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
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:
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
Dan
Zhang, Haijiang He, Wei Li,
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
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
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,
38
Coagulant optimization test for the
membrane pre-treatment process in desalination
Seongpil Jeong,
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,
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
and
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
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:
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
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
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
Eduard Gasia Bruch, Peter Sehn, Verónica García Molina, Markus Busch, Ofer Raize,
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
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
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,
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
Shimon Tal
148
Renewable desalination: Private
Public Partnership policies to encourage development of sustainable desalination
in the
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 (
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,
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
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
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
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,
Mohammed
Ahmed
4
Membrane era in
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
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
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,
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,
172
Integrated membrane-based
operations for seawater and brackish water desalination
Francesca
Macedonio, Enrico Drioli