I have been involved in membranes since starting work in 1981 at BP Research. For the first few years, membrane filtration made no impact in water treatment. However, the efforts of Memcor, Aquasource, and Xflow meant that by the end […]
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Prospects for Water Reuse and the Semmelweis reflex
Since the advent of Covid 19, we all know it’s a good idea to wash our hands. In 1840, a Hungarian medic called Semmelweis noticed that mortality rates on two seemingly identical maternity wards were three times higher for the […]
Continue readingThe Trouble-shooter’s Art
It’s a truism to say that membrane filtration systems are prone to fouling. It’s the Achilles heel of the industry. The result is that fouling will impact either flux/capacity, or integrity/life, or both. In my early days in the membrane […]
Continue readingA New Year’s Resolution Kept – Eventually!
We all have the best of intentions at the start of the New Year, but we don’t always have the follow through. After 15 years as an independent consultant, I decided that it was time to give my web site […]
Continue readingMembrane developments: Cutting through the hype
Interviewed by Tom Freyberg at the IDA Conference, Sao Paolo, 2017, industry expert Dr Graeme Pearce from Membrane Consultancy Associates discusses the latest trends in membrane technology and what impact graphene could really have on water filtration.
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