Objective Project Objectives The objective of the project is to develop methods to improve design and operation of membrane water-treatment facilities, coping successfully with fouling for various feed waters. This will be achieved by the development of advanced feed pretreatment facilities based on the use of an ultrafiltration membrane pretreatment process, the development of improved fouling control techniques based on dosage of anti-scalants and, the development of criteria for selecting optimal pretreatment facilities depending on the types of raw water and membrane. Technical approach A multi-pronged approach will be followed: laboratory investigation including membrane fouling and scaling, and fouling mitigation measures; pilot scale tests including ultrafiltration alone and coupled with other membrane processes; development of standard characterization methods including water and membrane characterization; economic evaluation of alternatives and formulation of criteria for pretreatment selection including performance studies. Laboratory results will assist the interpretation of pilot-scale data, form the basis for developing standardized raw water tests and contribute towards establishing sound selection criteria for pretreatment processes. Pilot tests are crucial, insuring the best utilization of laboratory results and the development of realistic water testing and process design methods. The successful execution of the previous will lead to the development of generalized process selection criteria. Expected achievements and exploitation It is expected that the results of this project will provide significant economic, environmental and social benefits, including: development of better feed pretreatment processes leading to energy savings and cost reduction; environmentally friendlier processes, drastically reducing unnecessary quantities of chemicals; desalination/purification processes capable of treating poor quality feed waters, currently not utilized especially in arid regions. The results will be applied to upgrade existing facilities or future water treatment plants and to improve expertise and the quality of services to water treatment industries. Fields of science engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalination Programme(s) FP4-NNE-JOULE C - Specific programme for research and technological development, including demonstration in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0202 - RUE in industry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux EU contribution No data Address Rue du Président Wilson 38 78230 LE PECQ France See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FOUNDATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - HELLAS Greece EU contribution No data Address 6th km Charilaou Thermi Str. 57001 THERMI See on map Total cost No data MEKOROT WATER COMPANY LTD Israel EU contribution No data Address 9,Lincoln Street 9 61201 TEL AVIV See on map Total cost No data Sociedad General Aguas de Barcelona SA Spain EU contribution No data Address 353,Calle Diputacio 08009 Barcelona See on map Total cost No data TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Israel EU contribution No data Address Technion City 32000 HAIFA See on map Total cost No data
