Toray Awarded for Developing High Boron Removal Membrane for Seawater Desalination.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 5, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Toray Industries Inc. has succeeded in developing a high boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. removal reverse osmosis reverse osmosis n. The movement of a solvent in the opposite direction from osmosis in such a manner that the solvent moves from a solution of greater concentration through a membrane to a solution of lesser concentration. membrane element (RO) for seawater desalination desalination or desalting Removal of dissolved salts from seawater and from the salty waters of inland seas, highly mineralized groundwaters, and municipal wastewaters. , the first of its kind in the world. Toray was a pioneer in the development of high performance reverse osmosis membrane that can halve the boron levels compared to existing membranes. Boron, when consumed is highly toxic in animals. WHO in its guidelines calls for keeping the boron levels in drinking water to 0.5mg/1 or less. Utilizing RO once can reduce boron levels up to 1 to 3mg/1. This has lead to a repeat of the process twice or mixing the once treated water with low boron concentration from other sources for further cleansing. Going forward, Toray will provide support for countries suffering from water scarcity, in Middle East, Southeast Asia, the U.S., Europe, and Africa. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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