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Technology Scouting: Water Purification

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The following report presents the technological landscape in the ~~Water Purification~~ water purification market. ~~IThe~~ The report uses financial deals and patent data to identify major technologies in water purification. In this process , major companies, startups and universities in each technology in water purification are also identified. Some companies have ~~also~~ been profiled for their financials and their work in ~~Water Purification~~ water purification market. Some of the research going on in major universities in the field of ~~Water Purification have~~ water purification has also been detailed out.

=Objective of the Report=

The objective of the report is to

* identify major technologies in water purification market using financial market activities

* understand the investment landscape in water purification

* identify major companies, start-ups and university research in the Nanofiltration segment of water purification

=Research Methodology=

The methodology followed to achieve the above listed objectives is given below:

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=Scope of the Report=

The report covers financial market activity only in the last 3 years (2009-2012)

=Introduction to Water Purification=

Water purification is the process of removing contaminants from surface water or groundwater to make it fit for specific purposes. The contaminants may be particulate matter, dissolved minerals or microorganisms. Technologies commonly employed to purify water are distillation, ion exchange, adsorption, filtration, membrane filtration, ultraviolet (UV) radiation or a combination of more than one of these.

''Note: Please note that the classification is only an indicative of the water purification market. It is not an exhaustive classification of water purification techniques.''

=Financial Landscape Snapshot=The following dashboard illustrates the Investment Landscape in various technologies of Water Purification:{|align="center"|<gflash>964 576 http://dolcera.com/upload/files/Investment_Dashboard_v2.swf</gflash>|-|}Source: [http://www.cleantech.com/ Cleantech] =Detailed Technology-wise Financial Activities=This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the water purification market.

==Membrane Separation==

This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the membrane separation segment.

===Venture Capital Investments===

The following table shows the venture capital investment activity in detail for membrane separation.

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===Private Equity Funding===

The following table shows the private equity funding in detail for membrane separation.

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===Mergers and Acquisitions===

The following table shows the mergers and acquisitions in detail for membrane separation.

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===Joint Ventures, Licensing and IPO===

The following table shows the joint venture, licensing and IPO activity in detail for membrane separation.

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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|'''Company'''

==Irradiation==

This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the irradiation segment.

===Venture Capital Investments===

The following table shows the venture capital investment activity in detail for irradiation.

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===Private Equity Funding===

The following table shows the private equity funding in detail for irradiation.

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===Mergers and Acquisitions===

The following table shows the mergers and acquisitions in detail for irradiation.

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===Joint Ventures, Licensing and IPO===

The following table shows the joint venture, licensing and IPO activity in detail for irradiation.

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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|'''Company'''

==Ion Exchange==

This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the ion exchange segment.

===Venture Capital Investments===

The following table shows the venture capital investment activity in detail for ion exchange.

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===Private Equity Funding===

The following table shows the private equity funding in detail for ion exchange.

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===Mergers and Acquisitions===

The following table shows the mergers and acquisitions in detail for ion exchange.

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===Joint Ventures, Licensing and IPO===

The following table shows the joint venture, licensing and IPO activity in detail for ion exchange.

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==Distillation or Evaporation==

This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the distillation or evaporation segment.

===Venture Capital Investments===

The following table shows the venture capital investment activity in detail for distillation or evaporation.

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===Private Equity Funding===

The following table shows the private equity funding in detail for distillation or evaporation.

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===Mergers and Acquisitions===

The following table shows the mergers and acquisitions in detail for distillation or evaporation.

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==Filtration by Metal==

This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the filtration by metal segment.

===Venture Capital Investments===

The following table shows the venture capital investment activity in detail for filtration by metal.

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===Private Equity Funding===

The following table shows the private equity funding in detail for filtration by metal.

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===Mergers and Acquisitions===

The following table shows the mergers and acquisitions in detail for filtration by metal.

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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|'''Acquirer'''

===Joint Ventures, Licensing and IPO===

The following table shows the joint venture, licensing and IPO activity in detail for filtration by metal.

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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|'''Company'''

==Filtration by Microbes==

This section details out the financial activities in the last 2 years in the filtration by microbes segment.

===Mergers and Acquisitions===

The following table shows the venture capital investment activity in detail for filtration by microbes.

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|bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|'''Acquirer'''

===Joint Ventures, Licensing and IPO===

The following table shows the joint venture, licensing and IPO activity in detail for filtration by microbes.

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=Nanotechnology in Water Purification=

This section lays out the landscape of nanofiltration technology segment of water purification in detail covering the market information, major players, company profiles of start-up companies and university research going on in the nanofiltration for water purification.

==Market Size ==

* The global market for nanotechnology products used in water treatment was worth an estimated $1.4 billion in 2010

* The market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7% during the next 5 years to reach a value of $2.2 billion in 2015.

Source: [http://bccresearch.blogspot.in/2011/05/global-market-for-nanotechnology.html BCC Research]

==Major Companies==

===Top Patent Holders in Nanofiltration for Water Purification===

The following chart shows the major companies in the Nanofiltration technology by the number of patents they hold in this segment.

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===Other Companies===

The following table contains a list of other companies in the field of nanofiltration in water purification:

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|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|3m Corp

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Halox Technologies

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Osmoflo Pty Ltd

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Surrey Aqua Technology Limited

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|Akzo Nobel Nv

|Hollingsworth & Vose Gmbh

|Paragon Water Systems

|Tata Chemicals Ltd

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|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Aquasource

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Honeywell International Inc

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Prominent Dosiertechnik Gmbh

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Technion Research And Development Foundation Ltd.

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|Cognis Deutschland Gmbh & Co Kg

|Inframat Corp

|Saati

|The Dow Chemical Company

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|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Creative Micro Tech

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|International Business Machines Corp

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Saline Water Conversion Corporation

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|The Purolite Company

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|Donaldson Co Inc

|Itn Nanovation Ag

|Samsung

|Veolia Environnement

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|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Dual Vortex Microfiltration

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Metso Oy

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Sgl Group

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Veolia Group

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|Ecolochem

|Millipore Corporation

|Solvay Sa

|Zenon Environmental Inc

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|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Fleetguard

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Mitsubishi Corporation

|bgcolor = "#DCE6F1"|Stichting Wetsus Centre Of Excellence For Sustainable Water Technology

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|Hager Elsaesser

|Norit Proces Technologie Holding Bv

|Sumitomo Group

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==Startups==

This section profiles some of the start-up companies in the nanofiltration segment of water purification.

===List of Startups===

The following startups are present in the field of nanofiltration for water purification:

* NanoH20

* Puralytics

* Porogen Corp

* Seldon Technologies Inc.

* Entegris Inc

* EconoPure Water Systems

* Aquaporin Aps

* Proacqua Group S.r.l.

* Kinetico Incorporated

* KX Technologies

* Surrey Aquatechnology Ltd

* Vestergaard Frandsen Sa

* Cnanoz Inc

* Yakima Filters

* Liquid Asset Development Llc

* X Flow B.v.

===Company Profiles===

====NanoH2O====

NanoH2O, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets reverse osmosis (RO) membranes that lower the cost of desalination. Based on breakthrough nanostructured materials and industry-proven polymer technology, licensed original TFN technology from University of California, Los Angeles, NanoH2O<nowiki>’</nowiki>s QuantumFlux membranes dramatically improve desalination energy efficiency and productivity. QuantumFlux seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) membranes, Standard 61 certified by NSF International for the production of drinking water, deliver the highest flux and the highest salt rejection of any SWRO membrane on the market. QuantumFlux membranes are available in standard 8-inch (20 cm) diameter elements that fit easily into new and existing desalination plants, purifying water from a broad range of sources with improved productivity and water quality. NanoH2O is the 2011 Aquatech Innovation Award Winner in the Water Supply category. Quantum Flux membranes are installed in over 50 commercial sites across six continents, representing over 80,000 m3 per day (21 million gallons per day) in cumulative capacity.

The startup has developed its technology based on research from the University of California at Los Angeles. Its formula adds a nanomaterial to a conventional polymer membrane for desalination in order to alter its structure and make it easier for the water to pass through while it blocks out salt and other minerals. The water is potable afterward, but utilities sometimes add back some of the minerals that are filtered out before delivering the water to homes and businesses.

=====Company Snapshot=====

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=====Corporate History=====

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=====Investment Landscape=====

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Source: [http://www.crunchbase.com/company/nanoh2o CrunchBase], PrivCo

====Puralytics====

Hydration Technologies<nowiki>’</nowiki> humanitarian water division is helping Puralytics sell the SolarBag to nonprofits that will distribute it.

=====Company Snapshot=====

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=====Corporate History=====

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=====Investment Landscape=====

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==Universities/Institutes==

This section covers some of the university research in the nanofiltration segment of water purification.

===IIT Madras===

'''Graphene from Sugar and its Application in Water Purification'''

Source: [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/la2050515?prevSearch=%2528%2522water%2Bpurification%2522%2B%252B%2B%2522nanotechnology%2522%2529%2Band%2B%255BCollectionKey%253A%2B%252210.1555%252Fcategory.358319320%2522%255D&searchHistoryKey= ACS]

===Department of Environmental Geosciences, University of Vienna===

===National Nanotechnology Center, NANOTEC, Thailand===

'''"SOS water" mobile water purifier'''

Source: [http://www.nanotec.or.th/en/?p=3721 NANOTEC]

===LEITAT Technological Center, Spain===

===Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Germany===

'''Fouling resistant ceramic honeycomb nanofilters for efficient water treatmen'''t

===Division of Materials Science, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden===

===Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania===

===Wright State University, United States===

'''Metal Nanoparticles on Hierarchical Carbon Structures: New Architecture for Robust Water Purifiers'''

Source: [http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2012/wednesday.html TechConnect]

=References=

The following sources were referred to, while making this report.

#'''Patents'''

#*Micropat

#*Thomson Innovation

#*SIP

#*Google Patents

#'''Scientific Literature'''

#* Engineering Village

#*IEEE

#*ScienceDirect

#*ACM Digital Library

#*SpringerLink

#*Google Scholar

#'''Databases'''

#*Datamonitor

#*Lexis Nexis

#*Frost & Sullivan

#*EBSCO

#*Proquest

#'''Online References'''

#*Industry Blogs & Magazines

#*Conferences

#*Universities

#*Other Relevant Resources

#'''Company Resources'''

#*Company Websites

#* Annual Reports

#*Press Releases

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