MBR in Refinery Applications – Meeting Tough Discharge Standards and Enabling Reuse
Refineries are facing challenges associated with processing increasingly variable crude slates, more stringent discharge requirements, and regional scarcity of freshwater resources. MBR technology provides the ability to treat wastewater to […]
Data Innovation Yields Proactive Operations ? Using Dashboards for Productive Plant Performance
This paper will discuss an emerging approach to developing holistic data management tools for membrane systems. Several case studies will be presented which will demonstrate to operators, engineers, and management […]
Blending Desalinated Seawater into Existing Regional Supplies: Carlsbad Case Study Strategic Research Findings
Although seawater desalination has been broadly implemented around the globe, historically there have been no comprehensive studies examining the impact of integrating desalinated seawater into existing distribution systems historically utilizing […]
Membrane Activity for Water Treatment in North America
Natural Disaster Planning and Recovery – Drought
Panel Discussion
Water Production Capacity Recovery with Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis
This paper describes the application of Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) in an existing brackish groundwater treatment plant to increase membrane system recovery and help the City of Santa Monica […]
Chloramine-Free Water Reuse Process
Water scarcity around the globe increases the need to make a better use of the available water sources. WWTP effluent is a readily available source, with numerous environmental benefits and […]
Toward Optimized Membrane Unit Processes Via Multi-Scale Modeling
This work is at the interface of research and practice, which is ideal for the Membrane Technology Conference. We take our academic understanding of membranes and computer modeling techniques and […]
Modified Fouling Index, the Indicator for the 21st Century: Practical Implementation and Evaluation
I have not seen one instance of the MFI used in practice for characterizing the fouling potential of membrane treatment system feed water, despite the potential benefits over SDI, in […]
Advancing the Development of Direct Potable Reuse in Florida: Operational Results from a Full-Scale Demonstration Facility
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an update on the first 6 months of UF and RO membrane performance at the Daytona Beach Demonstration Scale Direct Potable Reuse […]
