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More Fresh Water at Less Costs
Desalination does not have to be a last resort.
Active membranes operate at higher recovery, minimize pre-treatment, process footprint and complexity, and significantly reduce cost of water desalination.
Winner of 2023 GWI Water Tech Idol Award
Team
Arian Edalat
Eric M. V. Hoek
Eric M. V. Hoek
Co-Founder & CEO
Arian holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Bradford, he combines this integral knowledge with executive business training and two decades of experience in design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and operation of membrane separation processes around the world.
He brings to Active a
Co-Founder & CEO
Arian holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Bradford, he combines this integral knowledge with executive business training and two decades of experience in design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and operation of membrane separation processes around the world.
He brings to Active a decade of entrepreneurial experience in the development and commercialization of early-stage innovative membrane solutions and products.
Eric M. V. Hoek
Eric M. V. Hoek
Eric M. V. Hoek
Co-Founder/Inventor/Advisor
Eric is a world renowned membrane expert, academic, and water tech entrepreneur. He is Editor in Chief of Nature Publishing Groups npjWater and has over 70 patents filed as Professor & Faculty Director at UCLA.
As Lead inventor and the key force behind commercialization of several successful membrane products a
Co-Founder/Inventor/Advisor
Eric is a world renowned membrane expert, academic, and water tech entrepreneur. He is Editor in Chief of Nature Publishing Groups npjWater and has over 70 patents filed as Professor & Faculty Director at UCLA.
As Lead inventor and the key force behind commercialization of several successful membrane products and technologies such as NanoH2O (exited to LG Chem), SWRO membranes and PolyCera UF membranes, Eric brings a stellar track record of membranes knowledge to Active.
David Jassby
Derrick Dlamini
Derrick Dlamini
Co-Founder/Inventor/Advisor
David has over two decades of experience in membrane filtration; environmental and surface chemistry; nanoparticle fabrication, modification, and characterization; aggregation processes; and water quality modeling.
Aside from Active Membranes, a number of David’s inventions and research projects have turned into successful commercial ventures.
Derrick Dlamini
Derrick Dlamini
Derrick Dlamini
Senior Membrane Scientist
Derrick holds a PhD in Chemistry from University of Johannesburg, with over a decade of global experience focused on membrane development and nanotechnology
Derrick has a world-class and uniquely diversified expertise in membrane making and fabrication cycle from lab-bench all through commercial scale.