water requirements. Over the years, improvements in DOW FILMTEC RO membrane elements have provided a threefold increase in the amount of treated water per element while reducing energy costs in desalination and other water purification and re-use projects around the world. Desalination plants with Dow technology produce hundreds of millions of gallons of freshwater per day in many sites around the globe, contributing to Dow’s overarching goal to further reduce the cost and energy-intensity of seawater desalination.The global leader in sustainable separation and purification technology, Dow Water & Process Solutions is making a clear impact in the world. We’re helping to make water safer and more accessible, food taste better, pharmaceuticals more effective and industries more efficient and spearheading the development of sustainable technologies that integrate water and energy requirements. Dow Water & Process Solutions offers a broad portfolio of ion exchange resins, reverse osmosis membranes, ultra filtration membranes and electrodeionization products, with strong positions in a number of major application areas, including industrial and municipal water, industrial processes, pharmaceuticals, power, residential water and waste and water reuse. More information about Dow Water & Process Solutions can be found at www.dowwaterandprocess.com.“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a key market for Dow Water & Process Solutions. This new proposed world-class facility will increase our ability to deliver the most advanced, affordable and sustainable water sourcing and treatment options for desalination, wastewater treatment, and other applications,” said Dr. Ilham Kadri, commercial director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dow Water & Process Solutions. “Dow is committed to the vital water conservation and purification needs of the region, and to combating water shortages that limit economic development.”®TM Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of DowDow (NYSE: Dow) combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.About Dow Water & Process Solutions

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Minimizing the use of chemicals to control scaling in sea water reverse osmosis; improved prediction of the scaling potential of calcium carbonate. UNESCO-IHE PhD thesis

Minimizing the use of chemicals to control scaling in sea water reverse osmosis; improved prediction of the scaling potential of calcium carbonate. UNESCO-IHE PhD thesis.

$69.95164 pages2011CRC PressWaly, Tarek Kamal Abdalla.In this his doctoral dissertation in water education at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, Waly describes approaches and specific techniques for reducing the use of chemicals to control scaling by calcium carbonate in pipes and other components of systems that use the reverse-osmosis process to transform sea water into fresh water. The core of his approach is a more accurate prediction of the degree of scaling, so that no more chemicals than necessary can be used. A native of Cairo, he is vitally aware of the problem. There is no index.S279Paperback

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ITT C’treat brand Reverse Osmosis Watermaker chosen for Spain’s Castor Underground Storage offshore energy project

C’treat’s innovations in design and technology provide a dependable source of potable water for the offshore drilling and production industry

The Castor UGS project converts the depleted Amposta oil field (which lies at a depth of approximately 1,800 meters, about 22 kilometers off Spain’s East Coast) into an underground gas storage reservoir. The project involves two offshore platforms, 13 wells and processing facilities, an onshore compression and processing plant located in the Vinaroz municipality, and an adjoining pipeline.Offshore installations, particularly those that are remote and in deep water, must have a reliable source of fresh water. C’treat’s primary business supports the offshore energy industry. Its Model 2CFD101-3 Reverse Osmosis Watermaker has two fully independent, nine cubic-meter-per-day water making systems. The entire model was third-party certified compliant with ATEX, an EU directive on equipment for explosive environments. ITT C’treat is ISO9001 certified, and supports the world’s largest oil and gas firms on their platforms, rigs and floating production systems located throughout the world.THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- C’treat Offshore, a unit of ITT Corporation’s (NYSE: ITT) Industrial Process business, was awarded a contract that will enable the supply of potable water for Spain’s Castor Underground Storage (UGS) project in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. C’treat will supply the energy project with its Model 2CFD101-3 Reverse Osmosis Watermaker, a desalination system that provides a dependable source of fresh water for offshore drilling and production operations.“Whether for drinking, equipment wash down, or well injection, the cost and reliability of fresh water are always a concern offshore. As a company focused on solving critical problems for our oil and gas clients, we are pleased to have the opportunity to help Spain’s UGS Project with this custom solution,” said Scott Campbell, C’treat’s sales manager. “Our C’treat solutions play a major role in addressing global water supply challenges on more than 400 offshore platforms.”ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company reported 2010 revenue of $11 billion. www.itt.com.

ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company reported 2010 revenue of $11 billion. www.itt.com.

Reverse Osmosis Water Filters

The water that comes out of your faucet is perfect. If you don't use a filter your body is the filter. Which of these two sentences are more true? Both are partially true.

The hardest parts of installing water filters are connecting to the supply side of the water into your house, connecting to a drain line for the waste water, and installing a clean water faucet onto your sink. The rest of a water filter installation is easy.Water filter systems and replacement filters are available on Ebay and Amazon, and many other places - even retail stores.The instant that pure water hits your mouth it's no longer pure. Nothing is better for making coffee, cooking, and ice cubes, than using pure water.Don't get a liquid chemical test set, get a $25-$50 portable battery-operated tester with a LCD readout. These cheap meters only show the total dissolved solids in water - they can't tell you what is in your water.I use a whole-house ten micron sediment filter to filter all water going into my house. I change the filters every five months, and they are filthy and red-colored, because of the rust and dirt in the water. When you use a whole-house filter, shower heads and faucet screens don't clog. Whole-house filters are separate from drinking water filters.Activated carbon block filters strain water to trap much more particles than a sediment filter can. The carbon in activated carbon filters have a positive charge that attracts chemicals and impurities. As the water passes through the positively-charged carbon, the negatively-charged contaminants are attracted and bound to the carbon.The water passing through activated carbon blocks still has some particles, chlorine, nitrates, fluoride, and other dissolved junk. The next step for the best quality water is a reverse osmosis filter.The reverse osmosis filter removes 99% of the remaining junk in the water. It takes almost everything out, even the calcium and magnesium in the water. Most often a small carbon filter is used after the reverse osmosis filter, to improve the taste and catch a bit more of that 1% of junk the reverse osmosis filter lets go though.Activated carbon block filters strain out sediment, dirt, bacteria, algae, chlorine, some pesticides, asbestos, and much more. They filter sub-micron size particles, making quality water that tastes good.Even after sediment, carbon block, and reverse osmosis filters, water is still not perfect. Chloramines and metal ions, while reduced, may still be in the water. For this reason, some systems include a final deionizing (DI) filter.A sediment filter blocks particles larger than five or ten microns. That's an improvement over tap water, but it does not help the taste, or filter out tiny or dissolved nasty stuff in the water. The next step is a carbon block filter.There are many kinds of potential problems in tap water. Even if your city provides good water, it has to travel a long way through old pipes on the way to your house.Ultra-pure water can grow algae very easily. When you take chlorine and other nasty stuff out of water, tiny microbes and sunlight can combine to make a perfect environment to grow harmless algae.All reverse osmosis water systems require both sediment and carbon pre-filters. All filters need to be changed. Plan on changing sediment and carbon filters every six months or sooner, and reverse osmosis membranes every 2-3 years.My observations over 20 years show that pets, plants, and people really like it. When growing sprouts - with pure water, I found they grew twice as fast as with tap water.The truth is that ultra-pure water is missing minerals. If you get calcium and magnesium in your diet, you are more than ok. Ultra pure water has no lead, copper, barium, or other garbage.Reverse osmosis water filters generate waste water, and they produce only a few drops of clean water per minute. For this reason, most reverse osmosis systems have a storage tank to accumulate water. All reverse osmosis systems have a drain line for waste water, that is "wasted". The waste water can be used for plants, dumped down the drain, etc.For me the trade-off is clear. What I want from water is water. As long as you get calcium and other minerals from food or supplements you should be fine. Also, too much copper is not good for you, so why get it in your water?It's best to buy a dissolved solids meter, and test your water every month to make sure the system is working right. Pure water will measure zero parts per million of dissolved solids. Tap water usually measures at least 210 parts per million.The Internet has wild stories about how very pure water is dangerous. Hogwash. If you inject pure water, it may hurt you. Drinking pure water does not hurt anyone unless they are fasting.The quality of water filtered this way is cleaner than even distilled water. Some people think pure water tastes flat. Some people add a tiny amount of sea salt to pure water. For me, no salt is needed, pure water tastes like water should.DI filters are usually cartridges filled with plastic-like resin crystals that grab the remaining ions in the water. After the DI filter, the water is very pure.In many places, tap water does not taste good. In other places, tap water has tiny amounts of substances you would not want to drink - and over a lifetime might have an affect on you.Reverse osmosis filters force water through 0.0001 micron-wide holes, through semi-permeable membranes. Long sheets of membranes are sandwiched together and rolled up around a hollow central tube in a spiral.Reverse osmosis water filters require both a sediment and a carbon filter in front of them, to screen out the dirt and most of the junk, before the water enters the reverse osmosis filter.You may need a plumber, or to buy a system where they will install it for you. The best systems have clear plastic casings, so you can see how dirty the filters get. The best systems also use standard-sized replacement filters, so you don't have to buy tiny, expensive, and proprietary filters.

For me the trade-off is clear. What I want from water is water. As long as you get calcium and other minerals from food or supplements you should be fine. Also, too much copper is not good for you, so why get it in your water?

HERO: A Patent-Pending Low Cost, Low Profile High-Efficiency Water Treatment and Filtration System

Greenway Design Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GDGI) today announced the commercial release of its patent-pending High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis (HERO) Water Treatment and Filtration System.

The HERO Water Treatment System™ features four-stage water treatment and mechanical filtration. Designed for the Cool-n-Save evaporative pre-cool system, HERO can remove approximately 90% of total dissolved solids from water with up to 1,000 PPM of dissolved solids."Cool-n-Save could be the answer to a country in search of a way to significantly reduce energy consumption and cut carbon output," adds Darius Jakubik, the company's senior vice president. "We developed Cool-n-Save to be cost-effective and practical. Many of our customers have seen enough savings to make up the cost of their investment in less than 12 months."For more information about the company and Cool-n-Save, call 714-892-0011 or visit www.coolnsave.com and www.greenwaydesigns.com .Cool-n-Save sprays water mist around air conditioning condensing coils to bring about a dramatic reduction of energy used by commercial and residential air conditioning systems. Five years of field tests have shown that Cool-n-Save evaporative pre-cooling may produce energy cost savings as high as 30%.CONTACT INFORMATION: Ray Wyman Jr Communications Dir EMAIL: Email Contact OFFICE: 714-892-0011 x26 CELL: 714-330-2232FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS." FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE STATEMENTS CONCERNING PLANS, OBJECTIVES, GOALS, STRATEGIES, EXPECTATIONS, INTENTIONS, PROJECTIONS, DEVELOPMENTS, FUTURE EVENTS, OR PERFORMANCE, UNDERLYING (EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED) ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS THAT ARE OTHER THAN HISTORICAL FACTS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE ONLY PREDICTIONS. NO ASSURANCES CAN BE GIVEN THAT SUCH PREDICTIONS WILL PROVE CORRECT. ACTUAL EVENTS OR RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SHOULD BE READ IN LIGHT OF THE CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS AND RISKS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL COMPANY, OUR COMPARATIVELY LIMITED FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL RESOURCES, OUR INABILITY TO MARKET AND SELL OUR LIMITED PRODUCT LINE IN SUFFICIENT VOLUMES THAT MAY ALLOW US TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN PROFITABILITY AND POSITIVE CASH FLOW, THE UNCERTAINTY OF MARKET TRENDS, THE INTENSE COMPETITION FACED FROM OTHER CURRENT AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE UNCERTAINTIES OF COMPETITIVE PRESSURES WE FACE. THESE OR OTHER RISKS COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE FUTURE RESULTS INDICATED OR IMPLIED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE SUCH STATEMENTS.The company reports that the HERO system is suitable for other commercial and industrial purposes. HERO is a "plug-and-use" system; all primary components are ready to use on a low profile steel self-standing rack (w 48" x h 43") and it weighs about 180 lbs. The company also offers additional system configurations that can meet just about any water treatment requirement.Greenway markets their pre-cool technology under the trademark "Cool-n-Save." Independent studies, field tests and Greenway's growing list of residential and commercial customers show that Cool-n-Save evaporative pre-cooling systems may produce energy cost savings as high as 30%, with an average savings of about 26% from air conditioning use during peak heat seasons. The company has been developing pre-cool misting technology since 2005. Greenway recently won the Harvey Mudd College/TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Award for Green Engineering.Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine

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Global Desalination Market Will Grow 320.3% by 2020, Driven by Reverse Osmosis

Depleting water supplies, coupled with increasing water demand , are driving the global market for desalination technology, which is expected to reach $52.4 billion by 2020, up 320.3% from $12.5 billion in 2010. According to a recent report from energy research publisher SBI Energy, membrane technology reverse osmosis will see the largest growth, reaching $39.46 billion by 2020.

About SBI EnergySBI Energy, a division of MarketResearch.com, publishes research reports in the industrial, energy, building/construction, and automotive/transportation markets. SBI Energy also offers a full range of custom research services. To learn more, visit www.sbireports.com . Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr."The lower operating costs of membrane technologies, which include reverse osmosis, microfiltration, ultrafiltration and nanofiltration, make them a more attractive option," notes Carr. "This segment will grow significantly more than its thermal counterpart."Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to NewsvineThe increasing world population, which is estimated to reach 7.52 billion by 2020, up from 6.85 billion in 2010, is depleting a limited fresh water supply with agricultural demands and urbanization leading to more water consumption per person across the globe. According to the report, industrialization is spreading advanced water extraction technology, which is quickly diminishing water resources.Please direct all media inquiries to: Shelley Carr (240) 747-3047 scarr@sbireports.com"Economic and population growth are the largest drivers for desalination technology," said Shelly Carr, publisher of SBI Energy. "The explosive growth of this market is due to a solution-based alternative to the diminishing supply of the world's most important resource."Desalination technology involves extracting salt and other unwanted minerals from saltwater or brackish water in order to produce fresh water. There are two types of technologies: thermal which relies on heat, and membrane which utilizes semi-permeable membranes to separate salt from seawater and brackish water. According to the report, the cost of desalination is highly influenced by the amount of energy consumed, causing energy efficient membrane technologies, specifically reverse osmosis, to be the most viable option.

Please direct all media inquiries to: Shelley Carr (240) 747-3047 scarr@sbireports.com