Filtration + Separation

The March 2024 issue of Filtration + Separation is now online! Packed full of news, interviews and features, including: 🚱 PFAS - Leading chemical experts discuss the ways in which the impact PFAS are having on our health and the environment can be limited. ⚡ ENERGY GENERATION - Valentin Garcia from Spanish infrastructure firm Grupo Lantania discusses how wastewater treatment plants can be transformed into energy generation centers using photocatalysis. 💧 WATER TREATMENT - Professors from the University of Birmingham explore how dormant water fleas possess greater efficiency in purifying water from chemical contaminants than their modern counterparts. 🤝 EVENT PREVIEWS - F+S highlights some of the must-see filtration suppliers at IFAT worldwide, Munich and ACHEMA 2024, Frankfurt. 👉 CLICK HERE TO READ ONLINE NOW - https://lnkd.in/d_J3cYyS As always a big thank you to all our patners on this issue: Berghof Membranes, Beverlin Manufacturing, Brenntag, CarboTech Group, DECHEMA, DiloGroup, EXPO-NET Danmark A/S, FILTECH Exhibition, Follmann Inc., HAVER & BOECKER OHG, KERAFOL Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG, LANXESS, MP Filtri, PACO Paul GmbH & Co. KG, Pall Corporation, Polat Makina, 新乡天诚航空科技有限公司 Xinxiang Tiancheng Aviation Purification Equipment Co., Ltd

MEMBRANES 💧: ZwitterCo has secured US$58.4 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Evok Innovations. The membrane technology company will use the funds to strategically invest in international expansion and the rapid advancement of its technology platform. “Climate change is simultaneously driving water scarcity and increasing demand for water in industries critical to the low-carbon transition,” said Alex Rappaport, ZwitterCo co-founder and CEO. “This funding will allow us to rapidly scale our breakthrough membrane technology, empowering industries to reliably and affordably access unconventional water resources while ensuring the water used or recycled in these industries meets the highest purity standards.” “The full spectrum of the energy transition – from power and next-gen fuels to mining and critical minerals – relies on clean water,” said Naynika Chaubey, partner at Evok Innovations. “The increasing unreliability of global water sources could put many of our energy systems at risk. ZwitterCo’s breakthrough technology is critical and timely, making this investment a cornerstone of Evok’s portfolio.” Evok was joined in the funding round by DCVC, BHP, Munich Re Ventures, Siteground, HG Ventures, and Blue Horizon Advisors. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eEZUcsUH #membranes #membranetechnology #funding #seriesbfunding #climatechange #lowcarbontransition #waterresources #waterscarcity #waterrecycling

DESALINATION 🌊: Active Membranes, a developer of electrically-conducting membranes used in desalination, has closed an initial round of seed funding to further develop its technology. This investment will enable Active Membrane’s further corporate growth, technology scale-up, and commercialization, as well as the execution of several extended field pilot tests, all of which are co-funded by various US federal and state government agencies. The funding round includes investments from Natural Ventures, Echo River Capital, and Pacifica Water Solutions (PWS). “Active Membranes is innovating the future of fresh water by redefining the technology used in reverse osmosis membrane desalination for both seawater and brackish water applications,” said Arian Edalat, co-founder and CEO of Active Membranes. “This round of funding enables us to further refine our revolutionary technology and accelerate its commercialization.” 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eyHz8U_B #membranes #desalination #seawater #brackishwater #reverseosmosis #membranedesalination #seedfunding

NEWS: Unilever’s Blueair has unveiled its most advanced and powerful air purifier to date – the Classic Pro. Building on the company’s award-winning Classic family of air purifiers, the new model is re-engineered with multi-layer filtration technology to deliver 40% more performance than before and cleanse the air in rooms up to 1,413 sq ft in as little as 30 minutes. Equipped with Blueair’s proprietary HEPASilent dual filtration technology, the Classic Pro can quickly capture 99.97% of particles as small as 0.01 microns in size. “Breathing in clean air is the cornerstone of a healthy life, and we designed the Classic Pro to bring professional grade, comprehensive protection to the homes of consumers,” said Andy Lu, CEO of Blueair. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eCftUtaG #airpurifiers #airpurification #filtration #multilayerfiltration

MEMBRANES 💧: Kovalus Separation Solutions, formerly known as Koch Separation Solutions, is investing more than US$20 million in a new 140,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility for spiral membrane element assembly in Mexico. The new facility will enable a 50% expansion in spiral membrane production capacity, addressing the growing market demands in the food, beverage, life science, and industrial sectors. “We are extremely excited about this investment in our growth,” said Manny Singh, CEO of Kovalus Separation Solutions. “The increasing demand for our products has prompted an exhaustive evaluation of potential locations for expansion. After careful consideration, we have chosen Mexico due to its proximity to key markets, availability of skilled labor, and rapidly improving infrastructure.” Earlier this year, Kovalus made an investment to expand production capacity at its RELCO (A Kovalus Separation Solutions™ Company) facility in Willmar, Minnesota, USA. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eiE7D5vQ #membranes #spiralmembranes #membraneelements #mexico

CARBON CAPTURE 🌎: ESG Clean Energy says that ongoing testing results at its gas-powered power generation plant facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA indicate the company’s patented water removal technology enables at least twice as much carbon to be captured per pound of adsorbent. "These results represent another significant milestone in the development and commercialization of our clean energy system,” said Nick Scuderi, president of ESG Clean Energy. “We were confident we would see these numbers, but it is nice to have them validated with data from an operational unit and finally see the proof in our design.” ESG Clean Energy’s patented water removal system consists of an advanced ceramic membrane incorporated into a unique mechanical cooling system. It is designed to be used on large and small systems and can be retrofitted onto current operating power plants. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eMMt8Hg5 #energy #carboncapture #cleanenergy #powergeneration #powerplants #membranes #ceramicmembranes #waterremovalsystem

FILTER MEDIA: Ahlstrom is introducing a new range of filtration materials with unique fluoro-free technology. The Finnish company is extending its fluoro-free technologies into a wide range of industrial air filtration applications to support filter manufacturers in creating products without the use of fluorochemicals. Ahlstrom’s new fluoro-free filtration materials are ideal for gas turbine air intake, air pollution control, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications. The new range of materials offers water-repellent properties, which increase the durability and stability of the final filter in wet conditions. Tamara Quatrano, vice president, R&D and Product Development, Filtration at Ahlstrom, said: “We are paving the way for a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future for filtration by offering our customers alternative fluoro-free solutions that meet their performance requirements.” 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDMF3dqJ #filtermedia #filtration #filtrationmaterials #sustainable #sustainability #fluorofree #industrialairfiltration #waterrepellent #fluorochemicals #hvac

NEWS 📣: Catch-up on last month's most-read news stories on the Filtration+Separation website: 💻 Pall Corporation opens US$150mn facility in Singapore to support growing semiconductor demand 🚗 MANN+HUMMEL appoints China MD as head of global Original Equipment Passenger Car unit   🍺 New beer filtration solution uses NX Filtration membranes 👉 Read all the stories here: https://lnkd.in/ef8yuzqP #filtration #filters #filtrationnews #membranes #semiconductors #singapore #passengercars #beerfiltration

BREWING 🍺: Atlas Copco has introduced a new solution for the beer bottling process – the Beer Foam Separator (BFS 900). Built to be used in combination with its industry 4.0 ready GHS VSD+ screw vacuum pump, the addition of the beer foam separator is primed to improve energy efficiency, reduce lifecycle costs and lower the rejection rate of over and underfilled bottles. The beer foam separator was designed and developed in partnership with brewery customers and in direct response to the excess foam production that hampered the beer filling process. "Addressing process concerns for the beer industry effectivity with our innovative capabilities and application expertise is a focus point for us," said Alessandro Villa, Applications Manager, Atlas Copco. "That’s why we spent a lot of time perfecting this particular component for the beer industry because we wanted to design a system that would not only protect the pump but would offer a higher level of energy-efficiency and savings for our customers." 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eAw2VmDQ #separator #beerfoam #beerfoamseparator beerfoamseparation #beerindustry #brewing #beerbottling

WATER PROJECTS 💧: India's Thermax Limited has placed an initial order with NX Filtration for hollow fiber nanofiltration and ultrafiltration modules. After extensive successful piloting with NX Filtration’s hollow fiber nanofiltration technology, Thermax will now be scaling up to full-scale water projects. Thermax’s initial order involves hollow fiber nanofiltration modules with an aggregate total capacity of approximately 5 million liters per day, and ultrafiltration modules with a total capacity of approximately 25 million liters per day. Arun Nair, regional sales director at NX Filtration, said: “We are glad to have successfully converted a pilot into a first full-scale hollow fiber nanofiltration project for Thermax, and also to supply Thermax with our high-quality ultrafiltration modules.” 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eczVBAJZ #filtration #nanofiltration #ultrafiltration #hollowfibernanofiltration