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Student Spotlight: Electrospun nanofibers for filtration
Harshal Gade is pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at University of Akron, where he is in his third year working in the Multiphase Transport Research Group under Prof. George …
The IAQ challenge – where do we go from here?
Environmental concerns today often revolve around the outdoor environment – whether it be greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, water security and scarcity, waste disposal and management, and the list …
Reverse osmosis for desalination
Reverse osmosis (RO) is a process that is commonly employed for desalination of seawater. RO systems leverage a semi-permeable membrane to remove ions, molecules and unwanted contaminants and particles (salt …
Determining the true cost of dry scrubbing technology
Operators of combustion equipment are tasked with removing acid gases and particulate. Traditionally, wet scrubbers were used to absorb the gases, but the problem with wet scrubbers is the resultant …
Automation runs the show at ITMA 2019
ITMA, the textile technology exhibition that takes place once every four years in Europe, was held from June 20-26 this year, attracting more than 105,000 visitors to Barcelona, Spain.With 1,700-plus exhibitors from 45 countries, featured technologies supported a wide range of fiber-based products ranging from clothing and home furnishings to more technical products such as construction materials and reinforcements for composites. And, of course, both nonwoven and woven filter media.