Most papers in the field of membranes and waters seem to start by telling us that water resources are under stress. This manifests itself in numerous ways and has been responsible for the development of the modern membrane industry. Water […]
Continue readingCan innovation be quantified and is UF typical?
A question which is often asked is ‘How good will a novel water treatment technology be as an investment proposition? And how long will it take before I get my money back!? Over the years, I have developed a comprehensive […]
Continue readingThe Virtual World Beckons!
A friend asked me the other day whether I was still zooming about? I think he was referring to the physical zooming associated with that old favourite, the aeroplane. I immediately shot back that the activity was still high, but […]
Continue readingConsolidation in the Membrane Industry
The world of membranes has fundamentally changed in the last five years. It started in 2015 with the acquisition by GE of IMT, the specialist Dutch manufacturer of a seven-bore PES fibre similar to inge. This acquisition represented the first […]
Continue readingWhy can’t we all just get along ? – the role of the expert witness
Is the membrane water market becoming more litigious? There seem to be more court cases in the last few years, so this would suggest that it is. However, this trend masks another change. The first application to explode on to […]
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