2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Membrane Fouling

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

Chair

Victor G. J. Rodgers, University of California, Riverside

Co-Chair

Isabel C. Escobar, The University of Toledo

Presentations

03:15 PM

(700a) Nano-Structured Ro/nf Membrane with the Resistance for Scaling In Desalination and Fouling In Bio-Separation
Myung-man Kim, Nancy Lin, Gregory T. Lewis, Yoram Cohen

03:40 PM

(700b) Pretreatment Strategies for Nanofiltration of Natural Organic Matter in Groundwater
Wonho Song, Varadarajan Ravindran, Massoud Pirbazari

04:05 PM

(700c) Cellulose Acetate Ultrafiltration Membranes Modified with Temperature-Sensitive Polymers for Fouling Resistance
Colleen M. Gorey, Isabel C. Escobar, Amr Zaky, Guang Cai, Cyndee L. Gruden

04:30 PM

(700d) Fouling Resistant Coating Materials for Oil/water Separation
Hao Ju, Bryan McCloskey, Alyson C. Sagle, Yuan-Hsuan Wu, Benny D. Freeman

04:55 PM

(700e) Performance Characteristics of Virus Filtration Membranes
Meisam Bakhshayeshi, Andrew Zydney