On August 13, ZENON Environmental Inc., an environmental technology company that has developed an energy efficient, innovative, compact and forward-looking membrane concept, accepted the prestigious 2003 Stockholm Industry Water Award. ZENON’s ZeeWeed membrane technology has been applied to the treatment of water at all stages of the water cycle. The unique membrane successfully removes pathogenic micro-organisms which are not eliminated by conventional water treatment methods and is therefore regarded as a valuable contribution towards safeguarding potable water supplies. The ZeeWeed membrane technology, which resembles a bundle of seaweed sweeping in the treatment tank, can be efficiently used in industrial as well as municipal plants and leads to significantly higher treated water quality than traditional methods. The process technology has low space requirements. It can be efficiently combined with other biological and chemical processes, for existing and new plants alike. Today more than three hundred applications in several continents have proven the benefits of the innovation.

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