February 2020 Vol. 5

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NEWSMAKERS: * CETCO * Cleanaway * Concrete Canvas * ExcelPlas * Geotube  * TenCate * Tensar * Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics 

CETCO Launches New Geosynthetic Clay Liner (Breaking News)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2020/02/13/cetco-launches-bentomat-dn-hs-geosynthetic-clay-liner/ 

Geomembrane Resin Manufacturer Formosa Plastics Set to pay $50 million in Pellet Pollution Lawsuit (Breaking News)
https://www.plasticstoday.com/materials/formosa-plastics-set-pay-50-million-pellet-pollution-lawsuit/198390713561947

French Company Applies for US Patent on Compositions for Use in Geosynthetic Clay Liners (Breaking News)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2020/0039881.html 

Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics Inc Applies for US Patent for Woven Geotextile Filtration Fabric with Core-Sheath Yards (Breaking News)
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/7b/40/5b/558de477f8f9f4/US20200030728A1.pdf

Cortex Patents New Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM) (Breaking News)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20200040544.pdf

Bill Gates Foundation Funds Development of New Antioxidant for Geomembranes Made from Lignin (Breaking News)
The new AO has zero extractability, high functionality and is Food Contact Approved
https://renmatix.com/1-million.html 

Feasibility of Electromagnetic Soil Heating using Magnetic Nanoparticle-coated Geotextiles (Breaking News)
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jgele.19.00098 

Leachate Management at Fraser Road landfill with Geosynthetics
Post Closure Specialist Srikar Rapole explains how landfills in Victoria are rehabilitated and how leachate is safely disposed of in the process
https://www.cleanaway.com.au/sustainable-future/rehabilitating-landfill-fraser-road/

Cleanaway Landfill Pond Rectification at Fraser Road, Victoria (Time Lapse Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfANx15IkPs&feature=emb_logo

Material Selection using Multi-criteria Decision Making Methods for Geomembranes
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/6j1tMxspXyyssiS#pdfviewer

Mechanical and Osmotic Consolidation of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/10.1680/jgein.20.00008

Confirmed: TriAx Geogrid Improves Pavement Performance (Breaking News)
https://info.tensarcorp.com/confirmed-triax-geogrid-improves-pavement-performance

Concrete Canvas a Cost-effective Alternative for Lining Secondary Containment Bund
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meE2q7FBuMs

Experimental Assessment of the State of the Lining materials used in the Rehabilitation of Sewers in Residential Buildings
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509519303936

Appeals to Department of Environmental Protection Ruling on Geotextile Tubes
https://www.ack.net/news/20200213/sbpf-and-concom-both-appealing-dep


 


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