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Israel’s desalinated water could pose major health risk to millions of children By Andrew Tobin | March 30, 2017

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“We could be talking about a significant detriment across the population,” said Aron Troen, a nutritional neuroscientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who helped lead the survey. “For anyone below the minimum level, you may loose 7 to 10 to 12 IQ points, which translates into a huge decrease in GDP due to reduced productivity.”

“We are concerned that increased reliance on desalinated water in the Israeli food chain is contributing to iodine insufficiency in the population.” (LINK)

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Israel’s desalinated water could pose major health risk to millions of children By Andrew Tobin | March 30, 20172017-04-06T14:17:53+02:00

Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)

National reports from Spain, Canada, Finland, Poland, China (Taipei), China (Beijing), Germany, Japan, Belgium and Australia are available here. The reports present activities that took place in 2016 and future plans.
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More reports are expected and will be available online as they come in. (LINK)

 

For more details please go to: http://www.solas-int.org/about/solas.html

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„Since 2004, the International Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) project is an international research initiative aiming to understand the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere. Achievement of this goal is important to understand and quantify the role […]

Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)2017-04-05T13:52:12+02:00

Tunable sieving of ions using graphene oxide membranes

Graphene oxide membranes show exceptional molecular permeation properties, with promise for many applications. However, their use in ion sieving and desalination technologies is limited by a permeation cutoff of ∼9 Å, which is larger than the diameters of hydrated ions of common salts. The cutoff is determined by the interlayer spacing of ∼13.5 Å, typical for graphene oxide laminates that swell in water. Achieving smaller d for the laminates immersed in water has proved to be a challenge. Here, we describe how to control d by physical confinement and achieve accurate and tunable ion sieving. Membranes with d from ∼9.8 Å to […]

Tunable sieving of ions using graphene oxide membranes2017-04-04T10:02:11+02:00

Aramco, Adnoc and Masdar partner on energy R&D

The MoU was signed by Yasser Mufti, executive director for New Business Development at Saudi Aramco and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, chief executive officer (CEO) of Masdar.

Mufti said: “Saudi Aramco welcomes the MoU with Masdar. We are embarking on an ambitious program in sustainable energy, including renewables and CO2 capturing and are also supporting the research and development efforts of various organizations and institutes in the Kingdom to promote renewables use in power generation and water desalination.”

This MoU, he added, “will facilitate cooperation in research and development, education and awareness, on the basis of each company’s experience […]

Aramco, Adnoc and Masdar partner on energy R&D2017-04-03T10:48:12+02:00

Seca prolongada no Nordeste desperta interesse por dessalinização!

A escassez de água, em decorrência da seca que já dura cinco anos no Nordeste, despertou o interesse de empresas e governos para soluções de tecnologia que promovam a dessalinização da água do mar.

No último dia 13, o governo do Ceará lançou edital para contratar empresa responsável pela elaboração de uma planta de dessalinização na região metropolitana de Fortaleza, com capacidade para gerar 1 metro cúbico por segundo (m³/s) de água potável para a rede de abastecimento. Esse volume equivale a cerca de 15% do consumo de Fortaleza.

Desde 2016, os 17 municípios da região, […]

Seca prolongada no Nordeste desperta interesse por dessalinização!2017-03-31T10:51:13+02:00

Forschung zur CDI (kapazitive Deionisierung) ausgezeichnet

Der Saarbrücker Professor für Energie-Materialien, Volker Presser, und sein Team erhalten gemeinsam mit israelischen Kollegen den diesjährigen ARCHES-Preis der Minerva-Stiftung.

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Volker Presser und Matthew Suss arbeiten seit rund fünf Jahren gemeinsam an Methoden, wie dieser Entsalzungsprozess effizienter vonstattengehen kann. Pressers Team ist dabei mehr experimentell orientiert, das Team von Matthew Suss‘ Team arbeitet zusätzlich auf theoretischem Gebiet. In mehreren Publikationen haben sie ihre Arbeit an einer neuen Generation von Elektroden beschrieben, die die Wasserentsalzung und die Entwicklung effizienterer Energiespeicher (Stichwort: Energiewende) vorantreiben sollen. Beide sind als Vorsitzender (Suss) und Stellvertreter (Presser) auch in der Internationalen Arbeitsgruppe für Kapazitive […]

Forschung zur CDI (kapazitive Deionisierung) ausgezeichnet2017-03-30T12:08:19+02:00

Desalination Membrane produced by 3D Printer in the future?

Perspective on 3D printing of separation membranes and comparison to related unconventional fabrication techniques.

Abstract:
Additive manufacturing, likewise known as 3-dimensional (3D) printing and rapid prototyping, has the ability to create almost any geometrically complex shape or feature in a range of materials across different scales. It has found its applications in various areas, such as medicine (bioprinting), art, manufacturing and engineering. On the other hand, its use in separation membrane engineering is relatively new. The use of additive manufacturing techniques could provide more control towards the design of separation membrane systems and offers novel membrane preparation techniques that […]

Desalination Membrane produced by 3D Printer in the future?2017-03-24T11:17:32+01:00

AQUACOSM – Network of Leading European AQUAtic MesoCOSM Facilities Connecting Mountains to Oceans from the Arctic to the Mediterranean

International network connects experimental research in European waters Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB)

Lakes, rivers, estuaries and oceans are closely connected. Despite this, aquatic research is still divided in marine and freshwater sciences. Now, scientists from 19 leading research institutes and universities and two enterprises from 12 countries across Europe aim to change this and have joined forces in the project “AQUACOSM – Network of Leading European AQUAtic MesoCOSM Facilities Connecting Mountains to Oceans from the Arctic to the Mediterranean”. The network will perform the first systematic large-scale experiments in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. The project is coordinated and […]

AQUACOSM – Network of Leading European AQUAtic MesoCOSM Facilities Connecting Mountains to Oceans from the Arctic to the Mediterranean2017-03-22T09:40:35+01:00
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