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ELMHURST, IL, November 25, 2002 APSI,
Inc. in conjunction with Process Construction, Inc. announced today
that it had signed a contact valued at $2.6 million with Northern
Kentucky-Cincinnati Airport Board, to custom design and build a
Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporator to handle 60 gallons per
minute (gpm) of diluted deicing fluid.
The
purpose of the evaporator is to prevent ethylene glycol present in
the wastewater from reaching the airport's sanitary sewer system
where problems have been encountered in treating the material. The
airport will collect up to 8 million gallons per season of spent
deicing fluid with ethylene glycol concentrations averaging 6% by
weight.
The evaporator will reconcentrate the
deicer to 50% by weight ethylene glycol to facilitate off-site
recycling. The distilled water from the evaporator will be rectified
to a concentration of less than 0.015% ethylene glycol so that it
can be sewered without effecting sanitary treatment.
According to APSI's CEO and Chief
Engineer Bruce Bishkin, "The award of this contract underscores
our long-term commitment to apply advanced mechanical vapor
recompression evaporator technology to wastewater treatment offering
customers reliable equipment with low operating cost."
For more information contact: APSI Inc.
205 E. Butterfield Rd.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Telephone: 630-782-6580
Fax: 630-563-1464
Web site: http://www.liquidsolid.com/
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Calgon
Carbon Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calgon Carbon Corporation announced today
that the Dutch patent court (the court) in The Hague has ruled in
its favor in a patent-infringement lawsuit against Royal Pannevis
B.V. and Torus Liquid Separation B.V for the supply of ion exchange
and chromatographic separation equipment.
The court ruled that Calgon Carbon's
patent for its ISEP and CSEP systems is valid and is infringed by
the SepTor equipment produced by Pannevis and Torus. The decision
restricts Pannevis and Torus from producing and selling their
equipment throughout most of Europe. In addition, the court's
cross-border injunction prevents Pannevis and Torus from producing,
selling, or delivering any SEPTOR equipment from its Dutch
headquarters, even if the equipment is produced to be exported out
of Europe.
Commenting on the announcement, Jim
Cederna, Calgon Carbon's chairman and chief executive officer, said,
"We are extremely pleased with the Dutch court's decision. It
not only verifies that the patent for our ISEP and CSEP systems is
valid, but also demonstrates that we can successfully defend our
patents in the international courts."
Mr. Cederna continued, "The
court's decision is significant to our business because it confirms
Calgon Carbon as the exclusive supplier of these valuable specialty
systems in ion exchange and chromatographic separations for the
food, pharmaceutical, metallurgical, water treatment, and
biotechnology markets. It also positions us to pursue damages for
several million dollars of SepTor systems that were sold."
Calgon Carbon Corporation ( http://www.calgoncarbon.com/
), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global leader in
services and solutions for making air and water cleaner and safer.
The company employs approximately 1,000 people at 13 operating
facilities and 11 sales and service centers worldwide
"...focused
on developments in the field over the past two decades
including colored wastewater treatment methods, waste
minimization and source reduction."
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Logging and Security
EnviroRanger Offers Major New
Features Pump Control
Peterborough, Canada, October 31,
2002 – EnviroRanger, the world’s most advanced level monitor and
controller for the water and wastewater industries, now offers major
new features and functionality to enhance plant efficiency.
The
latest software release, version 5.05, incorporates a host of
product enhancements suggested by customers since EnviroRanger was
first introduced at the end of 1999. An upgraded software platform
offers enhanced echo processing and reliability, and improves data
log retrieval speed.
New advanced pump control features
have been added, including a third Pump Fault Interlock (Pump Fault
C). The pump interlocks, which previously locked failed pumps in a
fault condition until reset, now have adjustable pump fault timers
and fault reset modes. The sources of the faults can be timed before
the fault is flagged, and the faults can be auto-reset. Individual
pumps can be reset via remote communications.
An Auto-reset feature gives operators
the option to keep a pump in service even after an alarm. This is
useful if the alarm is related to a deteriorating seal, one of the
most common failures on a submersible pump. If, for example, water
gets into the oil inside the pump and becomes conductive, the relay
may indicate a pump seal failure well before the pump has failed.
Some plants prefer to order the new
pump but leave the old pump in service until it fails completely. If
the pump is left in service, continued auto-resets will indicate the
pump needs maintenance or replacement. An Auto-reset Counter counts
the number of auto-resets, and the Auto-reset Limit sets the number
of auto resets before a manual reset is required.
Pump Run-on is now indexed by relay
so each pump can have its own run-on duration. This lets you set the
run-on duration for each pump based on operational concerns or
individual pump capacities. Pump Run-on can be disabled during peak
energy cost periods.
While invisible to the user, this
powerful new system facilitates maintenance and enhancements for the
future. As a further convenience to customers, a new concise manual
replaces the former four manuals, making reference and
trouble-shooting easier. The new manual includes instructions about
all the new functions and features.
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Troll
9000
Low-Flow Cell Water Quality Probe
Released
Laramie - WY: In-Situ, Inc. has
announced the release of a new Low-Flow Cell for the Multi-Parameter
Troll 9000 (MP TROLL 9000) water quality probe. The new Low-Flow
Cell is an optional accessory.
Low-Flow
sampling has become a widely accepted method for monitoring ground
water. When regulations allow, the benefit over laboratory sampling
is clear when immediacy of data and laboratory costs are considered.
As well casings decrease in size, this method also offers an
alternative to in-situ monitoring. Additionally, Flow Cells are
preferred for monitoring DO and ORP readings that can be altered if
exposed to the atmosphere.
The In-Situ Low-Flow Cell attaches
directly to the sensor side of the MP-Troll 9000, allowing direct
flow-through sampling. A number of features impart durability,
accuracy and ease of use. The In-Situ Low-Flow Cell was designed for
years of hard use. The body is manufactured from translucent
polycarbonate for strength and ease of sample viewing.
All components may be quickly
decontaminated, owing to the clean modular design. The opposing
inlet and outlet fittings are interchangeable in size from 3/8"
to 1/2", with both size fittings included. In addition to the
fittings, an anti-siphon check valve and 3-way stopcock are
included, offering enhanced system reliability and ease of use. For
enhanced flow mix and accuracy, a laboratory grade stirrer is
offered as an accessory.
The system ships with an innovative
spike support allowing ease of deployment, with a large acrylic base
offered as an accessory. The system was designed to meet ASTM, EPA
and USGS low-flow system standards and is optimized for flows from
0.1 to 0.5 Liters/minute. The Low-Flow Cell is an optional accessory
to the MP-Troll 9000.
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