AWWA ACE58247

West Basin Municipal Water District's (WBMWD) Ocean water Desalination Pilot PlantProgram is testing the capabilities of microfiltration (MF) pretreatment in series with a spiral wound reverse osmosis (RO)system. It is developing data to determine the optimum operating conditions and cleaningrequirements for microfiltration operating on ocean water, as well as the ocean water reverseosmosis process operating on microfiltration filtrate. Once the study is complete, the datawill be used to develop updated cost assessments of ocean water desalination.The objectives of the Ocean water Pilot Test Program are:to determine the optimum membrane operating flux and in-situ membrane cleaningfrequency for a MF system operating on Southern California coastal ocean water; toinvestigate cleaning formulations and techniques for removal of contaminants foundin ocean water, which foul the MF membrane;to determine the optimum membrane operating flux and in-situ membrane cleaningfrequency for an ocean water RO system operating on MF filtrate; to investigate cleaningformulations and techniques for removal of contaminants found in microfilteredocean water, which foul RO membranes;to characterize the MF backwash and RO concentrate streams to develop data suitablefor evaluation of waste stream disposal options; and,to develop design and operating parameters based on the above data to assess cost ofocean water desalination for the purpose of production of drinking water by MF/RO. Includes tables, figures.

Product Details

Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

06/15/2003

Number of Pages:

25

File Size:

1 file , 1.9 MB