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Kurita America and Solugen to Develop New CarbonNegative Products for Industrial Water Treatment

Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment solutions, announced a collaboration with Solugen, a bio-based chemical manufacturer, to develop a suite of new carbon-negative water treatment products. These innovative solutions will introduce high-performing, bio-based substitutes to phosphorus and other petroleum derived additives currently on the market.

“We are very excited to expand our partnership with Solugen to create innovative technologies that tackle many of the challenges of traditional water treatment programs,” said Mike Mowbray, senior vice president of the Marketing and Technology Group for Kurita America. “This collaboration will significantly enhance our existing CSV (creating shared value) business that helps customers achieve sustainability goals.”

Kurita’s CSV business, one of the company’s fastest growing segments, focuses on products, technologies, and business models that save water, reduce CO2 emissions, and minimize industrial waste while improving plant productivity for customers. One of the recently developed product lines is the Tower NG series of cooling products, which replaces most of the traditional water treatment chemistries with a combination of the latest polymer technology and Solugen’s proprietary biodegradable corrosion inhibitor. By leveraging innovative bio-based solutions, the Tower NG series eliminates the dependence on traditional organo-phosphonates while providing equivalent or better results for deposit and corrosion control. www.kuritaamerica.com t Blueair Classic Pro, the first and only air purifier with PhotonPure™ lighting technology that deactivates germs for an impeccably clean atmosphere.

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Blueair Reveals New Air Purifier with Professional Grade Air Purification

Air wellness pioneer Blueair unveiled its most advanced and powerful air purifier to date – the Classic Pro. The new model, from the award-winning Classic family, is re-engineered with firstof-its-kind multi-layer filtration technology to deliver 40% more performance than before and cleanse the air in rooms up to 1,413 square feet in as little as 30 minutes.

Blueair artfully engineered Classic Pro to provide long-lasting, advanced protection against indoor air pollutants that can adversely affect consumers’ quality of life. Equipped with Blueair’s proprietary HEPASilent™ dual filtration technology, the Classic Pro can quickly capture 99.97% of particles as small as 0.01 microns in size. The unique filtration process delivers more clean air faster while using less noise and energy than HEPA filtration alone.

For an added layer of protection against particulates, the Classic Pro is the first air purifier to bring the patent-pending PhotonPure™ lighting technology to consumers’ homes. Previously only used in medical settings, this professional pioneering lighting technology targets the main filter’s surface with a safe violet light to reduce up to 91% of harmful viruses and bacteria trapped on the filter to prevent recirculation into the air. This visible protection is different from ultraviolet-C (UVC) lighting typically seen in air purifiers, as PhotonPure™ operates in a visible wavelength of 405nm compared with traditional UVC. www.blueair.com

Ahlstrom Introduces Fluoro-Free Filtration Materials

Ahlstrom is launching a new range of filtration materials that offers fluoro-free technology. Ahlstrom is extending its innovative fluoro-free technologies into a wide range of industrial air filtration applications to support filter manufacturers in creating products with long-lasting filtration performance without the use of fluorochemicals. They are ideal for gas turbine air intake, air pollution control, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications.

The new range of materials offers water-repellent properties, which increase the durability and stability of the final filter in wet conditions. In global filtration markets, hydrophobic properties are essential to maintaining the highest filtration performance in challenging environments. www.ahlstrom.com q Gas turbines play a crucial role in modern society, enhancing daily life in the industrialized world. Shutterstock