Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 21-24, 1998 CONTENTS Desalination, Volumes 117, 118, 119 DESALINATION VOLUME 117 (Proceedings Vol. 1) Session 1 Drinking Water: Inorganic Alternative methods for membrane filtration of arsenic from drinking water P. Brandhuber and G. Amy, USA Effect of pH on rejection of different species of arsenic by nanofiltration T. Urase, J.-ik Oh and K. Yamamoto, Japan 65,000 GPD fluoride removal membrane system in Lakeland, California, USA D. Cohen and H.M. Conrad, USA Session 2 Drinking Water Production: Case Studies I | Integrated multi-objective membrane systems for surface water treatment: pretreatment of reverse osmosis by conventional treatment and ultrafiltration J.C. Kruithof, J.C. Schippers, P.C. Kamp, H.C. Folmer and J.A.M.H. Hofman, The Netherlands Treating different types of raw water with micro- and ultrafiltration for further desalination using reverse osmosis E. Van Houtte, J. Verbauwhede, F. Vanlerberghe, S. Demunter and J. Cabooter, Belgium Micro- and ultrafiltration of karstic spring water R. Pianta, M. Boller, M.-L. Janex, A. Chappaz, B. Birou, R. Ponce and J.-L. Walther, Switzerland Water repurification via reverse Osmosis P. Gagliardo, S. Adham, R. Trussell and A. Olivieri, USA Session 3 Membrane Screening 79 Quick Scan: selection of micro- and ultrafiltration membranes G. Galjaard, J.C. Schippers, M.M. Nederlof and H.A. Oosterom, The Netherlands Volume 117 continued 85 Methodology for accelerated pre-selection of UF type of membranes for large scale applications W. Doyen, B. Baée, F. Lambrechts and R. Leysen, Belgium Approval testing of membrane water treatment systems J. van Genderen, The Netherlands and B.F. Hegarty, UK Session 4 Drinking Water: Organic and Inorganic I 107 Supplying high quality drinking water to remote communities in Scotland A.B.F. Grose, A.J. Smith, A. Donn, J. O'Donnell and D. Welch, Scotland Removal of soluble organics and manganese by a hybrid MF hollow fiber membrane system T. Suzuki, Y. Watanabe, G. Ozawa and S. Ikeda, Japan Flux and recovery influences on treatment efficiency in ultrafiltration of coloured drinking water T. Thorsen, Norway Nanofiltration as a treatment method for the removal of pesticides from ground waters B. Van der Bruggen, J. Schaep, W. Maes, D. Wilms and C. Vandecasteele, Belgium Session 5 Drinking Water: Organic and Inorganic II 149 Performance of 3 years’ operation of nanofiltration plants A. Gaid, G. Bablon, G. Turner, J. Franchet and J.-C. Protais, France Electrodialysis as an alternative for reverse osmosis in an integrated membrane system J.P. van der Hoek, D.O. Rijnbende, C.J.A. Lokin, P.A.C. Bonné, M.T. Loonen and J.A.M.H. Hofman, The Netherlands Experience with full-scale electrodialysis for nitrate removal and hardness F. Hell, J. Lahnsteiner, H. Frischherz and G. Baumgartner, Austria Session 6 Drinking Water Production: Case Studies II 181 Immersed membrane filtration for the production of drinking water: case studies. P. Cété, D. Mourato, Canada, C. Giingerich, Germany, J. Russell and E. Houghton, Canada Comparative study of different MF and UF membranes for drinking water production V. Mavrov, H. Chmiel, J. Kluth, J. Meier, F. Heinrich, P. Ames, K. Backes and P. Usner, Germany Volume 117 continued Ground water reclamation by innovative desalting in Orange County, California W.R. Everest, I.C. Watson and D. MacLain, USA Membranes enabling the affordable and cost effective reuse of wastewater as alternative water source C. Reith and B. Birkenhead, UK Session 7 Innovations I Ozone—microfiltration system Y. Mori, T. Oota, M. Hashino, M. Takamura and Y. Fujii, Japan Immersed membrane filtration for the production of drinking water: Combination with PAC for NOM and SOCs removal T. Lebeau, C. Leliévre, H. Buisson, D. Cléret, L.W. Van de Venter, France and P. Cété, Canada A new process to remove halogeneted VOCs for drinking water production: vacuum membrane distillation N. Couffin, C. Cabassud and V. Lahoussine-Turcaud, France Session 8 Modelling Removal: Inorganic and Organic 247 Modelling the salt rejection of nanofiltration membranes for ternary ion mixtures and for single salts at different pH values G. Hagmeyer and R. Gimbel, Germany A theoretical basis for specifying nanofiltration membranes — Dye/salt/water streams W. R. Bowen and A.Wahab Mohammad, UK Adsorption of trace organic compounds in CRISTAL® processes C. Campos, B.J. Marinas, V.L. Snoeyink, USA, I. Baudin, J.-M. Lainé, France Removal of humic substances with vibratory shear enhanced processing membrane filtration K. Takata, K. Yamamoto, R. Bian and Y. Watanabe, Japan Perspectives of the electrodialysis intensification N.A. Mishchuk, Ukraine Volume 117 continued Session 9 Sea Water: History and Innovations The early history of reverse osmosis membrane development J. Glater, USA The hollow fibre cartridge-operational experience with an improved reverse Osmosis device technology G. Reibersdorfer, Germany and P. Shields, USA Improving performance and economics of RO sea water desalting using capillary membrane pretreatment M. Wilf and K. Klinko, USA INDEX DESALINATION VOLUME 118 (Proceedings Vol. 2) Session 10 Sea Water: Case Studies Desalting of seawater using UF and RO — results of a pilot study J. Murrer and R. Rosberg, UK Design features of 20 MIGD SWRO desalination plant, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia M.B. Baig and A.A. Al-Kutbi, Saudi Arabia Standardisation of RO membrane performance M. Safar, M. Jafar, M. Abdel-Jawad and S. Bou-Hamad, Kuwait Performance characteristics of a cyclically operated sea water desalination plant in Tajoura, Libya R.M. Jaluta, W.M. Elkhatib and A.A. Abufayed, Libya Session 11 Sea Water and Brackish Water Development of boron reduction system for sea water desalination process Y. Magara, A. Tabata, M. Kohki, M. Kawasaki and M. Hirose, Japan A new approach to membrane and thermal seawater desalination process using nanofiltration membranes (Part I) A.M. Hassan, M.A.K. Al-Sofi, S. Al-Amoudi, A.T.M. Jamaluddin, A.M. Farooque, A. Rowaili, A.G.I. Dalvi, N.M. Kither, G.M. Mustafa and I.A.R. Al-Tisan, Saudi Arabia The largest seawater RO plant in Great Britain N. Marsh, J. Howard, S. Rybar, F. Finlayson and A. Linstrum, UK Volume 118 continued Session 12 Innovations II Innovative system designs to optimize performance of ultra-low pressure reverse osmosis membranes J.E. Nemeth, USA The use of Dean vortices in coiled hollow-fibre ultrafiltration membranes for water and waste water treatment C. Guigui, P. Manno, P. Moulin, M.J. Clifton, J.C. Rouch, P. Aptel and J.-M. Lainé, France Biofouling in membrane systems — A review J.S. Baker and L.Y. Dudley, UK Pressure exchange systems for energy recovery in reverse osmosis plants P. F.U. Hahenstein, W. Krumm and Th. Peters, Germany Membrane filtration for greenhouse horticulture. Largest ultrafiltration plant in The Netherlands R.H.M. Bos, L. Broens, S. Dost, S. van Hoof, P. van der Maas and H. Oosterom, The Netherlands Session 13 Organic Matter Fouling and Scaling 101 Characterization of clean and natural organic matter, (NOM) fouled NF and UF membranes, and foulants characterization J. Cho, G. Amy, J. Pellegrino and Y. Yoon, USA Nanofiltration of natural organic matter: Removal, fouling and the influence of multivalent ions A. I. Schafer, A.G. Fane and T.D. Waite, Australia Nanofiltration as means of achieving higher TBT of 2120°C in MSF M.A K AI-Sofi, A.M. Hassan, G.M. Mustafa, A.G.I. Dalvi and M.N.M. Kither, Saudi Arabia Session 14 Particulate and Biofouling 131 Monitoring particulate fouling in membrane systems S.F.E. Boerlage, M.D. Kennedy, M.P. Aniye, E.M. Abogrean, G. Galjaard and J.C. Schippers, The Netherlands The effect of colloid stability on membrane fouling S.G. Yiantsios and A.J. Karabelas, Greece Volume 118 continued 153 Biocide free antifouling strategy to protect RO membrane from biofouling T. Griebe and H-C. Flemming, Germany Biofouling of membranes for drinking water production. H.S. Vrouwenvelder, J.A.M. van Paassen, H.C. Folmer, J.A.M.H. Hofman, M.M. Nederloafnd D. van der Kooij, The Netherlands Session 15 Fouling Control and Backwashing 167 Effect of humic substances and anionic surfactants on the surface charge and performance of reverse osmosis membranes A.E. Childress and S.S. Deshmukh, USA Intermittent crossflushing of hollow fiber ultrafiltration systems M.D. Kennedy, S-M. Kim, I. Mutenyo, L. Broens and J. C. Schippers, The Netherlands Fouling control by air sparging inside hollow fibre membranes: effects on energetic consumption S. Laborie, C. Cabassud, L. Durand-Boulier and J-M. Lainé, France Session 16 Optimization Operation 197 Effects of backwash conditions on out-to-in membrane microfiltration P. Hillis, M.B. Padley, N.I. Powell and P.M. Gallagher, UK Assessment of filtration mode for ultrafiltration membrane process K. Glucina, J.-M. Lainé and L. Durand-Bourlier, France Modelling of ultrafiltration fouling by neural network N. Delgrange, C. Cabassud, M. Cabassud, L. Durand-Boulier and J.-M. Lainé, France Evaluation of conventional and membrane processes for softening in North Carolina groundwater M.A. Thompson and B.S. Azar, USA Integrated multi-objective membrane systems for surface water treatment: pretreatment for nanofiltration by riverbank filtration and conventional ground water treatment J. A.M. Van Paassen, J.C. Kruithof, S.M. Bakker and F.S. Kegel, The Netherlands Volume 118 continued Session 17 Industrial Water and Reuse: Boiler Feed Water Dead-end ultrafiltration of pretreated and untreated WWTP effluent for reuse in process water applications S.C.J.M. van Hoof, C.P.T.M. Duyvesteijn and P.P.R. Vaal, The Netherlands Large-scale application of UF and RO in the production of demineralised water T. Manth, J. Frenzel and A. van Vlerken, Germany Production of boiler feed water out of waste water with microfiltration and reverse osmosis: The new age challenge within reach W.F.J.M. Nooijen, P.A. de Boks, P.R. Vaal and W.B. Suratt, The Netherlands Session 18 Industrial Water Anglian Water membrane hybrid system for soft drinks industry P. Holden, UK Characterisation and removal of humic substances in ultra- and nanofiltration K. Ruohomaki, P.Vdisdnen, S. Metsimuuronen, M.Kulovaara and M. Nystrém, Finland Suppression of CaCO, scale deposition by anti-scalants D. Hasson, R. Semiat, D. Bramson, M. Busch and B. Limoni-Relis, Israel Treatment of canal water with ultrafiltration to produce industrial water G. Vos, Y. Brekvoort, H.A. Oosterum and M.M. Nederlof, The Netherlands Session 19 Industrial Water and Reuse: Fouling Control 305 Low-polarisation electrodialysis membranes O. Kedem, L. Schechtmann, Y. Mirsky, G. Saveliev and N. Daltrophe, Israel Microfiltration of activated sludge using submerged membrane with air bubbling El Hani Bouhabila, R. Ben Aim and H. Buisson, France Coupling flocculation with micro-ultrafiltration for waste water treatment and reuse D. Abdessemed, France INDEX DESALINATION VOLUME 119 (PROCEEDINGS Vol. 3) Session 20 Industrial Water and Reuse: Case Studies Membrane filtration of textile dyehouse wastewater for technological water reuse J. Sojka-Ledakowicz, T. Koprowski, W. Machnowski and H.H. Knudsen, Poland Tailoring an economical membrane process for internal purification in the paper industry J. Nuortila-Jokinen, A. Kuparinen and M. Nystrom, Finland Purification of alkaline cleaning solutions from the dairy industry using membrane separation technology G. Trigardh and D. Johansson, Sweden Application of a membrane process to close the water circuit within a Vulcan-fibre factory H. Miiller, G.B aumgarten, A. Wortel and U. Offermann, Germany Session Innovations III Advanced concept of large seawater desalination systems for Israel P. Glueckstern and M. Priel, Israel New membrane developments expanding the horizon for application of reverse osmosis technology R. Gerard, The Netherlands, H. Hachisuka and M. Hirose, Japan Only two membrane modules per pressure vessel? Hydraulic optimization of spiral-wound membrane filtration plants W.G.J. van der Meer, M. Riemersma and J.C. van Dijk, The Netherlands Session Disinfection: Membrane Integrity 65 Monitoring the integrity of capillary membranes by particle counters S. Panglisch, U. Deinert, W. Dautzenberg, O. Kiepke and R. Gimbel, Germany Acoustic sensor. A novel technique for low pressure membrane integrity monitoring J.-M. Lainé, K. Glucina, M. Chamant and P. Simonie, France A comparison of ultrafiltration on various river waters J.H. Green, USA and M. Tylla, Germany Removal of particles, bacteria and parasites with ultrafiltration for drinking water treatment K. Hagen, Germany Volume 119 continued Session 23 Disinfection and Particulate Removal: Case Studies I Pilot scale microfiltration at Manitowac N. Kothari and J.S. Taylor, USA A low pressure ultrafiltration membrane system for potable water supply to developing communities in South Africa M.J. Pryor, E.P. Jacobs, J.P. Botes and V.L. Pillay, South Africa Enhanced surface water treatment by ultrafiltration J.A.M.H. Hofman, M.M. Beumer, E.T. Baars, J.P. van der Hoek and H.M.M. Koppers, The Netherlands Session 24 Disinfection and Particulate Removal: Case Studies II 127 Application of membrane technology for drinking water W. Ma, Z. Sun, Z. Wang, Y.B. Feng, T.C. Wang U.S. Chan, C.H. Miu and §. Zhu, China and Macao Integration of ultrafiltration to conventional drinking water treatment for better particle removal - efficiency and costs P. Lipp, G. Baldauf, R. Schick, K. Elsenhans and H.-H. Stabel, Germany Monitoring the integrity of reverse osmosis membranes S. Adham, P. Gagliardo, D. Smith, D. Ross, K. Gramith and R.Trussell, USA Development of a tank-submerged type membrane filtration system K. Suda, S. Shibuya, Y. Itoh and T. Kohno, Japan POSTERS 159 Modelling concentration polarisation phenomena for membrane channels with cylindrical geometry in ultafiltration processes S.P. Agashichev, Russia Application of nanofiltration for recycling of paper regeneration wastewater and characterization of filtration resistance K.-H. Ahn, H.-Y. Cha, I.-T. Yeom and K.-G. Song, Korea Treatment of whey effluents from dairy industries by nanofiltration membranes H.S. Alkhatim, M.I. Alcaina, E. Soriano, M.1. Iborra, J. Lora and J.M. Arnal, Spain Volume 119 continued 185 Concentration of radioactive waste solutions of iodine (I'*’) from radioimmune analysis (RIA) using a membrane technique J.M. Arnal, E. Campayo, J. Lora Garcia, I. Iborro Clar, M. Alcaina Miranda and M. Sancho Fernandez, Spain Water saving in a two stage diafiltration for the production of whey protein concentrates D. Barba, F. Beolchini and F.Veglio, Italy Reducing fouling of RO membranes by redox-initiated graft polymerization S. Belfer, Y. Purinson and O. Kedem, Israel Comparison of ceramic and capillary membranes in the treatment of natural water by means of ultrafiltration and microfiltration M. Bodzek and K. Konieczny, Poland Increasing conversion in membrane filtration systems using a desupersaturation unit to prevent scaling I. Bremere, M.D. Kennedy, A. Johnson, R. van Emmerik, C.-J. Witkamp and J.C. Schippers, The Netherlands RO treatment of waste waters from dairy industry G. Del Re, G. Di Giacomo, L. Aloisio and M. Terreri, Italy Performance assessment of seawater reverse osmosis membranes S. Ebrahim, M. Abdel-Jawad, A. Al-Saffar and M. Al-Tabtabaie, Kuwait An example of water conservation and wastewater minimisation by membrane filtration J. Faber, P.P.J.M. van Oort and A. Reigersman, The Netherlands Membrane process for water reuse in the food industry A. Fahnrich, V. Mavrov and H. Chmiel, Germany System design for large-scale ultrafiltration applications H. Futselaar and D.C. Weijenberg, The Netherlands Analysis and behaviour of chloride solutions in flat reverse osmosis membranes A. Gémez Gotor, S. Bachir and C. Argudo, Spain Evidence for membrane fouling by specific TOC constituents S.A. Huber, Germany Removal of natural radionucleotide from drinking water by point of entry reverse osmosis P. Huikuri, L. Salonen and O. Raff, Germany Possibilities for the rational use of energy from thermal waters Z. Jankovic, Yugoslavia