Call for abstracts for the International Conference on Membranes in drinking & industrial water production

International Conference on
MEMBRANES IN DRINKING AND INDUSTRIAL 
WATER PRODUCTION

10–12 September 2012
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

History

The conference will be the 8th Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production (MDIW) conference in the series after Paris 1995, L'Aquila 1997, Amsterdam 1998, Paris 2000, Mülheim/Ruhr 2002, L'Aquila 2004, Harrogate 2007, Toulouse 2008, Trondheim 2010.

Objectives

The conference will give an overview of the most recent developments in membrane technology. This three day event will bring together research scientists, engineers, managers and operators from water supply and wastewater treatment companies, industries, government departments, consulting firms, research institutes and universities. 

The theme of the conference, membranes in drinking and industrial water production, includes the treatment of groundwater, river, lake, sea and filter backwash water as well as industrial and domestic wastewaters with membrane processes i.e. reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration and electrodialysis.

Topics

• Disinfection
  Removal of Cryptosporidium and Giardia
  Monitoring membrane and system integrity
  Controlling disinfection by-products

• Organic and inorganic contaminants
  Removal of organic contaminants e.g. pesticides, SOCs and EDCs/PHAcs
  Removal of arsenic, fluoride, sulphate, hardness

• Concentrate/residual management
  Minimization
  Recovery and reuse
  Innovative treatment technologies
  Case studies based on pilot and full scale plants
  Seawater ­– Brackish water – Low salinity water
  Wastewater – Water reuse, including membrane bioreactors
  Industrial process water – Boiler feed water – Ultrapure water
  Membrane systems in remote places and decentralized treatment
  Membrane systems in emergency circumstances

• Membrane process design
  Pretreatment
  Module/system design

• Removal of inorganics and organics
  Fouling/scale control and monitoring
  Membrane/system modelling
  Energy consumption and recovery
  Innovations

• Operating experiences
  Maintenance
  Operating costs
  Fouling and remediation
  Membrane cleaning

• Innovative and emerging processes
  Integrated membrane systems
  Membrane systems and bioreactors
  Novel membrane processes

• Environmental and legislative aspects
  Management, disposal and treatment/reuse of membrane concentrates
  Environmental impact assessment
  Pathogens as parasites and viruses, membranes and legislation
  Sustainable energy sources
  Use of membrane processes for promoting sustainable development

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Abstracts deadline: June, 30