August 28, 2023 | 20:36 (GMT+7)
U.S. wastewater treatment technology transferred to Vietnamese firm
PANO – U.S. startup ZwitterCo successfully transferred the Nano-enabled wastewater treatment technology to Vietnam’s technology-farm produce export-import Co., Ltd. on August 27.
Speaking at the technology transfer ceremony in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province on August 27, Director of the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development (NATEC) under the Ministry of Science and Technology Pham Hong Quat said that with the transfer of this breakthrough wastewater treatment technology, industrial parks can use it to create a shared platform and infrastructure in order to reduce costs for businesses.
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Vietnamese delegates observes the wastewater treatment technology of ZwitterCo. (Photo: www.qdnd.vn) |
ZwitterCo's wastewater treatment technology employs nano filtration membranes to transform industrial wastewater into pure water. The nano membrane is a creation of the startup based in the United States, and this invention stems from award-winning research in a competition at Tufts University. This technology utilizes nano filtration membranes that resemble enlarged sea sponges; on the surface of these membranes, there are pore openings capable of extracting moisture from the air and functioning like a vacuum pump, pulling water molecules away from oil and impurities in the wastewater.
On this occasion, the National Startup Support Center signed cooperation agreements with units to promote the commercialization of technology projects in Vietnam.
Translated by Trung Thanh