Frost & Sullivan Applauds Aquaporin A/S for its Unique Biomimetic Membranes - The Aquaporin Inside™ Technology

Frost & Sullivan Applauds Aquaporin A/S for its Unique Biomimetic Membranes - The Aquaporin Inside™ Technology PR Newswire LONDON, Sept. 11, 2012 - Aquaporin's solution produces clean water using much less energy than other existing water filtration technologies LONDON, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent research on biomimetic membranes for the water filtration market, Frost & Sullivan presents Aquaporin A/S with the 2012 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation. Aquaporin's one-of-a-kind biomimetic water filtration membrane, trademarked Aquaporin Inside™, filters water from a multitude of sources including surface, ground, waste, sea, and brackish water to produce the required quality of product water for a range of diverse applications. The Aquaporin Inside™ membrane contains 'Aquaporin', a robust biological protein, which is incorporated into the pores of a specially engineered bilayer membrane. The protein has the distinct ability to restrict the passage of contaminants including bacteria, viruses, minerals, proteins, DNA, dissolved gases, salts, detergents, and even protons, without encumbering the passage of water. Importantly, Aquaporin Inside™ membranes require 70 percent less energy than competing membrane filtration technologies to filter the same amount of water. Aquaporin Inside™ membranes also function at considerably diminished pressures, making it ideal for seawater desalination applications.