Desalination and the Environment

Conference and Exhibition on

DESALINATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
CLEAN WATER AND ENERGY

April 23–26, 2012
Barcelona, Spain

CALL FOR PAPERS

Objectives

Water and energy are the issues of this millenium. This conference on desalination for the environment will be devoted to advances towards providing fresh water for all, at affordable cost and at economical energy requirements. With limited and depleting natural sources, desalination can supplement some of the critically lacking amounts of water needed for sustainable development. Its place in the water cycle will be discussed.

The conference will overview the most recent developments in desalination technology, its cost and extent of application, including socio-economic and environmental issues. It will bring together research scientists, decision makers, managers, design engineers and operators from water companies, industries, government departments, consulting firms, research institutes and universities.

The place of industry, research and government decision making in this booming market will be addressed.

Why and how should desalination be integrated into the national or regional water management plans, ensuring socio-economic and environmental benefits, will be the focal point of the conference.

Technical Program

Socio-economic and environmental issues
Water scarcity and environmental implications
Desalination and water resource management
Desalination projects, financing schemes
Cost of desalination and water treatment
Desalination and environmental impact
Concentrate handling

Processes, problems, technological advances
Feedwater pretreatment for desalination
Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis
Brackish water desalination
Nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration in water treatment processes
Removal of specific compounds
Membrane performance and maintenance
Pre-treatment and post-treatment of desalinated water
Recent developments in desalination
Advanced wastewater treatment
Desalination and renewable energy sources
Energy recovery technology
Thermal seawater desalination
Corrosion and scaling
Materials selection

Deadlines

Abstracts: 31 October 2011
Notification of acceptance: 30 November 2011
Papers 29 February 2012

Please submit your abstract online at www.desline.com/congress/barcelona/abstract-submission.asp

Please make sure you receive a confirmation that your abstract has been received.

Selected papers will be published in Desalination and Water Treatment journal.

Conference Venue

Barcelona International Conventions Center (CCIB)

Location

Barcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain. It is the eleventh-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area. Barcelona is Europe’s largest city on the Mediterranean coast.

It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge.

Barcelona is recognised as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade. Barcelona is a major economic centre with one of Europe’s principal Mediterranean ports, and Barcelona International Airport is the second largest in Spain after the Madrid-Barajas Airport. Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona became the capital of the Counts of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, it became one of the most important cities of the Crown of Aragon.

Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination and has a rich cultural heritage. Particularly renowned are architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner that have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean are located in Barcelona.

The € 230 million El Prat de Llobregat desalination, which will supply Barcelona with 200,000 m³/d of potable water, was officially opened on 22 July 2009.

The seawater reverse osmosis plant, constructed by Degremont in joint venture with DRACE Medioambiente, will ease the threat of water restrictions in the Spanish city by producing 24% of the water consumed by the 4.5 million population.