GE Launches Next Generation of Advanced Water Treatment; New Platform Offers Solutions to Meet World's Growing Water Demands.TREVOSE, Pa. -- GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GE), launched the next generation of Electrodialysis Reversal (EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) An acronym occasionally used to reflect an advancement in transmission or transfer speed. For example, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR provides a dramatic increase in speed over the previous version. See Bluetooth. ) solutions today - enhancing its portfolio of advanced water and wastewater treatment solutions designed to address the world's growing water demands. "With over 50 years of experience and thousands of installations, the next generation of our EDR technology leverages our expertise in the water industry -- bringing to market an advanced water treatment solution that has one of the highest water recovery rates available," said Jeff Garwood, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , GE Water & Process Technologies. "Our EDR technology will expand our capabilities in regions -- like China, Australia, Spain and the U.S. -- where the demand for robust solutions to tackle water scarcity and water quality challenges continue to rapidly grow." Today over 1.1 billion people lack adequate access to a safe water source, and symptoms of water scarcity like groundwater depletion and water source contamination only continue to place stress on limited fresh water supplies. GE EDR desalination desalination or desalting Removal of dissolved salts from seawater and from the salty waters of inland seas, highly mineralized groundwaters, and municipal wastewaters. technology removes salt, radium radium (rā`dēəm) [Lat. radius=ray], radioactive metallic chemical element; symbol Ra; at. no. 88; at. wt. 226.0254; m.p. 700°C;; b.p. 1,140°C;; sp. gr. about 6.0; valence +2. Radium is a lustrous white radioactive metal. , arsenic, perchlorates and other potentially harmful contaminants from tough-to-treat well and surface waters. Using an electrochemical electrochemical /elec·tro·chem·i·cal/ (-kem´i-k'l) pertaining to interaction or interconversion of chemical and electrical energies. e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal adj. separation process that allows selective passage of ions in solutions, GE EDR technology produces high-quality water for a variety of industrial applications, such as cooling and boiler make-up water, and its rugged membranes and high chlorine tolerance make it ideal for a variety of wastewater reuse projects. The most common EDR applications include: municipal drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , industrial process water, and wastewater reuse. GE EDR Technical benefits include: * High water recovery rate design -- up to 94% -- for efficient water resource use * Reduced waste discharges with high water recovery design * Robust membranes that can tolerate moderate levels of particulates * Long membrane life for low total cost of ownership * Chlorine-resistant membranes enable low-cost disinfection disinfection, n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert. disinfection, full oral cavity, n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. techniques * Low electricity consumption * Adjustable electricity enables the control salt removal and energy optimization * High water silica tolerance EDR Experience GE Water & Process Technologies' EDR expertise can be seen in projects around the globe. Recent GE EDR project highlights include: [TABLE OMITTED] For more information on the GE Water & Process Technologies and GE's new EDR platform, please visit www.gewater.com. About GE Water & Process Technologies GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company, is solving some of the world's most pressing water challenges by providing industrial, agricultural, potable potable /pot·a·ble/ (po´tah-b'l) fit to drink. po·ta·ble adj. Fit to drink; drinkable. potable fit to drink. water, and wastewater solutions that lessen the overall dependence on our world's fresh water sources. Technologies to accomplish this include: advanced membrane-based separation solutions, specialty chemicals for water and process applications, thermal separation equipment, mobile water and advanced instrumentation and controls. As the global leader in membrane technology, seawater seawater Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine. desalination projects, and water reuse, GE delivers water sustainability solutions through a variety of delivery models, including Build-Own-Operate and partnerships involving structured financing. GE delivers value to customers by improving performance and product quality, reducing operating costs and extending equipment life. For more information on GE Water & Process Technologies, visit www.gewater.com. |
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