# START Centre and Memsift build pilot wastewater treatment plant in Singapore

The START Centre and Memsift Innovations are jointly building a pilot plant at a semiconductor company in Singapore that uses a novel tri-bore hollow-fibre membrane to treat industrial wastewater, reducing liquid waste by over 90% and recovering precious metals.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-26
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 5000 liters per day
- Products: tri-bore hollow-fibre membrane water treatment system
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Separation Technologies Applied Research and Translation Centre](https://endata.com/companies/37603.md)
- [Memsift Innovations](https://endata.com/companies/37573.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [waterworld.com](https://www.waterworld.com/home/article/14071046/new-membrane-water-treatment-system-to-reduce-toxic-waste-and-waste-disposal-cost-by-over-90-per-cent), 2019-02-26: "The new plant which will be located at a semiconductor company in Singapore can also recover precious metals from the treated water which can then be sold and reused."

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