4 Water Tech Projects Launched

Four projects have been initiated by Iran's Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology to improve water resources and consumption management.
Vice President Sorena Sattari provided a blueprint of projects designed for the current year during a Saturday event, Isti.ir reported.
The event was also attended by Seyyed Javad Sadatinejad, the head of Majlis Agriculture Commission, Naderqoli Ebrahimi, the head of water and drought technologies development headquarter at the vice presidential office, and Parviz Karami, the head of the Creative Industries Development Center at the office.
The first project coming on stream was the localization of silicon carbide ceramic membranes for water and wastewater treatment.
The ceramic membranes are utilized to upgrade a water treatment plant in Qazvin by the manufacturer, Barikey Electron Company.