Membrane Pretreatment with Ion Exchange for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal
Project ID: 536
Principal Investigator: Steve Dundorf
Research Topic: Desalination and Water Treatment
Priority Area Assignments: 2011 (Advanced Water Treatment), 2012 (Advanced Water Treatment)
Funded Fiscal Years:
2010,
2011 and
2012
Keywords: None
Research Question
* What portion of NOM is responsible for membrane fouling in pretreatment and desalination systems?
* Provided with this answer, what are potential methods to remove this NOM or NOM fraction?
Need and Benefit
Since removal of all NOM can be difficult and expensive, removing a certain fraction of NOM may be more desirable and less expensive. Therefore, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) research in this topic represents a potential cost savings for all Reclamation clients using a membrane filtration process for water treatment. Reclamation water treatment design engineers are almost always faced with some amount of NOM removal required when designing water treatment plants.
Contributing Partners
None
Research Products
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This information was last updated on May 22, 2013
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