Water. Desalination + reuse
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New research reports from WRRF The WateReuse Research Foundation, which conducts and promotes applied research in the USA on the reclamation, recycling, reuse, and desalination of water, recently released details of two reports (not so far listed by D&WR) on research it had commissioned: Development of Markers to Identify Nutrient Sources Impacting Florida's Surface Water Bodies - (WRF-09-08) www.watereuse.org/product/09-08-1 This study provides an alternative methodology for distinguishing between sources of nutrients found in water bodies through the use of selected organic and inorganic microconstituents. Only conservative assessments of nutrient level contributions can be estimated for the relative contributions from wastewater sources because the markers developed to date do not account for nutrient attenuation occurring during transport. Investigating the Feasibility of a Membrane Biofilm Reactor to Achieve Low Nitrogen Levels for Water Reclamation and Reuse - (WRF-06-013) www.watereuse.org/product/06-013-1 This research report presents nine months of results from the operation of two parallel membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) pilot plants. The pilot plants were used to evaluate the MBfR's ability to successfully denitrify a secondary effluent. This MBfR pilot study represents the first commercial application of this promising treatment process in an advanced wastewater treatment train. Feasibility Study of Offshore Desalination Plants (06-010B-1, 2012) www.watereuse.org/product/06010B-1 summarizes the state and direction of the offshore desalination industry through a comprehensive review of relevant literature and presents the results of a technical and economic feasibility analysis of competitive offshore treatment concepts. The report concludes that desalination is likely to become an indispensible component of global and national water management portfolios as populations increase and access to reliable water sources decreases. Desalination technologies have improved and matured in recent years and can reliably provide high-quality water, but operational, economic, and environmental drawbacks persist. Research and proposals to move desalination facilities offshore have gained momentum in an effort to address some of these challenges. Mobile vessel and platform-based systems are at various stages of development. As well as simplifying permitting, moving desalination facilities offshore also provides the added benefit of preserving shoreline land resources for other purposes and minimizing aesthetic impacts. BANFF presented by: l s sa s es al International D ina tio nA ssociation® May 12-14, 2013 The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Banff, Alberta, Canada Water Recycling and Desalination for the Oil & Gas Industry Join us for this two-day intensive technical conference that features: ■ SAGD Real Case Studies ■ Thermal Treatment Technologies ■ Membrane Applications in Oilfields: Oily Produced Water, Brine, Polymers vs. Ceramics ■ Different Options for Produced Water Pre-Treatment ■ Treatment of Frack Water in Shale Gas and Shale Oil ■ Regulations and Residuals Management ■ Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Sulphate Removal Process (SRP) Technology ■ Waste Pit Treatment by Forward Osmosis ■ Brine Management: Concentrators and Crystallizers ■ Low Salinity Flooding: Technology Adaptation and Drivers Conference proceeds to benefit water-related humanitarian projects. Sessions Chairs Sudir Parab Director Technology Applications, Conoco Phillips Tom Pankratz Editor, Water Desalination Report John Kus Director Water Sustainability, Statoil Canada Ltd. Lisa Henthorne SVP, Chief Technical Officer, Water Standard Keith Minnich Water Management Advisor, Alberta WaterSMART details & online registration: www.idadesal.org for information contact: karen zilinek at kzilinek@idadesal.org