Liqui-Cel

Membrana Achieves NSF Standard 61 for Liqui-Cel® 10 x 28 High Purity and 14 x 28 Membrane Contactors

2010-03-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

Charlotte, NC. USA. March 2, 2010

Membrana, a leading membrane and degassing device manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its ability to service various water treatment sectors that require the NSF Mark for drinking water components. Liqui-Cel® High purity 10 x 28 Membrane Contactors and Liqui-Cel® 14 x 28 Membrane Contactors, both with X-40 and X-50 membrane, have successfully passed all testing requirements and document reviews at NSF. An official NSF listing can be found at http://www.nsf.org/Certified/PwsComponents/Listings.asp?Company=4R810&Standard=061&

Many Liqui-Cel® Contactors already meet FDA requirements pert title 21of the Federal Code of
Regulations. Adding the NSF Mark to some of the Liqui-Cel® products now allows the contactors tobe safely utilized in drinking water systems as well. Using Liqui-Cel® Contactors in Municipal Water applications is a new application of Membrane Contactors where the NSF Mark is required.

Liqui-Cel®, MicroModule®, MiniModule®, and SuperPhobic® Membrane Contactors are used around the world for adding or removing oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) to or from different liquids in digital printing, analytical/biotechnology, semiconductor, power, pharmaceutical, photographic, food and beverage, and many other industries. For example, O2 negatively impacts many processes; it is corrosive and can oxidize materials. In the power and industrial areas, piping and equipment are susceptible to corrosion. Specifically to the semiconductor and ink market, high levels of dissolved gases can cause lower yields and slower process speeds.

Liqui-Cel® Contactors are also used to add gasses to liquids to enhance megasonic cleaning. The
beverage industry looks to membrane contactors for carbonation, nitrogenation and deoxygenation. These reflect only a few examples of the variety of applications where

Membrana Membrane Contactors are used. Membrana’s Filtration Group also manufactures a variety of membranes and devices used for filtration in various industries and applications.

Polypore International, Inc. is a global high technology filtration company specializing in
microporous membranes. Polypore's flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes are used in
specialized applications that require the removal or separation of various materials from liquids,
primarily in the ultrafiltration and microfiltration markets. Based in Charlotte, NC, Polypore
International, Inc. is a global leader with manufacturing facilities or sales offices in nine countries
serving six continents.

Press Contact:
Beth A. Kitteringham
Global Marketing Manager,
Membrana Filtration Group
Phone: (704) 587-8596
Fax: (704) 587-8734
beth.kitteringham@liqui-cel.com
www.liqui-cel.com

Pharmacetuical Industry

2009-11-23T12:55:00.000-08:00

Liqui Cel serves a variety of industry across the globe. One of the major industry is the Pharmaceutcal industry. The pharmaceutical industry requires high water quality without contamination. Liqui-Cel Membrane Contactors offer the ideal solution for gas control in the pharmaceutical industry. Liqui-Cel systems are closed systems that do not introduce environmental contaminants into the water like an old Forced Draft Deaerator used to do. They also replace the need to use chemical injection.

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Successful Ammonia Removal from Wastewater Using Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors at a European Manufacturing Facility

2009-10-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

Ammonia is widely used in the Chemical Industry as a cleaning and bleaching agent in the production of fertilizers, plastics, and explosives just to name a few. As a result,large quantities of wastewater containing ammonia are produced and many industries now have to treat the wastewater to remove the ammonia so that it is not discharged back into the environment.

There are many conventional ways to remove ammonia from water but most of them
produce a secondary waste stream that can cause a whole list of other problems. Membrane Contactors offer a superior solution for stripping Ammonia because they provide a large surface area that facilitates fast separation of the ammonia from the wastewater.

Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors offer a great alternative for treating ammonia byproducts in wastewater by extracting it from water and converting it into a ammonium salt, which has some commercial value. Additionally, there is a large cost savings that is realized when using iqui-Cel® Contactors because there is a reduction in the ammonia load on the wastewater treatment system.

The extraction process uses Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors. Contactors have been in service for over 10 years in many different applications and are proven to be durable and reliable.

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Article: News from SPRI. (Industry News).(association representing sheet membrane, component suppliers to commercial roofing industry)(Brief Article)

2009-09-28T07:24:00.000-07:00

SPRI, Needham, Mass., the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced its plans to canvass Performance Standard for Retrofit Drains SPRI RD-1-2002 for approval as an American National Standard.

This standard, which was developed by SPRI members, is intended as reference for those individuals who design, specify or install retrofit roof drains. The standard was developed by the SPRI Roof Accessories Subcommittee, consisting of representatives from membrane manufacturers, insurance companies, roof drain manufacturers and roofing consultants.

SPRI also announced plans to revise ANSI/SPRI ...

Read the rest of the highbeam.com article here.

Product Tour

2009-08-26T08:52:00.000-07:00

Liquid Degassing for Most Applications

This product tour provides a detailed overview of available membrane types and contactor options for most degassing applications where the surface tension of the liquid is similar to water. Liqui-Cel® and MiniModule® products used primarily for degassing water can be viewed in this tour. Click below to learn what is happening inside of our contactors. Use the arrow keys in the lower right of each frame to manually navigate the tour.

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Ink and Coating Debubbling

This product tour takes a detailed look at our SuperPhobic® and SuperPhobic MicroModule® products which are widely used to degas ink jet inks, coatings and other low surface tension fluids. Click below to learn what is happening inside of our contactors. Use the arrow keys in the lower right of each frame to manually navigate the tour.

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Green gas could add fizz to Coke

2009-07-29T13:24:00.000-07:00

The Coca-Cola Co. became a global giant by carbonating soft drinks. Now, it could be interested in another kind of gas.

Coke is said to be considering tapping two Atlanta landfills as a source of clean-burning natural gas. Methane is naturally produced during decomposition of landfill waste.

The Jacoby Group Inc., which owns the gas rights at DeKalb County’s Live Oak landfill, hopes to process methane gas from the nearby Hickory Ridge landfill into clean-burning natural gas. An out-of-state utility has expressed interest in investing in the project, a source said.

“There’s no secret that we have talked to a number of potential partners about joining us on the [Live Oak] project,” Jacoby Group’s John Borden said. Those potential partners include utilities and private equity investors.

Negotiations are under way, but “we do not have the entire deal even under letter of intent, much less contract,” said an official with Atlanta-based Global Energy Systems, a subsidiary of Global Energy Holdings Group Inc. (Amex: GNH). Global Energy paid more than $3 million to acquire the Hickory Ridge landfill gas purchase rights.

While Coca-Cola declined to comment on any involvement with the potential landfill project, the company wants to add some green to its trademark red.

Read the rest of the bizzjournals.com article here.

Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors - Gas Transfer Technology Industries

2009-06-25T11:29:00.000-07:00

Liqui-Cel^® Membrane Contactors are used for degassing liquids around the world. Below is a list of industries currently served by Liqui Cel Membrane Contractors.

Product Tour for Liquid Degassing & Most Applications

2009-05-27T11:23:00.001-07:00

This product tour provides a detailed overview of available membrane types and contactor options for most degassing applications where the surface tension of the liquid is similar to water. Liqui-Cel® and MiniModule® products used primarily for degassing water can be viewed in this tour. Click below to learn what is happening inside of our contactors. Use the arrow keys in the lower right of each frame to manually navigate the tour.

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Oxygen Removal from Water / Deoxygenation

2009-04-29T06:05:00.000-07:00

Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors are used around the world fordeoxygenation of water and other liquids. O2 negatively impacts many processes; it is corrosive and can oxidize materials. In the power and industrial areas, piping, boilers and equipment are susceptible to corrosion if deaeration is not present. Liqui-Cel® Contactors offer easy-to-operate, modular solutions for degassing and O2 removal from water without chemicals and without large vacuum towers or deaerators. Liqui-Cel® contactors also offer the benefit of simultaneous O2 and CO2removal from water as well as N2 control with one step.

Find out more about Oxygen Removal.

Membrana Launches Spanish Web Site Portal for Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors

2009-04-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

Membrana, a leading membrane and degassing device manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it has expanded the Liqui-Cel® Business unit’s website by launching a fully-functional website portal in Spanish at http://www.liqui-cel.com.mx. This portal along with the English, Chinese, German, Japanese and Korean portals that are already live on the world wide web, support the global reach of the Liqui-Cel Degasification Products.

The new website is written and organized for Spanish speakers so that all product information is easily accessible in native language. The site incorporates navigation that organizes information by primary applications and industries where Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors are used. The new website makes it easier for users to identify and select information based on their specific needs. Each landing page contains background information as well as quick links to technical content including data sheets, technical briefs and technical papers specific to the various industries and applications where Liqui-Cel® membrane degassing contactors are currently used.

MicroModule®, MiniModule®, SuperPhobic®, and Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors are used around the world for adding or removing oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) to or from different liquids in digital printing, analytical/biotechnology, semiconductor, power, pharmaceutical, photographic, food and beverage, and many other industries. For example, O2 negatively impacts many processes; it is corrosive and can oxidize materials. In the power and industrial areas, piping and equipment are susceptible to corrosion. Specifically to the semiconductor and ink market, high levels of O2 can cause lower yields and slower process speeds.

Liqui-Cel® Contactors are also used to add gasses to liquids to enhance megasonic cleaning. The beverage industry looks to membrane contactors for carbonation, nitrogenation and O2 removal. These reflect only a few examples of the variety of applications where Membrana Membrane Contactors are used.

Membrana’s Industrial Membrane Group also manufactures a variety of membranes used for filtration in various industries and applications.

Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO) is a global high technology filtration company specializing in microporous membranes. Polypore's flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes are used in specialized applications that require the removal or separation of various materials from liquids, primarily in the ultrafiltration and microfiltration markets. Based in Charlotte, NC, Polypore International, Inc. is a global leader with manufacturing facilities or sales offices in nine countries serving six continents.

About Liqui Cel.....Membrane Contactors

2009-03-02T11:57:00.000-08:00

Liqui-Cel^® Membrane Contactors are used for degassing liquids around the world. They are widely used for O2 removal from water as well as CO2 removal from water. They have displaced the vacuum tower, forced draft deaerator, and oxygen scavengers around the world for over 15 years.

Liqui-Cel^®, SuperPhobic^® and MiniModule^® Membrane Contactors are used extensively for deaeration of liquids in the microelectronics, pharmaceutical, power, food & beverage, industrial, photographic, ink and analytical markets.