“Development of a Chemical Treatment Model for Desalting Membrane Residuals”

Principal Investigators: Kenneth Mercer (PhD student), John Tobiason

Sponsors: NWRI-Cargill Fellowship, Switzer Foundation Fellowship

Duration: 9/05 – 8/08

Synopsis: Bench-scale chemical treatment by coagulation and/or softening of high ionic strength concentrates produced by desalting membranes. Goal is removal of trace contaminants and organic matter. Chemical quilibrium modeling of treatment processes.

Status: Expected 08/08 completion

Presentations:
AWWA WQTC 2006, 2007
ASCE/EWRI Conference, Tampa, May 2007
12th Gothenburg Symposium on Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater, Ljublana, Slovenia, May 2007