EUROMED 2010
Desalination for Clean Water and Energy
Cooperation among Mediterranean Countries of Europe and the MENA Region

October 3–7, 2010, Tel Aviv, Israel

 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

1    Carbon footprint analysis of desalination facilities in Israel
     
Clive Lipchin, Edward Boone, J. Paul Brooks

2    Boron removal from seawater by electro-chemical treatment as part of water desalination
     
Einan Ofir, Asher Brenner, Karren Muuler, Vitaly Gitis

6    How to design a small SWRO system: California experience
     
Val Frenkel

7    Brackish vs. seawater desalination: How to compare
     
Val Frenkel

13   Selection of optimum formulation for biosorbing lead and cadmium from aquatic solution by using
       PVA
-SA's immobilizing Lentinus edodes residue
      
Dan Zhang, Haijiang He, Wei Li,
Xuedan Zeng, Pei Ma

14    Condition monitoring for membrane systems
       
Markus Gauder, Senthilmurugan S, Marc Antoine, Giuseppe Fraddanno

15    Comprehensive investigation of the performance of a novel post-treatment process for desalinated water
        under various operational conditions

       
Liat Birnhack, Ori Lahav

16    Field results in Namibia and Brazil of the new solar desalination system for decentralised drinking water production
       
Klemens Schwarzer, Maria Eugênia Vieira da Silva, Tarik Schwarzer

18    Silica scaling on reverse osmosis membranes - investigation and new test methods
       
Wolfgang Hater, Christian zum Kolk, Claire Dupoiron, Gerd Braun, Timo Harrer, Thomas Götz

20    Bridging the water gap. A flexible, interim, SWRO desalination solution while major strategic decisions
        are being planned

       
Murray Eldridge, David Dwek

21    3D physical modelling in a wave flume of brine discharges on a beach
       
F. Vila, A. Ruiz-Mateo, M. Rodrigo, A. Álvarez, M. Antequera, A. Lloret

22    Design optimization of large SWRO plants to comply with high quality product requirements
       
P. Glueckstern, M. Priel

23    Control and management of brine disposal for inland desalination plants
       
Arina Shulman, Inbal David, Elena Gelman, Menahem Priel

24    Steady-state mathematical modeling of a solar multi-effect desalination plant at the Plataforma Solar de Almería
       
Patricia Palenzuela, Diego Alarcón, Julián Blanco, Guillermo Zaragoza, Elena Guillén, Mercedes Ibarra

25    Microbial evaluation of sand- and micro-filtration systems as pretreatment for seawater reverse-osmosis desalination
        using culture-independent analysis based on the 16S
rRNA gene

       
Hyokwan Bae, Seongpil Jeong, Heesun Kim, Seockheon Lee

26    A brine evaporative cooler/concentrator for authonomous thermal desalination units
       
Andrea Cipollina, Giorgio Micale, Lucio Rizzuti

28    Comparison of the operation process of an MBR plant with and without chemical optimization
       
Thomas Wozniak

29    Seawater desalination (RO) as a wind powered industrial process - Technical and economical specifics
       
Joachim Käufler, Klaus Ruediger, Robert Pohl, Hadi Sader

30    The role of elastomeric gasket materials in reducing membrane biofouling
       
Stephen Morrison

31    A new phosphorous-free antiscalant for membrane desalination
        D.A. Musale, B.B.J. Yao, S. Lopes, A. Urmenyi, M. Fazel, H. Lohokare, R. Yeleswarapu,
 A. Hallsby, A. Sheikh

32    A new approach for retrofits: Expansion of the Palmachim seawater RO plant
       
Avner Hermony, Juan Miguel Pinto, Rolando A. Bosleman

33    Enhancing performance and flexibility while reducing the environmental impact of seawater RO plant retrofits
        and expansions with isobaric ERDs

       
Juan Miguel Pinto, Jeremy Martin

34    Effect of dissolved oxygen on the performance of a step-feed hybrid MBR process treating synthetic domestic wastewater
       
Limei Yuan, Chuanyi Zhang, Rui Yan, Hao Liu, Lijiao Tian, Zhixin He, Yanqiu Zhang

37    Removal of Cd(II) from solution by immobilized Lentinus edodes residue
       
Dan Zhang,
Xuedan Zeng, Pei Ma, Haijiang He

38    Coagulant optimization test for the membrane pre-treatment process in desalination
       
Seongpil Jeong,
Yonghae Park, Seockheon Lee

39    An experimental approach to explore antifouling- and cleaner-systems for desalination membranes
      
Markus Rückel, Stephan Nied, Gregor Schürmann

40    Biofouling control in industrial RO systems using early warning fouling sensors and biocidal agents
       
Marcel J. Boorsma, Simon Dost, Sjack. Klinkhamer, Jan C. Schippers

43    Five years of operational experience in the world’s largest SWRO desalination plant
        
Verónica García Molina,
Micha Taub, Leon Yohay, Markus Busch

44    Long-term preservation of reverse osmosis membranes with non oxidsing biocides — comparison with SMBS treatment
       
K. Majamaa, U. Bertheas, R. Levy, F. Finlayson

45    The use of computer aided techniques for RO desalination layout design
       
Amos Bick, Gideon Oron

47    Technical-economical evaluation of the operation of a solar-powered NF desalination plant for sustainable agriculture
       
Andrea Ghermandi, Avraham Kudish, Rami Messalem

50    Low cost municipal wastewater reuse in Mediterranean regions
       
D. Falsanisi, R. Gehr, L. Liberti, D. Santoro, S. Sasso, H. Shuval

51    A novel technology to treat sewage water for energy recovery and water reuse
       
Dawen Gao, Rui An

52    Meso-structured and amorphous zirconium phosphate for efficient removal of fluoride
       
R.K. Dey, S.K. Swain, Tanushree Patnaik

53    Pressure vessel for 16 and 18 inch RO membranes
        Tobias Haarburger, Nadav Shachaf

54    Capacitive deionisation of water solutions
       
Yu.M. Volfkovich, D.A. Bograchev, A.Yu. Rychagov, D. Park

55    Improved aquifer characterization and the optimization of the design of brackish groundwater desalination systems
       
Robert G. Maliva, Thomas M. Missimer

57    Research on pre-denitrification double-layer media biological aerated filter in municipal wastewater treatment
       
Hong-bo Hu, Hong-jun Han, Yu-fei Li, Bing Wang

59    Biofouling formation in membrane systems; biocides and complementary treatments for biofouling control; |
        techniques to monitor
biofilm growth

       
Christian zum Kolk, Wolfgang Hater, André Schirmer

60    A new approach to handle sewage and other pollutants
       
Dan Zaslavsky

64    Pilot plant for domestic effluent filtration and desalination for sustainable effluent utilization
       
Ilan Katz, Raphael Semiat, Carlos Dosoretz, Nir Goldshtein, Josef Hagin

65    Techno-economic analysis of combined concentrating solar power and desalination plant configurations in Israel
        and
Jordan
       
Ralf Olwig, Tobias Hirsch, Christian Sattler, Heike Glade, Louisa Schmeken, Stefan Will, Andrea Ghermandi, Rami Messalem

66    Capture of evaporated water
        Gabriel Jinjikhashvily, Dror Yitzhak, Danny Sherban, Ludwin Daal

67    Environmental research on brine discharge optimizing: a case study approach
       
Encarna González,  Beatriz Arconada, Patricia Delgado, Ana Álvarez, Manuel Antequera, Yolanda Fernández,
        Aurora Garrote, Sergio de Rico, Eduardo
Salete, José Luis Sánchez Lizaso

68    Material selection and corrosion in seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants
       
Nicolas Larché, Philippe Dézerville

74    Successful antiscalant field trial - Optimization at higher pH and seawater temperature, Larnaca Desalination Plant
       
Filip Dutoy, Wiebo van der Wal

75    Green solutions for a thirsty world
       
Perry Mehta, Dianne Peck

77    Filtration resistance of foulant layers containing transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) during membrane filtration
       
Loreen O. Villacorte, Maria D. Kennedy, Gary L. Amy, Jan C. Schippers

79    Study on the impact of particle size distribution on turbidity in water
       
Weipeng He, Jun Nan

80    Characteristic analysis of morphological evolution of suspended particles in water during dynamic flocculation process
       
  Jun Nan, Weipeng He

82    Desalination for the City of London
       
Frans Knops, Julio Zorilla

83    Removal of heavy metals by immobilized magnetite nano-particles
       
Adva Zach-Maor, Raphael Semiat, Hilla Shemer

84    The effect of solids retention time on the adherence, viscoelastic properties, and fouling propensity
        of extracellular polymeric substances in a membrane bioreactor

       
Amer Sweity, Wang Ying, Gideon Oron, Moshe Herzberg

85    Effect of coal gangue-flyash ceramic (CFC) media on municipal wastewater treatment in a pre-denitrification
        biological aerated filter

       
Hongjun Han, Hongbo Hu, Yufei Li, Bing Wang

86    Commissioning of the Gold Coast plant - lessons learned
       
Thys McCurdy, Fred Grondhuis

87    Project for the development of innovative solutions for the brines from desalination plants
       
Domingo Zarzo Martinez, Elena Campos Pozuelo

88    AirLift MBR for municipal wastewater treatment: Lower TCO through higher flux and lower footprint
       
Harry Futselaar, Rob Borgerink, Patrick van Lierop, Rick Rosberg

89    AquaFlex LS for potable and process water treatment: high flux coagulant-free ultrafiltration
       
Harry Futselaar, Bastiaan Blankert, Frederik Spenkelink, Rick Rosberg

91    Ozone-membrane hybrid process for arsenic removal in iron containing water
       
Joon-Wun Kang, Yeo-Joon Yoon, Yun-Young Hwang, Min- Kyu Ji, Byong-Hun Jeon

 93   Researching and modelling the dependence of MD flux on membrane dimension for scale-up purpose
       
Jianhua Zhang, Jun-De Li, Stephen Gray

 94   A dynamic model for the control of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination process
       
Young Geun Lee, Adrian Gambier, Essam Badreddin, Joon Ha Kim

 95   Optimisations of Multibore ultrafiltration membrane characteristics for wastewater reuse applications
       
Martin Heijnen, Peter Berg

 96   RO train designs in the last years: Evolution of energy consumption and future trends
        
Rafael Buendia, Aitor Diaz, Carlos García, Domingo Zarzo

 98   Distributed generation and water production: A study for a region in central Italy
       
Luca Cioccolanti, Gabriele Comodi, Torquato Nanni, Stefano Palpacelli, Alberto Tazioli

 99   The effect of pH on the adherence and fouling propensity of extracellular polymeric substances in a membrane bioreactor
       
Amer Sweity, Wang Ying, Gideon Oron, Moshe Herzberg

100   Desalination device for arid areas
       
Leon B. Begrambekov, Alexey A. Gordeev, Sergey V. Vergasov, Andrey.M. Zakharov

101  Transparent exopolymer particles, microbial shuttles expediting biofilm formation in desalination facilities
        
Edo Bar-Zeev, Ilana Berman-Frank, Natasha Belkin, Tom Berman

102  The effect of UV pre-treatment on biofouling of BWRO membranes: A field study
       
Tali Harif, Hila Elifantz, Eli Margalit, Moshe Herzberg, Tovit Lichi, Dror Minz

104  Mixed salt scaling in horizontal tube falling film evaporators under various process conditions
        
Heike Glade, Kerstin Krömer, Stefan Will, Stephan Nied, Jürgen Detering, Gregor Schürmann

105  Large ultrafiltration system for industrial waste water re-use in Turkey
        
Martin Koenig, Norbert Selzer, Bodo von Harten

106  Carbon footprint of seawater reverse osmosis pre-treatment: A computational tool
       
Matan Beery, Adam Hortop, Frans Knops, Jens-Uwe Repke

109   7 years operation of BWRO plant with raw water from coastal aquifer for agriculture irrigation
       
Carlos García, Francisco Molina, Domingo Zarzo

110   Initial pilot data from 120 m3/d flow reversal pilot plant operating on brackish well water
       
J. Gilron, Y. Goldkine, G. Mizrahi, N. Daltrophe, E. Korin, D. Peled, N. Perlmutter, Y. Gelman, I. Ben-David, M. Priel, X. Lu, E. Kujundzic, A. Greenberg

111   RO-ED-UF-WAIV hybrid for near-ZLD brackish water desalination
        
J. Gilron, N. Daltorphe, E. Korngold, L. Katzir, R. Messalem, Y. Volkman, M. Waismann, Y. Oren

112   Field experience with a 20,000 m3/d integrated membrane seawater desalination plant in Cyprus
       
Eduard Gasia Bruch, Peter Sehn, Verónica García Molina, Markus Busch, Ofer Raize,
Mino Negrin

113   Microbial diversity and biofilm formation on the membrane in membrane distillation system operating on seawater
        over an annual cycle

       
M. Krivorot, A. Kushmaro, Y. Oren, J. Gilron

114   Improved simulation and validation of multi-effect desalination plants with thermal vapor compression
        
Myunghoon Seong, Andrea Vozar, John Georgiadis

115   The effect of surface organic functional groups on calcium phosphate mineralization in membrane-based
        water treatment systems

       
Zvi Steiner, Hanna Rapaport, Yoram Oren, Roni Kasher

116   Falling film parallel plate heat exchangers for MED: Pilot study
        
Andrea Vozar, Marios Georgiou, Myunghoon Seong, John Georgiadis

117   Mineral scaling of RO membranes in the presence of biofilm
       
Ronit Arbel, Nancy H. Lin, Eric Lyster, Jack Gilron, Yoram Oren, Yoram Cohen

122   Development of large scale microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment
       
Ronen Shechter, Eytan Levy, Lior Eshed

123   Thermodynamic performance of a low temperature multi-effect distillation experimental unit
        with horizontal-tube falling film evaporation

       
Luopeng Yang, Shengqiang Shen, Huawei Hu

126   Design optimization of large SWRO plants utilizing time-of-use (TOU) energy prices
       
Pinhas Glueckstern, Deborah Anahory

127   On uncertainties in the design of multiple-effect distillers
       
Louisa Schmeken, Katharina Boeck, Heike Glade, Stefan Will

132   Decreasing seawater reverse osmosis energy cost by improved membrane rejection and active area
       
Veronica Garcia-Molina, Markus Busch

135   Low electrode area electrochemical scale removal system
       
David Hasson, Georgiy Sidorenko, Raphael Semiat

136   Humic acid removal by deep-bed filtration and by UF membranes
       
Iris Sutzkover-Gutman, David Hasson, Raphael Semiat

137   Introducing "New Water" and their combination with the "Carrying Capacity" of the natural water resources of Israel
        as a test study

       
Mo Provizor, Denis Gamazin

138   An analytical study of falling film evaporation outside a horizontal tube
       
Luopeng Yang, Chen Xue, Huawei Hu

140   What do we know about TEP in the formation of aquatic biofilm?
        
Tom Berman, Roi Mizrahi,
Edo Bar Zeev, Ilana Berman-Frank, Carlos Dosoretz

141   Pretreatment options to reduce biofouling potential in seawater reverse osmosis systems:
        A comparison of metal based and
biopolymeric coagulants

       
Maria D. Kennedy, Jin Wei, Gary L. Amy, Jan C. Schippers

143   Preliminary assessment of a solar energy driven membrane distillation system
        E. Guillén, J. Blanco, D. Alarcón-Padilla, G. Zaragoza, P. Palenzuela, M. Ibarra

144   The effect of simulated wind speed fluctuations on the performance of a directly-driven reverse osmosis system
        
Gavin L. Park, Andrea I. Schäfer, Bryce S. Richards

145   The water crisis in the Gaza Strip
       
Fadel Kawash

146   Evaluation the performance of small scale desalination plants in Gaza Strip
       
Abdelrahman Tamimi

147   Water Master Plan for the Middle East 2040
       
Shimon Tal

148   Renewable desalination: Private Public Partnership policies to encourage development of sustainable desalination
        in the
Middle East
       
Corrado Sommariva 

150   Optimal use of membrane processes for treating wastewater reused in cooling towers
        
Daniel Hoffman, Amnon Zfati

151   Cake formation and cake compression effects during constant flux filtration
        applied to the Modified Fouling Index
ultrafiltration (
MFI-UF)
       
Sergio G. Salinas Rodríguez, Didik Wahyudi, Maria D. Kennedy, Gary L. Amy, Jan C. Schippers

152   The contribution of air valves installations to a wide variety of problems in desalination plant
       
Ami Farhi

154   Photovoltaic reverse osmosis – Feasibility and a pathway to develop technology
       
Amy M. Bilton, Leah C. Kelley, Steven Dubowsky

155   Desalination of seawater – Aspects of environmental law
       
Tzvi Levinson

156   Polishing of secondary treated effluent for sustainable use in agricultural irrigation: Evaluation of UF-RO
        and slow sand filters

       
Rashed Al-Sa’ed, Mustafa Khamis, Adnan Manassra, Majdi Dakiky

157   Pre-desalination with electro-membranes for SWRO
       
J.W. Post, H. Huiting, E.R. Cornelissen, H.V.M. Hamelers

158   The value of water: Optimizing models for sustainable management , infrastructure planning, and conflict resolution
        
Franklin Fisher, Annette Huber-Lee

159   Remineralisation of desalinated water of Laayoune RO plant by lime saturator
        
F. El Azhar,
N. Zouhri, S. Ait Habziz, M. Hafsi, S. Belhamidi, M. Taky, A. Elmidaoui

160   Closed circuit desalination – a new low energy high recovery technology without energy recovery
       
 Avi Efraty, Ran Natanel Barak, Zviel Gal

162   Desalination as a key component for the southern Israeli coastal aquifer rehabilitation and restoration plan
       
Adva Avital, Svetlana Lumlesky, Derek
Moss, Israel Gev, Ido Negev,Hagit Oron

163   A new approach for a membrane pre-treatment process in desalination using electrochemical reactors
       
David Sherzer

164   Use of selective electrodialysis devices for removal of nitrates and salinity from water sources and effluents
       
Neta Merchav

165   Combined water and power production on industrial scale in the MENA countries using solar and wind energy
       
Massimo Moser, Franz Trieb, Jürgen Kern

166   Integration of desalination in hybrids for solar and conventional fossil power plants
        
Justin Zachary, Colleen M. Layman

167   Ashkelon Desalination Plant – 5 years of operational experience
        
Shai Dreizin

168   Testing the first integrated energy recovery and system control device under SWRO conditions
       
Eli Oklejas, Ryan Kitzmiller, Anca Seisan, Jason Hunt

169   Small scale BWRO systems as a solution for water scarcity in Gaza Strip
       
D. Lisitsin, A. Chickvashvili, O. Arganovsky

170   Larnaca - successful 10 year BOOT contract nears completion
       
Fredi Lokiec, David Moxey

171   Hydrogen, electric power and potable water from seawater by nuclear energy
       
Diego Barba

173   Future of membrane desalination processes
       
Mark Wilf

POSTERS

3      Solar based distillation system for domestic application in Gaza Strip, Palestine
      
 Mohammed Ahmed

4      Membrane era in China water supply: Opportunities and challenge
       
Liang Heng

19    Behaviour of pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse in a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP)
        using conventional and UF/RO treatments

       
Mª Rosa Boleda, Mª Teresa Galceran, Francesc Ventura

46    Pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in municipal wastewater and assessment of removal with reverse osmosis treatment
       
K. Majamaa, V. Gomez, Mª R. Boleda, Mª T. Galceran, F. Ventura

61    The potential of a natural wetland for grey water treatment: a case study in Cape Coast, Ghana
       
A.E. Duncan, Esi Awuah, D.K. Dodoo, Nana O.B. Ackerson

71    Effectiveness of treatment of wastewaters with chemosorption composite materials «Polycon»
       
M.M. Kardash, G.V. Aleksandrov

73    Separation characteristics of acetone/water mixtures through sodium alginate/poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) membranes
        by vapor permeation and vapor permeation with temperature difference

       
Ebru Kondolot Solak, Suat Kahya, Oya Sanli

81    Experimental results of seawater distiller utilizing waste heat of portable electric generator
       
Chang-Dae Park, Byung-Ju Lim, Kyung-Yul Chung

118   Eliminating arsenic from RO concentrates by the reuse of anion exchange resins
       
Zakhar Maletskyi, Tetiana Mitchenko, Nataliia Makarova, Elena Shevchuk

119   Cost-effective seawater desalination technology based on reuse of municipal water
       
Fredg Fendri, Tetiana Mitchenko, Zakhar Maletskyi

124   Utilizing the flexibility of RO system configuration
       
Val Frenkel, Mark Wilf

128   Improved phenol degradation in high-phenol-fed MBR by membrane-driven containment
        of non-settling biodegradation microbes

       
Soojeung Ahn, Insang Song, Younkyoo Choung,
Joonhong Park

139   Effect of the concentration polarization on the fouling driving force in UF membranes
       
Sonia Vulf, Iris Sutzkover-Gutman, David Hasson, Raphael Semiat

142   Correlation of CaCO3 induction times measured by an electrochemical technique
       
Irina Zaslavschi, David Hasson, Hilla Shemer, Raphael Semiat, Mark Wilf, Craig Bartels

161   Characterisation of NF-2 membrane modified with alkoxysilanes
        
M. Bauman, A. Lobnik  A. Kosak,
I. Petrinic, T. Luxbacher

172   Integrated membrane-based operations for seawater and brackish water desalination
        
Francesca Macedonio, Enrico Drioli