Case Study for Irvine Ranch Water District – Fouling of NF Membranes
This paper is a case study of the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) in Orange County, California that provides potable water (local groundwater and imported), wastewater treatment for the production […]
Theoretical and Experimental Validation of Water Gap Membrane Distillation
This paper discussed the theoretical and experimental validation of a water gap membrane distillation (WGMD) process that has been successfully tested for seawater desalination. A detailed investigation on the influence […]
Optimization of Pre-treatment for Reverse Osmosis (RO) Desalination of Inorganic Wastewater Effluent
This paper describes an in-depth investigation of a steel companies waste water by looking at the feed water quality including size fractionation and chemical analyses of feed water constituents, bench […]
Capacitive Carbon Electrodes for Electrodialysis Reversal Applications
Electrodialysis (ED) processes require the application of an electric field in order to drive the migration of ions and cause demineralization. The conventional approach is to utilize metal electrodes (stainless […]
Review of the Integrated Performance of the Fort Thompson WTP
This paper and presentation review the performance of one of the first large-scale membrane systems using Dow ultrafiltration (UF) membranes after 18 months of operation. Performance in terms of membrane […]
More Effective Maintenance Clearing on Microfiltration Membrane for a Secondary Effluent with High SDI, Hydrophilic Nom, and Low Temperature
In this case study, a pressurized microfilter (MF) was used without pretreatment processes such as screening and coagulation. In order to overcome the fouling issue associated with the secondary effluent, […]
Past and Present Membrane Plant Operation Assistance Experience in South Florida
This paper and presentation discuss past and present experiences with membrane plant operational assistance, including plant start-up and guidance, data normalization and evaluation, troubleshooting, process optimization, membrane cleaning assessment and […]
Has Your Membrane System Had A Tune Up Lately?
The first part of the presentation will discuss how to review membrane system performance by looking at historical trends, checking operating sequences to determine effectiveness and perform a close review […]
Effective Membrane Process to Remove High Content of Algae and Its Associated Taste and Odor Problem : A Case Study, The Han River in Korea
This study presents an effective case study that demonstrates successful removal of algae and compounds associated with taste and odor in an advanced process train: This paper presents results of […]
Design and Operation Diagnosis of Membrane Water Treatment Plant Using a Constant Flux Fouling Model
This paper describes a model system to predict fouling of low pressure membrane systems using a constant flux model.
