Session: Membrane Fouling (2010 Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 8:30 AM

253 B Room (Salt Palace Convention Center)

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:

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

Co-Chair:

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

8:30 AM

(410a) Protein Fouling During Normal Flow Microfiltration
Hailey Cutler, Scott Husson and Ranil Wickramasinghe

8:50 AM

(410b) Electrostatic Impacts On Fouling of Microfiltration Membrane
Reid Peterson

9:10 AM

(410c) Studies On Ultrasonic Backwashing of Monolith, Multi-Channel Ceramic Module to Minimize Ultrafiltration Fouling
Leila Safazadeh Haghighi and Rakesh Govind

9:30 AM

(410d) Investigation of the Effects of Antimicrobial Copper-Charged Feedspacers On Biofouling Kinects
Richard T. Hausman and Isabel Escobar

9:50 AM

(410e) Fouling of RO and NF Membranes by Proteins - the Role of Hydrodynamic Conditions and Solution Chemistry
Chuyang Y. Tang and Yining Wang

10:10 AM

(410f) The Impact of a Pre-Existing Biofilm On Mineral Salt Scaling of RO Membranes
John Thompson, Nancy Lin and Yoram Cohen

10:30 AM

(410g) Demonstration of Fully Automated Feed Flow-Reversal RO Pilot System Operation Triggered by Real-Time Membrane Surface Mineral Scale Monitoring
Han Gu, Alex Bartman, Michal Uchymiak, Panagiotis Christofides and Yoram Cohen

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