Session: Membrane Fouling (2009 Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 12:30 PM

Canal E (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

Membrane fouling limits the performance of many filtration processes. This session will highlight recent developments in the observation, control, and analysis of fouling.

Sponsor:

Membrane-Based Separations

Chair:

Victor G. J. Rodgers
Email: victor.rodgers@ucr.edu

Co-Chair:

Isabel C. Escobar
Email: isabel.escobar@utoledo.edu

12:30 PM

Welcoming Remarks

12:35 PM

(415a) Depth and Surface Fouling During Ultrafiltration
Reid A. Peterson, Richard C. Daniel, Justin Billing, Renee Russell, Rick W. Shimskey and Harry Smith

12:59 PM

(415b) N-Isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAM)-Modified Ultrafiltration Membranes with Bacterial Sensing Abilities
Colleen Gorey, Isabel Escobar, Cyndee Gruden and Amr Zaky

1:23 PM

(415c) Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Effects of Ionic Strength On LCST of Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)
Hongbo Du, Ji-Lai Li, Ranil Wickramasinghe and Xianghong Qian

1:47 PM

(415d) Preparation and Characterization of Fouling-Resistant, Temperature-Responsive Membranes for Treatment of Produced Water
Daniel Wandera, Ranil Wickramasinghe and Scott Husson

2:11 PM

(415e) Biofouling Resistant Polypropylene Feed Spacers for Reverse Osmosis
Richard T. Hausman, Tilak Gullinkala and Isabel Escobar

2:35 PM

(415f) Mineral Scaling of RO Membranes in the Presence of Biofilm
Nancy H. Lin, Ronit Arbel, Eric Lyster, Jack Gilron and Yoram Cohen

2:59 PM

Concluding Remarks

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