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Cation Exchange, Part 5: Back to the Basics

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

By Gary Battenberg In the final installment of this series, we will look at up-flow (counter-current) regeneration, the benefits and efficiencies of full-strength brining, the…

Activated Carbon Sourcing Dynamics in the Twenty-First Century

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

By Jon Maurer Procurement of activated carbon (AC) needs to have the correct risk evaluation by a company to clearly identify its importance to senior…

A Comparison Study of Activated Carbon Blocks for POU/POE Applications

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

By Alexey Aksenov, Alexander Mitilineos, Alexander Polyakov, PhD and Joseph L. Shmidt, PhD [caption id="attachment_3708" align="alignright" width="300"] Figure 1. Mass-produced carbon blocks (2.5-inch diameter x…

Lignin Waste Transformed into Coconut-like Activated Carbon

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

By Henry Nowicki, PhD, Charles Carr and Richard Capp Introduction POU/POE devices with different media provide a drinking water final filter for many different applications.…

Activated Carbon Particle Size: Balance Between Kinetics and Capacity

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

By Robert J. Potwora Activated carbon (AC) is a universal adsorbent. It is used to purify the water we drink, the air we breathe, many…

Chlorination and Carbon – Things to Think About

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

By Greg Reyneke, MWS [caption id="attachment_3730" align="alignright" width="71"] Whole-house carbon filter[/caption] Americans expect cheap, clean, clear, safe drinking water from every faucet in their home.…

Farewell to Mitchell Lipshultz

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

[caption id="attachment_3722" align="alignright" width="220"] Alfred and Mitchell Lipshultz, 1989[/caption] Industry veteran Mitchell Lipshultz went on his next journey to be with the love of his…

AWWA scholarships announced

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

The California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) announced the recipients of its 2016-2017 scholarship awards. Two $5,000 scholarships for graduate-level education,…

NGWA Farvolden Award winners named

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation gave Farvolden Awards of $1,000 to four students for paper or poster presentations made at the 2016…

Rojas welcomed to Argonide

June 15, 2016 por Nils Dailey

Argonide Corporation welcomed Gladys Rojas as the company’s Quality Control Coordinator responsible for heading the company’s efforts toward achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification. She joins the…

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