Rice University has established the Rice Center for Membrane Excellence (RiCeME), which is dedicated to developing advanced membrane materials and separation technologies for energy, environmental sustainability and chemical processing applications. The announcement was made during the Rice Global Paris Center Symposium held March 17-18 in Paris.
Boron is a natural component of seawater that becomes a toxic contaminant in drinking water when it sneaks through conventional filters for removing salts.
Seawater’s boron levels are around twice as high as the World Health Organization’s most lenient limits for safe drinking water, and five to 12 times higher than the tolerance of many agricultural plants.
Researchers at Rice University, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters — streams containing both elevated salt and organic concentrations — by employing dialysis, a technology borrowed from the medical field.
Menachem Elimelech, among the world’s leading researchers in energy-efficient desalination and wastewater reuse, will join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) as the Nancy and Clint Carlson Chair in Molecular Nanotechnology, effective Jan. 1.
