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Membrane Technology 2008

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Session 1: Beyond the Municipality and Within Industry

Reclaiming Municipal and Industrial Wastewater using Combined Membrane Bioreactor and Reverse Osmosis
pp. 1-16(16)
Authors: Daigger, Glen T.; Hodgkinson, Andrew; Evans, David

Treatment of Produced Water with a Membrane Bioreactor
pp. 46-56(11)
Authors: Kwon, Soondong; Kinney, Kerry A.; Katz, Lynn E.; Bowman, Robert S.; Sullivan, Enid J.

Session 2: Managing Peak Flows – Operational and Design Strategies

Peak Interest: Sensitivity to Design Flows in Evaluating Large-Plant MBR Retrofits
pp. 104-113(10)
Authors: Kochaba, Thomas; Pellegrin, Marie-Laure; Kinnear, David

Hybrid MBR-Based Design: Cost Effective Performance Optimization for Peak Flows and Loads
pp. 114-130(17)
Authors: Wu, Melissa; Crawford, George; Burke, Pat; Berschauer, Doug; Henley, Mark; Youker, Bryan; Komorita, John; Moore, Zimri

Treating Wet Weather Flows in a Membrane Bioreactor
pp. 131-138(8)
Author: Trussell, R. Shane

Session 3: The In's and Out's of Process Control and Operations in Today's Membrane Facilities

MBR Treatment for Low Levels of Phosphorus
pp. 146-163(18)
Authors: Gaines, Fred R.; Dowson, Mark

Operation and Maintenance of the Delphos MBR WWTP “One Year Report”
pp. 164-173(10)
Authors: Ellsworth, Scott; Riddell, Kim; Radick, Keith

Membrane Bioreactor Technology Evaluation after 8 Years of Operation - Grand Targhee, WY
pp. 174-181(8)
Authors: Pellegrin, Marie-Laure; Gough, Matt; Overson, Ron

Operating Membrane Bioreactors Issues & Concerns
pp. 182-188(7)
Author: deSilva, Viraj

Microaerophilic Digestion of Excess MBR Sludge
pp. 189-203(15)
Authors: Giraldo, Eugenio; Cheng, Wei; LeChevallier, Mark

Session 4: Leading Applications of Tertiary UF/MF – Testing, Design, and Optimization

Virus Removal' by Low Pressure Membranes in Wastewater Treatment: Effects of Ion Composition and Effluent Organic Matter
pp. 204-215(12)
Authors: Jacangelo, Joseph G.; Huang, Haiou; Young, Thayer A.; Madec, Alain

Membrane Pilot Testing at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
pp. 216-231(16)
Authors: Ramberg, Steven H.; Bailhache, John E.; Gereg, Richard A.

Design Considerations for Tertiary Membrane Filtration: Pilot Unit Operation at a Trickling Filter Facility
pp. 232-240(9)
Authors: Erdal, Zeynep K.; Quan, Carmen; Soroushian, Fred; Gross, Ryan; Nelsen, Ken; Trussell, Shane; Lozier, Jim

Design and First-Year Operation of the 50 mgd Membrane Treatment Facility at Gwinnett County, Georgia
pp. 251-275(25)
Authors: Porter, Richard; Bergman, Robert A.; Joffe, Don; Minchew, Ed

Session 5: Learning from MBR Installations: Controls, Phosphorus Removal, Retrofits, and Small Systems

Henderson's New Membrane Bioreactor Water Reclamation Facility - Choosing and Applying the Control System Architecture
pp. 290-301(12)
Authors: Okazaki, J.; Mornie, M.; Edwards, A.; Fritz, D.; Hoyle, J.; Brauer, R.; Smith, J.; Brunkow, D.

What is Driving Pre-Engineered MBR System Growth?
pp. 302-316(15)
Author: Hartman, Donnan M.

Practical Aspects of Retrofitting to MBR Technology McFarland Creek WWTP - Geauga County, Ohio
pp. 317-326(10)
Authors: Voldrich, Thomas E.; Gordon, Lesley A.

Sessin 6: What's New on the Horizon – Membrane and MBR Research and Product Innovation

Controlling Gaseous Nitrogen Oxide Emissions and Nitrogen Removal Performance in Hollow Fiber Membrane-Aerated Biofilm Reactors
pp. 327-342(16)
Authors: Gilmore, Kevin R.; Love, Nancy G.; Smets, Barth F.; Terada, Akihiko; Garland, Jay L.

A Sustainable Path to Membrane Quality Effluent
pp. 360-373(14)
Authors: Gould, Ben; Devine, Jeff; Schuler, Andrew; Kim, Hyun-su; Hubbell, Sarah; Gellner, James; Boltz, Josh; Dabkowski, Bob

Energy-Efficient External MBR Design Simplifies Plant Upgrades to Produce Reuse Quality Water
pp. 374-383(10)
Authors: LeBrun, Louis E.; Morgan, Charles R.

Session 7: Reverse Osmosis Advancements

Is Buffering the Answer to Overcome the Fluctuation of Industrial Effluent Quality at an UF-RO Plant?
pp. 384-395(12)
Authors: Janssen, Arie; van Agtmaal, Sjack; van den Broek, Wilbert; van der Graaf, Jaap

Pretreatment to Optimize MF/RO Design and Operation in a Municipal Secondary Effluent Application
pp. 438-460(23)
Authors: Mueller, Paul A.; Foster, Lee; Morgan, Rory

Balancing Nutrients in a Reuse World
pp. 474-482(9)
Authors: Wallis-Lage, Cindy; Veerapanei, Vasu; Pressdee, Jonathan; Steichen, Mark

Session 8: Energy Optimization in MBRs: Conventional and Unconventional Thinking

On-Line Fouling Control for Energy Reduction in Membrane Bioreactors.
pp. 514-524(11)
Authors: Ginzburg, B.; Peeters, J.; Pawloski, J.

Flat Plate MBR Energy Consumption—Village of Dundee, MI
pp. 525-547(23)
Authors: Stone, Mark; Livingston, Dennis

Session 9: Lessons Learned from Environmentally Friendly Membrane Design, Operation, and Retrofit

Large Membrane Bioreactors of Georgia - A Guide and Comparison
pp. 548-561(14)
Authors: Williams, Ray; Schuler, Peter; Comstock, Kelly; Pope, Rod

Lessons Learned from the Design and Operation of Medium Sized Membrane Bioreactor Systems
pp. 562-573(12)
Authors: Melcer, Henryk; McCarthy, Bill; Tam, Patricia

Retrofitting Existing MBR Systems with Next Generation MBR Technology
pp. 574-581(8)
Authors: Gottberg, Antonia von; Antrim, Benjamin; Kullmann, Christoph

The Johns Creek Environmental Campus - Most Aesthetically Pleasing 15-mgd MBR in North America
pp. 582-595(14)
Authors: Schuler, P.; Bratby, J.; Williams, R.; Comstock, K.; Pope, R.; Suwanarpa, K.; Williams, P.

Session 10: Biohydraulics – Linking Sludge Properties and Membrane Performance

Sur+: A Short and Accurate Test to Monitor the Total Fouling Rate of WWTP Effluent During Dead end Ultrafiltration
pp. 615-623(9)
Authors: Janssen, Arie; Kooistra, Arno; van der Graaf, Jaap

Loading and Stress Effects on Flat Sheet Membrane Bioreactor (FSMBR) Fouling
pp. 624-639(16)
Authors: Yan Mi, Zai; Grant, S. R.; Singh, K. S.

Session 11: Microconstituents – Removing Submicron Pollutants

The Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds and Pharmaceuticals from Membrane Bioreactor Effluent by Membrane Filtration
pp. 640-647(8)
Authors: Comerton, Anna M.; Andrews, Robert C.; Bagley, David M.

Pilot Testing of a Membrane Bioreactor for Metals Removal
pp. 648-669(22)
Authors: Conklin, Anne; Eaton, Courtney; Bourgeous, Keith; Holmes, Lydia; Smith, Keith; Beatty, Jim

The Importance of Reverse Osmosis in Removal of Notification Level Chemicals and Selected Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Pilot Study
pp. 670-679(10)
Authors: Erdal, Ufuk G.; Lozier, J.; Schimmooller, L.; Lynch, A.; Schindler, S.

Session 12: State of the Art Modeling for Membrane Application

Development of an Open Source Dynamic Simulation Model for Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Design and Operation: Aquifas-MBR
pp. 680-705(26)
Authors: Sen, Dipankar; Randall, Clifford W.; Mitra, Indranil

Advanced BioWin Modeling for MBR Process Design Optimization: A Case Study of a Split Conventional/MBR Design
pp. 706-708(3)
Authors: Latimer, Ron J.; Pitt, Paul A.; Charlie, Hocking; Williams, Paul; Suwanarpa, Kun; Shukla, OP

Using a Two-Phase Hydrodynamic Model to Control Fouling in an Ultrafiltration Side-Stream MBR
pp. 732-751(20)
Authors: Rios, Nicolas; Nopens, Ingmar; Vanrolleghem, Peter A.

Degrading Malonate Waste in a Membrane Bioreactor: Modeling and Experiments
pp. 752-762(11)
Authors: Garcia, Hector A.; Kinney, Kerry A.; Lawler, Desmond F.

Session 13: System Selection, Specifications, and Procurement – What Engineers, Owners, and Operators Need to Know

Large MBR Procurement - How To Do It Right?
pp. 771-781(11)
Authors: Kempa-Teper, Justyna; Frenkel, Val S.

Procurement of MBR Facilities at Irvine Ranch Water District Michelson Recycling Plant to Provide High Quality Reclaimed Water
pp. 782-794(13)
Authors: Abi-Samra, Sam; Sudame, Mandira; Malloy, Steve; Spangenberg, Carl

Class AA Surface Water: MBR Treatment Plant Design and Construction Experience at Concrete, Washington
pp. 795-801(7)
Authors: Pierson, Greg; Powell, Bob; Sidhu, George

Best Practices in the Functional Design and Operation of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Plants
pp. 820-826(7)
Authors: Ning, Robert Y.; Troyer, Thomas; Tominello, Roger S.

Application of Membrane Bioreactors for Enhanced Nutrient Removal at a Large wastewater Treatment Facility with Significant Peaking Events
pp. 827-830(4)
Authors: Young, Thor; Perri, Kristi; Sturdevant, Jeff; Phipps, Chris; Bonk, Mike; Heiner, George

Session 9: Manuscript

Wastewater Reuse Via MBR and Tertiary Membrane Filtration-Case Studies
pp. 831-841(11)
Authors: Gallagher, P.; Nguyen, A.; Zha, F.

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