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INNOVATION
Rethinking
Membranes
Swirltex breaks traditional limits
with e昀케cient 昀椀ltration BY CHARLIE EVANS
ITH HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
in an Edmonton, Alberta garage,
the 2024 Water Canada Award
winner for New Technology has
become one of Canada’s largest
wastewater treatment and reuse systems.
Swirltex’s buoyancy enhanced membrane
filtration (BEMF) addresses issues in membrane-based wastewater treatment, tackling
high energy consumption, poor contaminants
separation, fouling, excessive chemical usage,
and maintenance costs. Deployed in multiple waste streams such as coal wastewater,
produced water, food & beverage, and forestry
applications, the system has quickly made a
name for itself.
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Swirltex
Charlie Evans is the
Associate Editor of
Water Canada.
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