Forward osmosis skids at the Changxing Power Plant. |
John Tracy, Oasys Water’s director of marketing, said, “In China we’ve been working in partnership with our domestic partner Beijing Woteer to install the MBC in a coal-fired power station in Zhejiang. This is the first-ever commercial application of FO in ZLD.
“Based on the success of this project, we now have further installations planned in the Chinese thermal power and coal-to-chemical refining industries,” he said.
O2 Environmental Technology Assessment Group (TAG) member Graeme Pearce said, “Interest in forward osmosis has grown sharply both in academia and several specialized companies including Oasys. There has been good progress in addressing the challenges of commercialization, too, and several attractive application niches are now developing which could present an ideal opportunity for diverse product offerings from specialized suppliers.”
BlueTech Research Chief Executive Paul O’Callaghan said, “Oasys Water was an obvious choice for the Technology Showcase because its ClearFlo MBC demonstrates the successful transition of FO from R&D into commercial application. The importance of low energy freshwater recovery in industrial applications is only going to grow in the coming decades so we are delighted to have them on board.”
Editor’s Note: Alongside the Innovation Showcase, BlueTech Forum 2016 is also hosting two Water Technology Roundtable Briefings on topics relevant to FO technology:
▶ Brine Management and Zero Liquid Discharge - Competitive Landscape and Next Generation Technologies, hosted by Michael Mickley, TAG Member, O2 Environmental
▶ Membrane Technologies, hosted by Graeme Pearce, TAG Member, O2 Environmental
For more information, please visit the BlueTech Forum website: www.bluetechforum.com.
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