Anthony Bennett

Energy efficiency: Wastewater treatment and energy production

Reducing the environmental impact of power generation is becoming imperative. In this article, Anthony Bennett looks at how energy production can be incorporated into wastewater treatment systems and describes its positive environmental effects.

Membranes in industry : facilitating reuse of wastewater

Anthony Bennett examines the technologies available to the industrial wastewater treatment sector, as well as some key drivers that have increased the takeup of such processes.

50th Anniversary: Desalination: 50 years of progress

Desalination has become an essential tool to enable effective management of water strategies in the 21st century. To celebrate 50 years of Filtration+Separation we take a look back at the last 50 years of desalination by discussing major milestones and achievements with Leon Awerbuch (International Desalination Association, IDA), James Birkett (West Neck Strategies), Richard Hill (Whitewater) and Graeme Pearce (Membrane Consultancy Associates). Anthony Bennett reports.

Cost effective desalination: Innovation continues to lower desalination costs

Water scarcity, climate change and increased global energy consumption are all having an impact on technology and investment trends and leading to the implementation of more desalination projects. Anthony Bennett looks at how current and future technologies and manufacturing practices are constantly lowering the cost of desalination with every new innovation made.

Maintaining the integrity of filtration systems

Many filtration systems use integrity testing to guarantee the quality of treated products. With this in mind, Anthony Bennett, managing & technical director at Specialist Technical Solutions Ltd, investigates potable water production and the threat of Cryptosporidium, as well as illustrating the types of technology available to maintain pathogen and particle removal efficiency.

Potable water: New technology enables use of alternative water sources

Anthony Bennett looks at alternative sources of water and examines how they can be treated by advanced filtration and separation technologies to reduce the pressure on potable water sources.

Drinking water: Pathogen removal from water – technologies and techniques

The need to remove pathogens from potable water supplies is long recognised. In this article the characteristics of pathogen groups are outlined alongside an overview of the approaches used to remove or otherwise deactivate pathogens from water. The effectiveness of these approaches and any significant drawbacks are also considered.

Developments in desalination and water reuse

In this article Anthony Bennett provides a review of innovations in desalination and water reuse technology following conversations with Abdullah Al-Alshaikh, Leon Awerbuch, and Corrado Sommariva, from the International Desalination Association (IDA).

Membrane technology: Developments in ultrafiltration technologies

Ultrafiltration has become an increasingly important membrane separation technology in recent years. Anthony Bennett describes the fundamentals of ultrafiltration and highlights some current trends, as well as recent innovations in the industry and important case studies.

Sustainable desalination: Renewable energy in desalination systems

There is an increasing use of renewable energy technologies in desalination systems around the world. Anthony Bennett reports on some of these projects and how they are meeting local needs.