PROGRAMME
| Monday September 3rd | ||||
| 12.00 | Registration opens |
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| 19.00 | Cocktail |
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| Tuesday morning September 4th | ||||
| 8.00 | Registration | |||
| 9.00 | Plenary – Opening Ceremony Mr. Nektario Santorinio, Vice Minister and Member of Parliament, Greece Prof. George Papadakis, Agricultural University of Athens Zois Kologios, TEMAK Miriam Balaban, Maria Kennedy (EDS) Miguel Sanz (IDA), Domingo Zarza (AEDyR) |
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| 10.00 | Exhibit opening |
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| 10.30 | Keynote presentations Sustainable desalination, Abdullah Al Alshaikh (Albawani Water and Power Company, CEO, Saudi Arabia) The values of water, M. Kevin Price (US Bureau of Reclamation, ret., Senior S&T Advisor, MEDRC) Commercial reality of pressure-assisted forward osmosis (PAFO) - reverse osmosis (RO) hybrid process: economics and applications, In S. Kim (Korea) Expanding water sources with membrane processes, Joao Crespo (Portugal) |
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| 12.15 | Water Security in Gaza Gaza Reconstruction Program, Rebhi Alsheikh (Palestinian Authority) Gaza Desalination Plant, Alessandro Podda (Lotti Ingegneria, SpA, Italy) |
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| 13.00 | Lunch |
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| Tuesday afternoon September 4th | ||||
| 14.00–16.00 | Session 1 Wastewater treatment Chair: Christine Kleffner, Jan C. Schippers |
Session 2 REvivED water Chair: Michael Papapetrou, A.M.M. Alhadidi |
Session 3 Forward osmosis Chair: Mansour Ahmed, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder |
Session 4 Renewable energy desalination Chair: Vasilis Fthenakis, Monica K. Boodhan |
| 14.00 | 88 Hexavalent chromium removal from tunneling wastewater using chemical and electrochemical technique Joan A. Salvadó, Enrique Ferrero, Susana Navea, Carme Repollés, Lidia Jimenez, Ana M. Climente, Jorge Malfeito (Spain) |
213 The REvivED water project: Electrodialysis for advanced desalination concepts N. Tiggelman, M. Papapetrou (The Netherlands) |
147 Interactions between inorganic and organic fouling in forward osmosis process: impact on crystal formation and boron rejection Lan Hee Kim, Szilárd S. Bucs, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia) |
72 Opportunities for solar desalination: U.S. R&D status Vasilis Fthenakis, Adam Atia (USA) |
| 14.20 | 123 High-pressure reverse osmosis for industrial water reuse – evaluation of factors reducing the effective driving pressure Ch. Kleffner, G. Braun (Germany) |
215 Donnan dialysis for tap-water softening A. Brys, L. Pinoy, A.M.M. Alhadidi, R. Gueccia, A. Cipollina (Italy), J.W. Post (The Netherlands) |
161 Impact of permeate flux on biofilm development in forward osmosis membrane systems Szilard Bucs, Lan Hee Kim, Johannes Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia) |
188 Renewable energy powered desalination in SIDS – opportunities and challenges in the Caribbean Region Monica K. Boodhan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 14.40 | 198 Development of a new integrated textile wastewater treatment and hydrogen production system with bipolar membrane B. Yuzer, H. Selcuk, I. Dincer (Turkey) |
216 RevivED Water: Small-scale ED desalination systems for brackish water - Experiences from field test in Somaliland T. Zwirner (Germany), H-J. Rapp, A. Al Habibi, L. Gutierrez, A. Cipollina (Italy) |
71 Colloidal fouling mitigation and energy saving potentials of pulsating flows in osmotic membrane processes A. Kastl, A. Präbst, F. Kiefer, T. Sattelmayer (Germany) |
119 Cloud-based design optimization based on simulation of desalination systems powered by renewables George Kyriakarakos, Essam Sh. Mohamed, Evangelos Dimitriou, Christos-Spyridon Karavas, George Papadakis (Greece) |
| 15.00 | 197 Ceramic filtration as a pretreatment for reverse osmosis in industrial wastewater treatment and reuse Elena Meabe, Jaione Ollo, Javier Lopetegui (Spain) |
217 Fluid-structure interaction in electromembrane processes: modelling of membrane deformation, fluid dynamics and mass transfer G. Battaglia, L. Gurreri, A. Tamburini, A. Cipollina, M. Ciofalo, G. Micale (Italy) |
33 Arabian Gulf seawater desalination using forward osmosis membrane technology and polyelectrolyte draw solution: a pilot scale study Mansour Ahmed, Rajesha Kumar, B. Garudachari, Jibu P. Thomas (Kuwait) |
64 Renewable energy for desalination process: efficiency and environmental impact in tropical island using numerical modeling Zachary Williams, Jean-François Marc Dorville, Michael Taylor (Jamaica) |
| 15.20 | 204 One year operation of integrated ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis system for challenging industrial wastewater from chemical industry Claudia Niewersch, Lorena Barbera, Javier Suarez Martin, Oscar Ruzafa, Luis Carod, Patricia Carmona, Jozef Kochan, Jan Koppe, Lex van Dijk, Christian Kazner (Germany) |
214 Impact of pretreatment of seawater and impaired water on fouling of ionic exchange membranes in reverse electrodialysis systems Leo Gutierrez, Marjolein Vanoppen, Lingshan Ma, Arne Verliefde (Belgium) |
101 Emerging technologies for next generation low carbon power-desal plant configurations Thomas Altmann (UAE) |
160 Direct renewable energy powered desalination (DrepD) Mercedes Kovacsics, Matt Folley, David Rooney, Trevor Whittaker (UK) |
| 15.40–16.00 | Coffee break | |||
| 16.00–18.00 | Session 5 Wastewater treatment Chair: Olga Ferrer |
Session 6 Electrodialysis / Reverse electrodialysis Chair: Natasha C. Wright, Giorgio Micale |
Session 7 Forward osmosis / Pressure-retarded osmosis Chair: In S. Kim, Mansour Ahmed |
8 Renewable energy desalination |
| 16.00 | 146 Optimized fit-for-use reclaimed oil and gas wastewater treatment by means of a smart decision support system Cosmin Koch, Clara Sanromà, Carlos Bayona, Olga Ferrer, Ana Jiménez, Jorge Malfeito (Spain) |
208 Spiral wound electrolysis modules of Archimedean and non-Archimedean form Natasha C. Wright, Amos G. Winter, V (USA) |
115 Mechanisms and control of scale formation in FO membrane under low temperature conditions Juyoung Lee, Yongjun Choi, Hyeongrak Cho, Jihyeok Choi, Sangho Lee (Korea) |
21 Dynamic modelling and analysis of the coupling between CSP and MED plant Laura Guimard (France), Andrea Cipollina (Italy), Françoise Couenne, Philippe Bandelier, Christian Jallut (France) |
| 16.20 | 49 ZERO BRINE - Reusing resources from industrial wastewater L.C. Rietveld, J.R. Moll, Dimitris Xevgenos, Vanessa Wabitsch (Belgium) |
144 Non-rectangular flow-paths for brackish water electrodialysis Sahil R. Shah, Amos G. Winter, V (USA) |
55 Thermodynamic model for a reversible desalination cycle using weak polyelectrolyte hydrogels O. Rud, P. Košovan, O. Borisov (Czech Republic) |
141 Autonomous reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system powered by a small photovoltaic (PV) system at an isolated Greek Islet- The Strongili Island Project Ziad Tarabay, Erika Ntavou, Zois Kologios (Greece) |
| 16.40 | 23 Recycling municipal wastewater for industrial applications – The MULTI-ReUse research project C. Starke, A. Schweiger, D. Vial, P. Buchta, P. Berg (Germany) |
187 Voltage regulation of solar-powered EDR systems for brackish water desalination Anne-Claire Le Henaff, Wei He, Amos G. Winter V (USA) |
203 Multi-stage analysis of pressure retarded osmosis for scale up operation Samira Soltani, Henning Struchtrup (Canada) |
76 Photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis desalination: Optimum technical and economic configuration of system components in autonomous operation mode C.S. Karavas, K.G. Arvanitis, G. Papadakis (Greece) |
| 17.00 | 19 Performance of an ultrafiltration membrane bioreactor (UMBR) in wastewater treatment Sarra Kitanou, Hajar Qabli, Abdelali Zdeg, Mohamed Taky, Azzedine Elmidaoui (Morocco) |
229 Techno-economic evaluation of reverse electrodialysis process in different real environments F. Giacalone, G. Kosmadakis, M. Papapetrou, A. Tamburini, A. Cipollina, G. Micale (Italy) |
120 High performance RO membranes comprising cucurbit[6]uril as a selective water transport channel Tae-Hyun Bae, Jaewoo Lee (Singapore) |
96 A supercapacitor charge for a photovoltaic-powered desalination system Sheying Li, Andrea Schäfer, Bryce Richards (Germany) |
| 17.20 | 41 An experimental study on performance and quality aspects of solar domestic wastewater distillation for reuse and resource conservation H. Sharon, D. Krithika, K.S. Reddy, Ligy Philip (India) |
227 Thermodynamic characterisation of novel solutions for closed-loop reverse electrodialysis F. Giacalone, C. Olkis, G. Santori, A. Cipollina, S. Brandani, G. Micale (Italy) |
61 Improvement of a bio-inspired solar stills system for land regeneration in drylands Alessandro Bianciardi (Cyprus) |
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| 17.40 | 228 Experimental assessment of reverse electrodialysis in closed loop configuration fed by NH4HCO3-water solutions F. Giacalone, F. Vassallo, F. Scargiali, A. Tamburini, A. Cipollina, G. Micale (Italy) |
59 Recent developments in desalination technology in Saudi Arabian context Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
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| 18.00 | Poster session with refreshments |
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| Wednesday morning September 5th | ||||
| 8.30 | PLENARY Panel on Science innovation to industry and business Chaired by Lita Nelsen, Director of Technology Transfer MIT, ret. In S. Kim, Maria Kennedy, Joao Crespo, Olga Ferrer |
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| 10.00–11.40 | Session 9 MIDES | Session 10 Membrane distillation Sangho Lee, Hassan A. Arafat |
Session 11 Fouling Chair: Anastasios J. Karabelas |
Session 12 Sustainable desalination Chair: Faisal AlMarzooqi, Karen Stummeyer |
| 10.00 | 122 Microbial desalination (MIDES) cells: an innovative solution for low energy drinking water production Victor Monsalvo, Juan Arevalo, Sergio Salinas, Maria Kennedy, Abraham Steve-Nuñez, Frank Rogalla (The Netherlands) |
126 Development of measurement techniques for wetting potential of hydrophobic membranes in membrane distillation Bomin Kim, Hyeongrak Cho, Jihyeok Choi, Jinsik Sohn, Sangho Lee (Korea) |
195 Novel methodology for RO membrane fouling and scaling predictions and monitoring - Beyond indices Anastasios J. Karabelas (Greece) |
223 Evaluating desalination's sustainability under the ecosystems approach Nikolaos Voulvoulis (UK) |
| 10.20 | 192 Microbial desalination cell: the golden MIDES low energy desalination technology Marina Ramírez, Pau Rodenas, Juan M. Ortiz, Abraham Esteve-Núñez, Eduard Borràs, Martí Aliaguilla, Pau Bosch, Patricia Zamora, Juan Arevalo, Víctor M. Monsalvo, Frank Rogalla (Spain) |
25 Membrane distillation biofouling: Impact of feed water temperature on biofilm characteristics and membrane performance Anne Bogler, Edo Bar-Zeev (Israel) |
90 Inhibition of CaCO3 scaling by humic substances in a reverse osmosis system treating anaerobic groundwater M.N. Mangal, S.G. Salinas-Rodriguez, B. Blankert, V. Yangali-Quintanilla, J.C. Schippers, W.G.J. Van der Meer, M.D. Kennedy (The Netherlands) |
177 Different membrane technologies for potable water production from surface water Frans Knops, Sergi Lluch (The Netherlands) |
| 10.40 | 86 Biological and membrane-based pretreatment processes Juan Arévalo, Patricia Zamora, José M. Viñas, Damián Amador, Marcelino Burgos, Victor M. Monsalvo, Frank Rogalla (Spain) |
65 Performance assessment of membrane distillation (MD) configurations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling tools Pelin Yazgan-Birgi, Mohamed I. Hassan Ali, Jaichander Swaminathan, John H. Lienhard V, Hassan A. Arafat (UAE) |
102 Novel feed spacers design for fouling mitigating in membrane filtration Sarah Kerdi, Adnan Qamar, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder, Noreddine Ghaffour (Saudi Arabia) |
68 Drinking water from brackish groundwater without any disposal (zero discharge) Ron C.M. Jong (The Netherlands) |
| 11.00 | 93 Development of novel materials and process control system in MIDES project A.M.M. Alhadidi, Maarten Meijlink, Martí Aliaguilla, Pau Bosch-Jimenez, Diego Morillo, Marcel Boerrigrer, Eduard Borràs, Stefan Bergmann, Erhard Perz (The Netherlands) |
16 Integration of vacuum multi effect membrane distillation driven by solar linear Fresnel collector with adsorption/cooling system Ashraf Sadik Hassan, Hassan Fath (Qatar) |
153 Early non-destructive fouling detection in spiral-wound and hollow fiber membranes using high magnetic field and portable low magnetic field NMR and MRI Einar O. Fridjonsson (Australia) |
127 A liquid desiccant cycle for sustainable water use in controlled environment agriculture Ryan Lefers, Srivatsa Betthalli, Nina Fedoroff, Philip Davies, Suzana Nunes, TorOve Leiknes (Saudi Arabia) |
| 11.20 | 22 Development of sustainable development of decision support framework for assessing the sustainability of different seawater desalination technologies: United Arab Emirates case study Yazan Ibrahim, Toufic Mezher, Hassan Arafat, Faisal AlMarzooqi (UAE) |
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| 11.40–12.00 | Coffee break | |||
| 12.00–14.00 | Session 13 Wastewater/removal of contaminants Chair: Gerard Masson |
Session 14 Membrane distillation Chair: Hassan A. Arafat, Guillermo Zaragoza |
Session 15 Fouling and scaling Chair: Noreddine Ghaffour, Nuria Peña García |
Session 16 Brines management and valorisation Chair: Barbara Tomaszewska, Mahmoud M. Elewa |
| 12.00 | 111 Application of a model-based method for hydrodynamic processes in constructed wetland to management of livestock wastewater based on finite element method Saulo Manuel Brito Espino, Carlos Alberto Mendieta Pino, Sebastián Ovidio Pérez Báez, Alejandro Ramos Martín (Spain) |
193 Performance evaluation of a novel vacuum-enhanced air-gap membrane distillation module for regeneration of salinity gradients J.A. Andrés-Mañas, F.G. Acién, G. Zaragoza (Spain) |
200 Role of tight ultrafiltration on reducing fouling potential of SWRO feed water Nirajan Dhakal, Sergio Salinas, Jan C. Schippers, Maria Kennedy (The Netherlands) |
194 Membrane processes for valorization of agro-industrial effluents including water recycling S.I. Patsios, K.N. Kontogiannopoulos, A.J. Karabelas (Greece) |
| 12.20 | 173 Fouling mitigation on municipal water reuse applications using advanced reverse osmosis elements with ultrafiltration pre-treatment Gerard Massons, Guillem Gilabert Oriol (Spain) |
54 An innovative hollow fiber air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) process with internal heat recovery and reduced footprint A. Alpatova, A. Alsaadi, J.G. Lee, M. Alharthi, N. Ghaffour (Saudi Arabia) |
94 An innovative approach to enhance tube wetting and scale inhibition in falling film evaporators for seawater desalination Maximilian Waack, Alexander Stärk, Heike Glade, Stephan Nied (Germany) |
118 Recovery of magnesium with high purity from seawater desalination brine using an organic solvent Hye-Rim Na, Myoung-Jin Kim (Korea) |
| 12.40 | 159 Adsorpti on of phenol with resin technology: phenol removal and resin recovery M. Àngels Tejero, Das Supriyo, Verónica Gómez, Javier Villa, Blanca Salgado, Gerard Massons (Spain) |
60 3D printed triply periodic minimal surfaces as spacers for enhanced heat and mass transfer in membrane distillation N. Sreedhar, N. Thomas, O. Al-Ketan, R. Rowshan, H. Hernandez, R. Al-Rub, H.A. Arafat (UAE) |
67 Neutral pH cleaner to remove metal fouling from membranes Nuria Peña García, , Victoria Velasco, Javier Rodriguez, Fernando del Vigo, Max Fazel, Stephen Chesters (UK) |
34 A pilot scale study on reverse osmosis brine concentration using falling film crystallisation process Mansour Ahmed, Yousef Al-Wazzan, Jibu Thomas (Kuwait) |
| 13.00 | 133 Removal of chromium from aqueous system using synthesized and characterized encapsulated zero-valent iron by polymer Jong-Soo Choi, Yu-Rim Choi, Lakshmi Prasanna Lingamdinne, Janardhan Reddy Koduru, Jae-Kyu Yang, Yoon-Young Chang (Korea) |
103 Novel VMD configuration for water vapor flux enhancement Ahmad S. Alsaadi, Alla Alpatova, Jung-Gil Lee, Lijo Francis, Noreddine Ghaffour (Saudi Arabia) |
91 Investigating seawater scaling potential in single pass SWRO desalination plants with relation to boron removal at moderate pH conditions Stephan Nied, Parisa Shaheen, Matthias Kellermeier (Germany) |
162 The impact of geothermal water RO concentrate volume minimization on the possibility of comprehensive further use Barbara Tomaszewska, Magdalena Tyszer (Poland) |
| 13.20 | 130 Lanthanum-graphene oxide hybride composite for adsorption removal of heavy metals Lakshmi Prasanna Lingamdinne, Janardhan Reddy Koduru,Yu-Lim Choi, Jong-Soo Choi, Yoon-Young Chang, Jae-Kyu Yang (Korea) |
180 Understanding oily wastewater treatment via membrane distillation Le Han, Yong Zen Tan, Tanmay Netke, Anthony G. Fane, Jia Wei Chew (Singapore) |
225 Development of standard protocol for MFI-UF method to assess particulate fouling in RO systems Mohanad Abunada, Nirajan Dhakal, Noreddine Ghaffour, Jan C. Schippers, Maria Kennedy (The Netherlands) |
164 New approach for concentrate utilisation obtained during geothermal water desalination Barbara Tomaszewska (Poland) |
| 13.40 | 30 Use of marble and iron waste additives for enhancing structure and water filtering capacity of salty clay ceramics Amrita Kauwar, Ankisha Vijay, Ajay Kumavat, Sandeep Gupta, Raj Kumar Satankar, Anand Plappally (India) |
29 Study on the fouling crystallization characteristics of hypersaline seawater Bing Ni, Shengqiang Shen, Shi Chen, Xiaohua Liu (China) |
185 A smart and innovated membrane distillation crystallization technique for zero liquid discharge Mona M. Naim, Mahmoud M. Elewa, Shaaban A. Noseir, Ahmed A. El-Shafei, Mahmoud A. Mahmoud, Mohamed R. Lofty, Mostafa I. Mohamed, Ghada Z. Qutit (Egypt) |
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| 14.00–15.00 | Lunch | |||
| Wednesday afternoon September 5th | ||||
| 15.00–16.40 | Session 17 Fluid dynamics and biofouling control Chair: J.S. Vrouwenvelder, In S. Kim |
Session 18 Thermal desalination Chair: Andrea Cipollina, Heike Glade |
Session 19 Operation and maintenance Chair: Thomas M. Missimer, Joon Ha Kim |
Session 20 Energy recovery Chair: Javier Lorenzo, Sophie Bertrand |
| 15.00 | 43 Biofouling control by membrane and feed spacer surface modifications P.A. Araújo, D.J. Miller, P.B. Correia, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, J.C. Kruithof, B.D. Freeman, D.R. Paul, J.S. Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia) |
230 Performance analysis of RED-MED heat engine with non-conventional solutions B. Ortega-Delgado, F. Giacalone, P. Catrini, A. Cipollina, A. Tamburini, A. Piacentino, G. Micale (Italy) |
106 Optimization of the sequence of cleaning and replacement of reverse osmosis membranes Seung Ji Lim, Jihye Kim, Joon Ha Kim (Korea) |
20 A feasibility study and optimization of energy-efficient reverse osmosis (EERO) process: numerical modeling and simulation Kwanho Jeong, Tzyy Haur Chong (Singapore) |
| 15.20 | 143 Molecular composition studies on membrane biofilms M.F. Nava-Ocampo, Sz.S. Bucs, A.S. Farinha, J.S. Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia) |
95 Crystallization fouling propensity of novel polymer composite heat exchanger tubes compared to metal tubes Sebastian Schilling, Heike Glade, Dirk Moses, Thomas Orth (Germany) |
149 Methodology to design cost-effective and sustainable solutions for reverse osmosis membranes cleaning Núria Adroer, Oscar Villanueva, Jordi Aumatell, Eduard Cortada, Aurélie Biurrarena, Alejandro Vega (Spain) |
36 Techno-economic analysis of advanced multi-effect distillation technology for seawater desalination plants: novel evaporator design Abdelnasser Mabrouk, Ahmed Abotaleb, Abdulsattar Al-Rashid (Qatar) |
| 15.40 | 48 Effect of structural biofilm changes under different feed water substrate concentrations on RO performance parameters and cleanability N.M. Farhat, L. Javier, M.C.M. Van Loosdrecht, J.C. Kruithof, J.S. Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia) |
27 Experimental study on the performance of modified double slope solar still Wissam H. Alawee, Hayder A. Dahad, Thamer A. Mohammad, Suha Abdulelah Mohammed (Iraq) |
78 Impacts of natural pore-water and offshore aquifer chemistry on the operation and economics of some subsurface intakes types for SWRO plants Thomas M. Missimer, Ian Watson, Robert G. Maliva, Noreddine Ghaffour, Abdullah A.H. Dehwah, John Woolschlage, Michael Hegy (USA) |
157 High recovery in SWRO using a multi-stage multi turbo (MSMT) configuration: CAPEX, OPEX and SEC analysis for the concept and the case study of an early adopter |
| 16.00 | 80 Computational study on fluid behavior by inlet distributor within the inflow part of a pressurized module Changkyoo Choi, Chulmin Lee, In S. Kim (Korea) |
35 Impact of the geometric parameters on the thermal performance of a large-scale falling film evaporator for desalination Luyuan Gong, Yali Guo, Shengqiang Shen, Xingsen Mu (China) |
152 Real-time fouling visualization in spacer-filled reverse osmosis channel under intermittent operation Nitish Ranjan Sarker, Youngmok Ko, Amy Bilton (Canada) |
219 Operational efficiency and benefits of using positive displacement pumps and isobaric energy recovery devices for SWRO J. Lorenzo (Denmark) |
| 16.20 | 150 Auto-adaptive fouling control in UF during algal blooms O. Villacorte, R.E. Gissel, D.M. Dominiak, C. San Roma Flores (Denmark) |
73 A numerical study on flow characteristics of horizontal tube falling film with column flow Jie Wang, Tao Lu, Shengqiang Shen, Xue Chen, Bo Liu (China) |
10 Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities in seawater reverse osmosis plant Rehman Zu, M. Ali, T. Leiknes (Saudi Arabia) |
176 Role of non-Newtonian behavior in effecting complete desalination of simulated seawater by the emulsion liquid membrane technique M.M. Naim, A.A. Moneer, A.A. El-Shafei, M.M. Elewa (Egypt) |
| 16.40–17.00 | Coffee break | |||
| 17.00–18.40 | Session 21 Biofouling
Chair: Edo Bar-Zeev, Einar Fridjonsson |
Session 22 Monitoring, post-treatment and control Chair: David Hasson, Mohaned Sousi |
Session 23 SWRO plants Chair: Olga Ferrer, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad |
Session 24 Innovative technologies Chair: Alessando Tamburini |
| 17.00 | 154 MRI and NMR investigation of the flow field in spiral wound reverse osmosis membrane modules during biofouling N.W. Bristow, S.J. Vogt, Sz.S. Bucs, J.S.Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia), E.O. Fridjonsson, M.L. Johns (Australia) |
97 A kinetic approach to corrosion control by CaCO3 films David Hasson, Raphael Semiat, Hilla Shemer (Israel) |
148 Demonstration of the efficiency and reliability of a seawater desalination pilot plant in the Arabian Gulf in views of a subsequent full-scale plant construction Carlos Bayona, Clara Sanromà, Olga Ferrer, Jorge Malfeito (Spain) |
108 Experimental performance investigation of a silica gel-based adsorption desalination system: Effect of brine salinity and vapor pressure Young-Deuk Kim, Seong-Yong Woo, Woo-Seung Kim (Korea) |
| 17.20 | 178 Designer probiotics model: novel strategies for controlling and combating membrane biofouling by using beneficial bugs Reyed M. Reyed (Egypt) |
44 Health risks with drinking desalinated water Ingegerd Rosborg (Sweden) |
26 Expansion of product range of spiral wound filtering elements production for desalination of seawater and brackish water Viatcheslav Dzyubenko (Russia) |
165 CFD study of the vapor route within MED evaporator for seawater desalination plants Abdelnasser Mabrouk, Ahmed Abotaleb (Qatar) |
| 17.40 | 140 Does phosphate limitation control biofouling in membrane systems? Luisa Javier, Nadia Farhat, Peter Desmond, Rodrigo Valladares, Johannes Vrouwenvelder (Saudi Arabia) |
50 Measuring the bacterial growth potential of drinking water after reverse osmosis and remineralization Mohaned Sousi, Gang Liu, Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez, Bastiaan Blankert, Jan C. Schippers, Walter van der Meer, Maria D. Kennedy (The Netherlands) |
75 Advantages and disadvantages of reverse osmosis hybrid membrane configuration in seawater for different water treatment plant sizes Alvaro Lagartos (Spain) |
156 Short-term energy storage in reverse osmosis desalination systems – theoretical investigation and experimental validation Evangelos Dimitriou, Essam Sh. Mohamed, Alejandro Ruiz-Garcia, Christos-Spyridon Karavas, George Papadakis (Greece) |
| 18.00 | 137 Monitoring adenosine triphosphate and bacterial regrowth potential along the pre-treatment of a seawater reverse osmosis plant Almotasembellah Abushaban, Sergio. G. Salinas-Rodriguez, Delia Pastorelli, Subhanjan Mondal, Jan C. Schippers, Maria D. Kennedy (The Netherlands) |
167 Design of experiments in water treatment processes — data reliability Ewa Kmiecik (Poland) |
222 The fallacy of energy efficiency for desalination processes comparison Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Muhammad Burhan, Doskhan Ybyraimkul, Kim Choom Ng (Saudi Arabia) |
92 Influence of an innovative biodegradable foam control agent on the operation of thermal desalination plants Stephan Nied, Lisa Winzen, Helena Kondardi, Karine Odiot (Germany) |
| 18.20 | 163 Mechanical properties of microorganisms that comprise membrane biofouling using bio-force spectroscopy Edo Bar-Zeev, Mihal Blaschkauer, Yair Kaufman (Israel) |
233 Modelling hybrid systems for seawater desalination: electromembrane processes (RED, ARED and ED) coupled with RO Mariagiorgia La Cerva, Luigi Gurreri, Andrea Cipollina, Alessandro Tamburini, Michele Ciofalo, Giorgio Micale (Italy) |
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| 20.30 | GALA DINNER Ioannis Roof Garden Restaurant at the Royal Olympic Hotel
(2 km from Divani, 20 minute walk, 5 minute drive) |
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| Thursday morning September 6th | ||||
| 9.00–11.00 | PLENARY — Water across borders Panel on Clean Water from DPRK Speakers: Pak Chol Hyok (DPRK), Ro Nam Ik (DPRK), Yonghyo Park (South Korea), Seon Woo Lee (South Korea) 237 Biological membrane for treatment of wastewater Pak Chol Hyok (DPRK) 238 Water treatment (filtration) by bedrock Ro Nam Ik (DPRK) Middle East Regional Cooperationin water managment between Israel, Jordan and Palestine Speakers: Clive Lipchin (Israel), Monther Hind (Palestinian Authority), Suleiman Halasah (Jordan), Philip Davies (UK) 132 Off-grid desalination for irrigation in the Jordan Valley Philip A. Davies, Liam Burlace, Tim Naughton, Clive Lipchin, Suleiman Halasah, Hala Abu Ali, Maya Mark, Areen Majali, Monther Hind |
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| 11.00–11.20 | Coffee break | |||
| 11.20–13.00 | Session 25 Filtration |
Session 26 Membrane processes/Membranes Chair: Andrea I. Schäfer, Olga Sallangos |
Session 27 Resource recovery / Costing Chair: Andrea Cipollina, M. Kevin Price |
Session 28 Regional
Chair: Mohmad Asari Daud |
Session 29 Membrane distillation scale-up Chair: Seung-Hyun Kim |
| 11.20 | 24 Coating of ultrafiltration membranes the solution to improve the efficiency of the pre treatment Alexandra Schweiger, Patrick Buchta, Denis Vial, Peter Berg (Germany) |
235 Renewable energy powered nanofiltration and reverse osmosis: experience with fluctuating energy Andrea I. Schäfer, Bryce S. Richards (Germany) |
158 Combined membrane and thermal desalination processes for the treatment of ion exchange resins spent brine M. Micari, M. Moser, A. Cipollina, B. Fuchs, M. Bevacqua, A. Tamburini, G. Micale (Germany) |
234 Problems associated with fluctuations in potable water quality - The Cyprus experience during the last 3 decades and the role of reverse osmosis desalination Erineos Koutsakos, Aristos Loucaides, Aristos Loucaides, Louisa Christodoulou, Christie Stylianou (Cyprus) |
Journey to brine solution Seung-Hyun Kim, Junesoek Choi, Taeshin Park, Jeyong Yoon (Korea) |
| 11.40 | 52 Ultrafiltration performance in seawater industrial cooling towers for biofouling control Mohammed Al-Bloushi, Kim Choon Ng, TorOve Leiknes (Saudi Arabia) |
74 Long term boron rejection of thin-film nanocomposite membrane at Pembroke desalination plant in Malta: a case study Alvaro Lagartos, Metin Oruc, Eugene Rozenbaoum, Hoon Hyung, Juan Carlos de Armas, David Sacco (Spain) |
231 Modeling and design of membrane process recovery of HCl and metals from pickling solutions S. Randazzo, A. Culcasi, R. Gueccia, A. Cipollina, G. Micale (Italy) |
209 Membrane technology for water treatment in Malaysia – a new entry point Mohmad Asari Daud, Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, Zaini Ujang (Malaysia) |
Optimization of commercial scale hollow fiber membrane distillation module Yongjun Choi, Yonghyun Shin, Sangho Lee, Min Soo Park, Ji Hee Min, Juneseok Chou, Seung-Hyun Kim (Korea) |
| 12.00 | 145 Establishing correlations between pore structure, surface roughness, compressive strength, and fracture toughness of ceramic water filters local to Rajasthan, India Amrita Kaurwar, Ashish Kumar Agrawal, Balwant Singh, Sandeep Gupta, Raj Kumar Satankar, Jerry Mathew Oommen, Lovelesh Dave, Muhammad Ali Rob Sharif, A.B.O Soboyejo, Anand Krishnan Plappally (India) |
196 Polishing membrane process for fluoride removal: nanofiltration vs reverse osmosis N. Meftah, A. Ezzeddine, A.Bedoui, A. Hannachi (Tunisia) |
232 Experimental investigation and modelling for sulphuric acid recovery by diffusion dialysis S. Randazzo, A. Ruiz Aguirre, J. Lopez Rodriguez, R. Gueccia, A. Cipollina, G. Micale (Italy) |
13 The first experience of brackish surface water reverse osmosis demineralization in Morocco Hicham Boulahfa, Sakina Belhamidi, Hanane Ekhdime, Fatima Elhannouni, Mohamed Taky, Azzedine Elmidaoui (Morocco) |
Design and operation of a 400 m3/d membrane distillation plant for management of seawater reverse osmosis brine Juneseok Choi, Yongjun Choi, Yonghyun Shin, Sangho Lee, Min Soo Park, Ji Hee Min, Seung-Hyun Kim (Korea) |
| 12.20 | 224 Multi-stage filtration in Iraqi drinking water plants Jasim Mohammed Salman, Abed Jawad Kadhim (Iraq) |
182 Desalination by sweeping-air pervaporation with modified cellulose-based membranes Ahmed A. El-Shafei, Mona M. Naim, Mahmoud M. Elewa, Rana S. Atito (Egypt) |
Desal Costing M. Kevin Price, Dr. Jauad (MEDRC) |
206 Process modeling and simulation of a SWRO desalination plant: Case study of Gijang SWRO desalination plant in Korea Younggeun Lee, Yongjung Lee, Kwanghee Shin, Jungjune Lee, Seokho Choi, Jungwon Park, Hyungkeun Roh (Korea) |
Performance evaluation of vacuum membrane distillation pilot plant with solar heat Minsuk Kong, Hee Youl Kwak (Korea) |
| 12.40 | 236 How to select the correct cartridge element to achieve the best membrane performance and lowest operating costs O. Sallangos, C. Christodoulou, P. Plakotas (Cyprus) |
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| 14.00 | CLOSING CEREMONY Awards Loeb award |
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| 11 | The pollution load of wastewater and the performances of the sewage treatment plant of Skhirat city in Morocco Mehdi Bouhafa, Omar El Rhaouat, Sakina Belhamidi, Mostapha Lakhlifi, Mohammed Chahid El Hachmi, Fatima Elhannouni, Azzedine Elmidaoui (Morocco) |
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| 12 | Nanofiltration membrane autopsy of decentralized desalination plant S. El-Ghzizel, H. Jalté, M. Zait, S. Belhamidi, F. Tiyal, M. Hafsi, M. Taky, A. Elmidaoui (Morocco) |
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| 17 | Integration of multiple effect distillation and membrane distillation desalination processes Jamel Orfi, Emad Ali, Hany AlAnsary, Jung-Gil Lee, Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder, Noreddine Ghaffour (Saudi Arabia) |
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| 28 | Superhydrophobic co-axial electrospun nanofiber membranes for the treatment of seawater desalination by membrane distillation Yun Chul Woo, Minwei Yao, Leonard D. Tijing, June-Seok Choi, Ho Kyong Shon, Min Joo (Korea) |
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| 37 | Long-term operating data of a full-scale SWRO desalination plant. Performance analysis A. Ruiz-García, F.A. León, A. Ramos-Martín, C.A. Mendieta-Pino (Spain) |
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| 38 | Water production by RO for the manufacture of paint in the automotive industry A. Ruiz-García, F.A. León, A. Ramos-Martín (Spain) |
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| 39 | Forward osmosis for wastewater treatment and energy recovery: a techno-economic analysis Patrick Buckwalter, Andrea Achilli, Kerri Hickenbottom (USA) |
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| 40 | Sustainability of water resources management in Gaza Strip, Palestine Mohammed R. Ahmed, Alaa M. Ahmed (Palestinian Authority) |
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| 46 | Development of a high-efficiency, pressure-resistant, and large-capacity cartridge filter module for low energy SWRO plant Sung-Jo Kim, Doseon Han, Tae-un Jeong, SangKwang Park, Moonhyun Hwang (Korea) |
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| 47 | Membrane desalination of mine water M. Bodzek, M. Rajca, M. Tytla, B. Tomaszewska (Poland) |
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| 53 | CO2 mineralization as a method for reducing the salinity of brine and the emission of CO2 from seawater desalination Jun-Hwan Bang, Soochun Chae, Seung-Woo Lee, Kyungsun Song |
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| 56 | Forward osmosis with upper critical solution temperature-like inorganic salt as draw solute Chia-Hua Ho, Mao-Sung Yeh, Tsui-Jung Yang, Hsin Shao, Meng-Shun Huang, Teh-Ming Lian, Ren-Yang Horng (Taiwan) |
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| 63 | Numerical simulation of the convection and diffusion process of the discharge of hot concentrated brine in desalination Shenglin Quan, Pengda Zhao, Qinggang Qiu, Shengqiang Shen (China) |
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| 66 | WRDC approach for MSF distillers inspection Abdullah A. Aladwani, Naser B. Boftain (Kuwait) |
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| 70 | A global analysis of five years management of slurry with natural treatment systems for wastewater (NTSW) in Gran Canaria using a pilot plant C.A. Mendieta-Pino, S.O. Pérez-Báez, A. Ramos-Martín, F. León-Zerpa, A. Ruíz-García (Spain) |
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| 77 | The management of desalination impacts in Spain Iván Sola Macia, Domingo Zarzo Martínez, Adoración Carratalá, Yolanda Fernández Torquemada, José Luis Sánchez Lizas (Spain) |
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| 79 | Chitosan microparticles as a new filler for alginate mixed matrix membranes MMMs Krystyna Konieczny, Gabriela Dudek, Roman Turczyn (Poland) |
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| 81 | Study on the seawater fouling during the horizontal-tube falling film evaporation under vacuum Xiaohua Liu, Shubo Sun, Bing Ni, Shengqiang Shen (China) |
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| 82 | Cost analysis in SWRO desalination plants productions lines of 750, 1500 and 3000 m3/d: mathematical model and simulation J. Feo-García (Spain) |
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| 83 | Energy consumption assessment of 5000 m3/d SWRO desalination plants J. Feo-García (Spain) |
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| 84 | Energy consumption assessment of 300 m3/d SWRO desalination plants. Comparison with production 600, 4000 and 5000 m3/d J. Feo-García (Spain) |
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| 85 | Energy cost analysis in SWRO desalination plants production lines of 2500, 7500 and 15000 m3/d J. Feo-García (Spain) |
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| 110 | Dynamic modelling and analysis of a reverse osmosis plant for control and operation scheduling purposes Mohamed T. Mito, Philip Davies, Xianghong Ma, Hanan Al-Buflasa (UK) |
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| 112 | Application of the ADM1 model in a batch multi-chamber anaerobic digester C.A. Mendieta-Pino, S.O. Pérez-Báez, A. Ramos-Martín, S. Brito-Espino, P. Hernández-Melián (Spain) |
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| 113 | Effect of pressure on feed solution at hollow fiber FO process Bongchul Kim, Yunchul Woo, Min Ju, June-Seok Choi (Korea) |
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| 114 | Study on liquid film thickness and flow characteristics of falling film outside an elliptical tube Xiaocui Zhang, Qinggang Qiu, Xiaojing Zhu, Benwen Li (China) |
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| 116 | Performance of ceramic membrane for closed hydroponic system Sungyun Lee, Yu Chang Kim (Korea) |
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| 117 | Power generation and performance enhancement of energy recovery turbine Youhwan Shin, In Hyuk Jung, Young Soo Kim (Korea) |
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| 121 | Sensitivity analysis of a forward osmosis-reverse osmosis hybrid process for seawater desalination Jangwon Seo, Young Mi Kim, Sung Ho Chae, Joon Ha Kim (Korea) |
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| 131 | Performance assessment of a full-scale BWRO desalination plant. Influence of the RO system design and operating conditions A. Ruiz-García, B. Del Río-Gamero, I. Nuez (Spain) |
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| 134 | Retrofitting assessment of a full-scale BWRO desalination plant A. Ruiz-García, B. Del Río-Gamero, E. Dimitriou, I. Nuez (Spain) |
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| 138 | Limitation of reverse osmosis system projection program Jaehak Jung, Minseok Kim, Suhan Kim (Korea) |
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| 139 | Agenda for simultaneous enhancement of the performance and environmental soundness of pressure retarded osmosis hybridized with seawater reverse osmosis Sung Ho Chae, Jihye Kim, Joon Ha Kim (Korea) |
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| 142 | Brackish water desalination in the Gaza Strip. Case study: Rafah small scale RO plant Mohammed R. Ahmed, Alaa M. Ahmed (Palestinian Authority) |
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| 166 | The change of membranes properties during desalination of water Mariola Rajca (Poland) |
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| 168 | Experimental and theoretical investigations on performance evaluation of different spacers on a DCMD process Lijo Francis, Young-Deuk Kim, Jung-Gil Lee, Min-Gyu Ham, Noreddine Ghaffour (Qatar) |
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| 174 | Decomposition of phenol from aqueous media by electrocoagulation technique using bi-polar aluminum electrodes: investigation of adsorption isotherm and kinetic models Manal M. El-Sadaawy, Abeer A. Moneer, Ghada F. El-Said, Fadia A.M. Morsy (Egypt) |
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| 175 | Water Master Plan. The San Luis Case Lucas Caymes, Gabriela Puerto Mestre (Argentina) |
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| 179 | Comparison of scale formation between inside-out and outside-in hollow fiber membrane distillation (MD) modules Youngkyu Park, Yongjun Choi, Jihyeok Choi, Dongha Kim, Sangho Lee (Korea) |
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| 181 | Application of nanomaterials in desalination, agriculture and wastewater remediation: A review Mona M. Naim, Mahmoud M. Elewa, Ahmed A. El Shafei (Egypt) |
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| 183 | Desalination by humidification-dehumidification using a novel green packing material Mona M. Naim, Mahmoud M. Elewa, Ahmed A. El Shafei (Egypt) |
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| 186 | Ultrasonic-assisted cleaning for inorganic scales on high salinity wastewater treatment using membrane distillation Hyeongrak Cho, Jihuck Choi, Yongjun Choi, Sangho Lee (Korea) |
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| 201 | Alternative energies in desalination – present status and future prospects Mona M. Naim, Mervette El Batouti, Mahmoud M. Elewa, Ahmed A. El-Shafei, Micheal E. Tawadrous (Egypt) |
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| 202 | Solar-powered desalination for irrigation in the Jordan Valley Liam Burlace, Tim Naughton (UK), Hala Abu Ali, Maya Mark, Areen Majali (Israel), Suleiman Halasah (Israel, Jordan), Clive Lipchin (Israel), Monther Hind (Palestinian Authority) |
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| 207 | Performance evaluation of a multi-effect distillation unit with a polymer tube heat exchanger Patricia Palenzuela, Thomas Orth, Diego C. Alarcón-Padilla, Guillermo Zaragoza (Spain) |
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| 220 | The application of composite GO/PAN membranes for removing surfactants from laundry wastewater Beata Fryczkowska, Lucyna Przywara (Poland) |
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| 221 | Electrophoretic deposition of graphene oxide on copper pipe for corrosion prevention EssamEldin Mahmoud, A.H. Elshazly, M.F. Elkady, A.S. Hammad (Egypt) |
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