I Think I?m Turning Membranes
This presentation reviewing the transition from a conventional treatment plant to a membrane facility in Mansfield Texas was given at a Preconference Workshop in 2014 that discussed membrane plants from […]
When Your Source Water Changes The Game Changes Knowing how to switch gears when Operating a Micro Filtration System
This presentation reviewing the transition to as microfiltration plant at the Water Replenishment District in California was given at a Preconference Workshop in 2014 that discussed membrane plants from an […]
Solids Handling at a Zero Liquid Discharge Membrane Treatment Plant
This presentation reviewing the solids handling at a Zero Liquid Discharge ( ZLD) plant at the Twin Oaks Valley facility in San Marcos, California was given at a Preconference Workshop […]
From Cradle to Start-Up – A Story of a “Greenfield” Microfiltration Plant in Northern Virginia
The paper in general provides an in-depth case study of a greenfield microfiltration plant, summarizing issues from conceptual design to construction. The paper will be beneficial for utilities that are […]
Therma-SEP: A High Temperature Membrane Based Desalination Technique for Produced Water Treatment
This paper presents preliminary findings from the laboratory scale operation of Therma-SEP? using model saline waters and produced waters. A novel inorganic-organic composite membrane was used to evaluate the process.
Comparative Study on the pretreatment to SWRO System: A Case Study of DMF vs. MF and Four MF Membranes
This paper presents a study of the comparative features such as stable and cost-effective membrane operation of microfiltration (MF) versus direct media filtration (DMF). This research was conducted at a […]
Ten Years of Reliable Ultrafiltration Membrane Operation at Duck River Utility Commission (DRUC)
This paper describes ten years of successful operation of membrane ultrafiltration at the Duck River Utility Commission (CRUC) and how the technology demonstrated the highest performance and reliability, comparable or […]
Arsenic Removal from Water by Reverse Osmosis
The paper describes a project to investigate the rejection efficiencies of a membrane element for arsenite (As III) and arsenate (As V). In this study, the efficiency of arsenic removal […]
Coagulation-Bubbling-Ultrafiltration: Effect of Flocsand Bubbles Properties on the Performance of the Hybrid Process
This paper describes a novel hybrid process of coagulation-bubbling-ultrafiltration to study membrane fouling phenomena by surface water. The relationship of bubbles, flocs and the hollow fibers was explored.
Creating a New Legacy Out of the Past: Membrane Retrofit of the Brandywine Filtration Plant
This paper presents the challenges faced during design, construction, start-up and first year of operation with retrofitting a 90+-year old plant with the latest and greatest surface water treatment technology.
