Water Supply

Volume 3 Number 5-6

Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production III (Selected Papers of the 3rd International conference on Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production, held in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 22-26 September 2002)

Contents

1–7

Experiences in integrity testing ultrafiltration membranes at a large potable water treatment works

S. Oxtoby

9–14

Selective color removal nanofiltration membrane for the 7 mgd Irvine Ranch water treatment project

C.R. Bartels and M. Wilf

15–22

Nanofiltration of colored surface water: Quebec's experience

P. Kouadio and M. Tétrault

23–30

Phosphorus removal with membrane filtration for surface water treatment

A. Dietze, U. Wiesmann and R. Gnirß

31–37

Long-term behaviour of UF membranes treating surface water

P. Lipp, G. Baldauf, A. Schmitt and B. Theis

39–47

Potential cost reduction of seawater desalination

P. Glueckstern and M. Priel

49–55

Solar thermal driven desalination plants based on membrane distillation

J. Koschikowski, M. Wieghaus and M. Rommel

57–66

Vacuum membrane distillation for seawater desalination: could it compete with reverse osmosis?

D. Wirth and C. Cabassud

67–72

Removal of trichloroethylene and trichloroethane using a novel hollow-fibre gas-permeable membrane

S. Takizawa and T. Win

73–80

Issues of operational integrity in membrane drinking water plants

W. Johnson and T. MacCormick

81–92

Evaluation of biologic and non-biologic methods for assessing virus removal by and integrity of high pressure membrane systems

M. Kitis, J.C. Lozier, J.H. Kim, B. Mi and B.J. Mariñas

93–99

Virus removal by ceramic membrane microfiltration with coagulation pretreatment

Y. Matsui, T. Matsushita, T. Inoue, M. Yamamoto, Y. Hayashi, H. Yonekawa and Y. Tsutsumi

101–108

Development of a new integrity testing system

S.C.J.M. van Hoof, L. Broens, A. Nahrstedt, S. Panglisch and R. Gimbel

109–116

Effects of coagulation on filtration mechanisms in dead-end ultrafiltration

M. Kennedy, L. Zhizhong, E. Febrina, S. Van Hoof and J. Shippers

117–124

Formation and prevention of hardly removable particle layers in inside-out capillary membranes operating in dead-end mode

S. Panglisch

125–132

Enhanced pre-coat engineering (EPCEŽ) for micro- and ultrafiltration: steps to full-scale application

G. Galjaard, J.C. Kruithof, H. Scheerman, J. Verdouw and J.C. Schippers

133–138

Application of ScaleGuard® at reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations

S.G.J. Heijman, H. Folmer, F. Donker, B.M. Rietman and J.C. Schippers

139–145

Scale inhibitor and recovery optimization for a brackish water supply: pilot test results and full-scale experiences

S. Duranceau, W.A. Lovins, J.V. Foster, D. Taylor, J. Morton and C. Morton

147–153

Optimising dose of antiscalant in membrane filtration systems using a desupersaturation unit

I. Bremere, M. Kennedy, A. Johnson, G.-J. Witkamp and J. Schippers

155–164

Understanding membrane fouling: a review of over a decade of research

J.-M. Laîné, C. Campos, I. Baudin and M.-L. Janex

165–174

Novel methods for characterizing algogenic organic matter and associated nanofiltration membrane fouling

N. Her, G. Amy, J. Yoon and M. Song

175–182

Organic matter fouling of ultrafiltration membranes

G. Makdissy, J.-P. Croué, H. Buisson, G. Amy and B. Legube

183–190

Nanofiltration membrane fouling by conventionally treated surface water

R. Liikanen, H. Kiuru, T. Tuhkanen and M. Nyström

191–197

Effect of ozonated water on membrane fouling

A. Plottu, N. Her, B. Houssais, G. Amy, D. Gatel and J. Cavard

199–204

Monitoring of biofilms in technical systems - a crucial component of advanced anti-fouling strategies

H.-C. Flemming and A. Tamachkiarow

205–210

An in situ biofouling monitor for membrane systems

J.W.N.M. Kappelhof, H.S. Vrouwenvelder, M. Schaap, J.C. Kruithof, D. van der Kooij and J.C. Schippers

211–215

Integral diagnosis of fouling problems by analysing biomass and inorganic compounds in membrane elements used in water treatment

J.S. Vrouwenvelder and D. Van der Kooij

217–222

Identification and control of fouling of low-pressure (MF and UF) membranes by drinking-water natural organic matter

N. Lee, G. Amy, H. Habarou and J.C. Schrotter

223–228

Minimization of membrane organic fouling and haloacetic acids formation by controlling amino sugars and/or polysaccharide-like substances included in colloidal NOM

B. Kwon, S. Lee, M.B. Gu and J. Cho

229–235

Fouling of low-pressure (MF and UF) membranes by wastewater effluent organic matter (EfOM): characterization of EfOM foulants in relation to membrane properties

C. Laabs, G. Amy, M. Jekel and H. Buisson

237–244

Membrane bioreactor configurations for enhanced biological phosphorus removal

C. Adam, M. Kraume, R. Gnirss and B. Lesjean

245–252

Aerated thermophilic biological treatment with membrane ultrafiltration: alternative to conventional technologies treating paper mill effluents

J. Lopetegui and L. Sancho

253–259

Biological treatment of wastewater from fruit juice production using a membrane bioreactor: parameters limiting membrane performance

C. Blöcher, T. Britz, H.D. Janke and H. Chmiel

261–266

Fouling phenomena in a MBR: transmembrane pressure transients and the role of EPS (extracellular polymeric substances)

B.D. Cho and A.G. Fane

267–273

Modelling and simulation of filtration performance in membrane bioreactor systems for municipal wastewater treatment

T. Wintgens, J. Rosen, T. Melin, C. Brepols, K. Drensla and N. Engelhardt

275–282

Tannery wastewater treatment: comparison between SBR and MSBR

J.M. Martinez, A. Goltara and R. Mendez

283–288

Application of UF/NF for the treatment of CIP (cleaning in place) rinsing waters: case study in a liquid detergent production plant

M. Forstmeier, T. Schipolowski, B. Goers and G. Wozny

289–294

Optimisation of water savings and membrane processes

J. Lipnizki, J.*Lipnizki*S. Casani and G. Jonsson

295–302

Handling of membrane concentrate from reclamation of water in polyester dyeing

A. Villanueva, H. Wenzel and H.H. Knudsen

303–310

Arsenic removal by MF membrane with chemical sludge adsorption and NF membrane equipped with vibratory shear enhanced process

S.-H. Yi, S. Ahmed, Y. Watanabe and K. Watari

311–319

Rejection mechanisms of plastic additives and natural hormones in drinking water treated by nanofiltration

K.O. Agenson, J.I. Oh, T. Kikuta and T. Urase

321–327

Nanofiltration of endocrine disrupting compounds

M. Gallenkemper, T. Wintgens and T. Melin

329–335

Ultrafiltration-nanofiltration for removal of hydrogen sulfide, elemental sulfur, and sulfate from a municipal groundwater

C.R. Reiss, E. Talton and R. Schuck

337–344

Description of different effects of in-line coagulation upon semi-dead-end ultrafiltration

W. Doyen, R. Vandaele, B. Molenberghs, J. Cromphout, P. Bielen and B. Baée

345–352

A comparison of laboratory and pilot plant experiments on the combination of flocculation/ultrafiltration for direct potable water treatment of river water

A. Lerch, G. Hagmeyer, R. Gimbel and J. Fehn

353–360

Recolamation of contaminated ground waters by a multiple membrane process

P.D. Macintosh, A.G. Fane and D. Papazoglou

361–365

Coagulation-adsorption-ultrafiltration for wastewater treatment and reuse

D. Abdessemed, G. Nezzal and R. Ben Aim

367–372

Process combination of nanofiltration and adsorption: optimisation of an air and back flushing procedure

J. Meier, T. Neymann and T. Melin

373–378

Combining lab results and full-scale plant experience for the optimisation of dead-end ultrafiltration - an integrated approach

A. Brügger and T. Melin

379–384

Data envelopment analysis for assessing optimal operation of ultra-filtration systems for effluent polishing

A. Bick, G. Oron, L. Gillerman and Y. Manor

385–392

Use of graft-modified membranes for water treatment

J. Meier-Haack and T. Carroll

393–399

Surface water clarification by ultrafiltration with an immersed membrane system: effect of coagulation/aeration on flux enhancement

P. Choksuchart, M. Héran and A. Grasmick

401–407

Coagulation/submerged hollow-fibre ultrafiltration for natural organic matter removal

I. Machenbach, T. Leiknes and H. Ødegaard

409–414

Research on AirFlush®: distribution of water and air in tubular and capillary membrane modules

J. Verberk and H. van Dijk

415–422

Air sparging backwash in ultrafiltration hollow fibres for drinking water production

C. Guigui, M. Mougenot and C. Cabassud

423–428

Measurement of effective shear stress working on flat-sheet membrane by air-scrabbling

H. Nagaoka, A. Tanaka and Y. Toriizuka

429–435

Effects of characteristics of softening as a pretreatment for ultrafiltration

J.H. Kweon and D.F. Lawler

437–445

Assessment of ultrafiltration as a pretreatment of reverse osmosis membranes for surface seawater desalination

A. Brehant, V. Bonnelye and M. Perez