International Conference on
MEMBRANES IN DRINKING AND INDUSTRIAL
WATER PRODUCTION
10–12 September 2012
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
http://www.desline.com/congress/Leeuwarden/home.shtml
Topics
Disinfection
- Removal of Cryptosporidium and Giardia
- Monitoring membrane and system integrity
- Controlling disinfection by-products
Organic and inorganic contaminants
- Removal of organic contaminants e.g. pesticides, SOCs and EDCs/PHAcs
- Removal of arsenic, fluoride, sulphate, hardness
Concentrate/residual management
- Minimization
- Recovery and reuse
- Innovative treatment technologies
Case studies based on pilot and full scale plants
- Seawater – Brackish water – Low salinity water
- Wastewater – Water reuse, including membrane bioreactors
- Industrial process water – Boiler feed water – Ultrapure water
- Membrane systems in remote places and decentralized treatment
- Membrane systems in emergency circumstances
Membrane process design
- Pretreatment
- Module/system design
Removal of inorganics and organics
- Fouling/scale control and monitoring
- Membrane/system modelling
- Energy consumption and recovery
- Innovations
Operating experiences
- Maintenance
- Operating costs
- Fouling and remediation
- Membrane cleaning
Innovative and emerging processes
- Integrated membrane systems
- Membrane systems and bioreactors
- Novel membrane processes
Environmental and legislative aspects
- Management, disposal and treatment/reuse of membrane concentrates
- Environmental impact assessment
- Pathogens as parasites and viruses, membranes and legislation
- Sustainable energy sources
- Use of membrane processes for promoting sustainable development
