Desalination 250 (2010) iii–v
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CONTENTS Abstracted/Indexed in: Aqualine (Infoline), Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Chemical Engineering Abstracts, Current Contents, Dokumentation Wasser, Engineering Index, Environmental Abstracts, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, Health and Safety Science Abstracts, ISMEC Bulletin, Oceanic Abstracts, Pollution Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Selected Water Resources Abstracts. Also covered in the abstract and citation database SCOPUS®. Full text available in ScienceDirect®
Original Articles Soil deterioration as influenced by land disposal of reject brine from Salbukh water desalination plant at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia H. Al-Faifi, A.M. Al-Omran, M. Nadeem, A. El-Eter, H.A. Khater and S.E. El-Maghraby (Saudi Arabia) Sorption of Al (III) from aqueous solution by fresh macrophyte alligator weed: Equilibrium and kinetics X.S. Wang and B. Zhang (China) Bench-scale evaluation of seawater desalination by reverse osmosis D.A. Ladner, A. Subramani, M. Kumar, S.S. Adham and M.M. Clark (USA, Qatar) Experimental assessment of connection of an absorption heat pump to a multi-effect distillation unit D.C. Alarcón-Padilla, L. García-Rodríguez and J. Blanco-Gálvez (Spain) Extraction chromatographic method of preconcentration and separation of lead (II) with high molecular mass liquid cation exchanger B. Mandal and N. Ghosh (India) Synthesis and characterization of a thermally stable strongly acidic Cd(II) ion selective composite cation-exchanger: Polyaniline CE(IV) molybdate Z. Alam, Inamuddin and S.A. Nabi (India) Synthesis and characterization of electrically conducting poly-o-methoxyaniline Zr(1V) molybdate Cd(II) selective composite cationexchanger Inamuddin and Y.A. Ismail (India, Oman) Preparation and properties of PVDF/PVA hollow fiber membranes N. Li, C. Xiao, S. An and X. Hu (China) Some crown ethers as inhibitors for corrosion of stainless steel type 430 in aqueous solutions A.S. Fouda, M. Abdallah, S.M. Al-Ashrey and A.A. Abdel-Fattah (Egypt) Papers Presented at the Conference on Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production, 20–24 October 2008, Toulouse, France Characteristics of the biodiatomite dynamic membrane (cake layer) for municipal wastewater treatment D.-W. Cao, H.-Q. Chu, W. Jin and B.-Z. Dong (China) Seasonal fouling on seawater desalination RO membrane H.L. Yang, C. Huang and J.C.-T. Lin (Taiwan) Removal of DDT in drinking water using nanofiltration process W. Pang, N. Gao and S. Xia (China) Novel pre-treatment method for seawater reverse osmosis: Fibre media filtration J.J. Lee, M.A.H. Johir, K.H. Chinu, H.K. Shon, S. Vigneswaran, J. Kandasamy, C.W. Kim and K. Shaw (Australia, Republic of Korea) Biological modelling of MBR and impact of primary sedimentation J. Jimenez, P. Grelier, J. Meinhold and A. Tazi-Pain (France, Germany) The study of pathogenic microbial communities in graywater using membrane bioreactor J. Jong, J. Lee, J. Kim, K. Hyun, T. Hwang, J. Park and Y. Choung (Republic of Korea) Using electrocoagulation–electroflotation technology to treat synthetic solution and textile wastewater, two case studies B. Merzouk, K. Madani and A. Sekki (Algeria) Critical flux analyses on differently pretreated olive vegetation waste water streams: Some case studies M. Stoller and M. Bravi (Italy) Enhancement of biomass speciation in Step Sludge Recirculation activated sludge system by the use of submerged membranes M. Stoller, O. Gonzini and L. Di Palma (Italy) Characterisation of hydrodynamics induced by air injection related to membrane fouling behaviour L. Martinelli, C. Guigui and A. Line (France) Optimization of biological nutrient removal in a pilot plant UCT-MBR treating municipal wastewater during start-up H. Monclús, J. Sipma, G. Ferrero, J. Comas and I. Rodriguez-Roda (Spain)
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Experimental investigation of oily water treatment by membrane bioreactor S. Soltani, D. Mowla, M. Vossoughi and M. Hesampour (Iran, Finland) Effects of the sludge reduction system in MBR on the membrane permeability H.-G. Kim, H.-N. Jang, H.-M. Kim, D.-S. Lee and T.-H. Chung (Republic of Korea) Application of MBR for hospital wastewater treatment in China Q. Liu, Y. Zhou, L. Chen and X. Zheng (China, Canada) Survey of MBR market: Trends and perspectives in China X. Zheng, Y. Zhou, S. Chen, H. Zheng and C. Zhou (China) Design and installation of a decentralized drinking water system based on ultrafiltration in Mozambique J.M. Arnal, B. García-Fayos, M. Sancho, G. Verdú and J. Lora (Spain) MLSS concentration: Still a poorly understood parameter in MBR filterability M. Lousada-Ferreira, S. Geilvoet, A. Moreau, E. Atasoy, P. Krzeminski, A. van Nieuwenhuijzen and J. van der Graaf (The Netherlands) Ceramic membrane behavior in textile wastewater ultrafiltration S. Barredo-Damas, M.I. Alcaina-Miranda, A. Bes-Piá, M.I. Iborra-Clar, A. Iborra-Clar and J.A. Mendoza-Roca (Spain) Effect of an electro phosphorous removal process on phosphorous removal and membrane permeability in a pilot-scale MBR H.-G. Kim, H.-N. Jang, H.-M. Kim, D.-S. Lee and T.-H. Chung (Republic of Korea) Application of membrane processes in closing of water cycle in a textile dye-house J. Sojka-Ledakowicz, R. Zylla, Z. Mrozinska, K. Pazdzior, A. Klepacz-Smolka and S. Ledakowicz (Poland) A new membrane bioreactor generation for wastewater treatment application: Strategy of membrane aeration management by sequencing aeration cycles O. Lorain, P.-E. Dufaye, W. Bosq and J.-M. Espenan (France) Assessment of pretreatment to microfiltration for desalination in terms of fouling index and molecular weight distribution K. Chinu, A.H. Johir, S. Vigneswaran, H.K. Shon and J. Kandasamy (Australia) Effect of algal extracellular polymer substances on UF membrane fouling Y.-T. Chiou, M.-L. Hsieh and H.-H. Yeh (Taiwan) Comparison of removal of pharmaceuticals in MBR and activated sludge systems J. Sipma, B. Osuna, N. Collado, H. Monclús, G. Ferrero, J. Comas and I. Rodriguez-Roda (Spain) Sludge filterability and dewaterability in a membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment G. Guglielmi, D. Chiarani, D.P. Saroj and G. Andreottola (Italy) Integration of photocatalysis and membrane distillation for removal of mono- and poly-azo dyes from water S. Mozia, A.W. Morawski, M. Toyoda and T. Tsumura (Poland, Japan) Performance evaluation of pretreatment processes in integrated membrane system for wastewater reuse C. Park, S.-W. Hong, T.H. Chung and Y.-S. Choi (Republic of Korea) Landfill leachate treatment using hybrid coagulation-nanofiltration processes T. Mariam and L.D. Nghiem (Australia, Germany) Mechanisms underlying the effects of membrane fouling on the nanofiltration of trace organic contaminants L.D. Nghiem, P.J. Coleman and C. Espendiller (Australia, Germany) Fouling effects of humic and alginic acids in nanofiltration and influence of solution composition M.A. Zazouli, S. Nasseri and M. Ulbricht (Iran, Germany) The removal of bisphenol A by hollow fiber microfiltration membrane D. Bing-zhi, C. Hua-qiang, W. Lin, X. Sheng-ji and G. Nai-yun (China) Electrolyte removal by mixed matrix membranes based on polyurethane G. Ciobanu and G. Carja (Romania) Reduction of disinfection by-products in natural waters using nanofiltration membranes I. Sentana, M. Rodríguez, E. Sentana, C. M'Birek and D. Prats (Spain) Fouling characterisation of a PVDF membrane A. Grelot, P. Grelier, C. Vincelet, U. Brüss and A. Grasmick (France, Germany) Study on backwash wastewater from rapid sand-filter by monolith ceramic membrane L. Weiying, A. Yuasa, D. Bingzhi, D. Huiping and G. Naiyun (China, Japan) New quality criteria in wastewater reuse: The case of Gran Canaria F. Deniz, J.J. Sadhwani and J.M. Veza (Spain) MBR design and operation using MPE-technology (Membrane Performance Enhancer) T. Wozniak (Germany) Design and optimization of seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants using special simulation software M. Verhuelsdonk, T. Attenborough, O. Lex and T. Altmann (Germany) Influence of sludge loadings and types of substrates on nutrients removal in MBRs U. Bracklow, A. Drews, R. Gnirss, S. Klamm, B. Lesjean, J. Stüber, M. Barjenbruch and M. Kraume (Germany) Tannin and polyacrylic acid polarity and structure influence on the performance of polyvinylchloride ultrafiltration membrane X. Guo, H. Shao, W. Hu, W. Gao and X. Chen (China) Development of a biofilm-MBR for shipboard wastewater treatment: The effect of process configuration C. Sun, T. Leiknes, J. Weitzenböck and B. Thorstensen (Norway) Decompostion of pharmaceuticals (sulfamethazine and sulfathiazole) using oxygen-based membrane biofilm reactor J. Kim, I. Song, S. Lee, P. Kim, H. Oh, J. Park and Y. Choung (Republic of Korea) 3-Dimensional characterization of membrane with nanoporous structure using TEM tomography and image analysis F.H. She, K. Nihara, W.M. Gao, P.D. Hodgson, H. Jinnai and L.X. Kong (Australia, Japan)
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Adsorption of MS2 bacteriophage on ultrafiltration membrane laboratory equipments G. Pierre, C. Causserand, C. Roques and P. Aimar (France) Characterization of ultrafiltration membranes by tracer's retention: Comparison of methods sensitivity and reproducibility C. Causserand, G. Pierre, S. Rapenne, J.-C. Schrotter, P. Sauvade and O. Lorain (France) Nanofiltration study of the interaction between bicarbonate and nitrate ions A. Santafé-Moros and J.M. Gozálvez-Zafrilla (Spain) Characteristics of soluble microbial products in membrane bioreactor and its effect on membrane fouling J.R. Pan, Y. Su and C. Huang (Taiwan) Performance of the combined SMBR–IVCW system for wastewater treatment E.-R. Xiao, W. Liang, F. He, S.-P. Cheng and Zhen-Bin Wu (China) Filterability in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor A. Spagni, S. Casu, N.A. Crispino, R. Farina and D. Mattioli (Italy) A power-law model of electrostatic interactions of colloidal particles in cake layer on membrane surface E. Alayemieka, S. Lee, S. Lee and D. Kim (Republic of Korea) Membrane bioreactor for treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater containing acetaminophen F.P. Shariati, M.R. Mehrnia, B.M. Salmasi, M. Heran, C. Wisniewski and M.H. Sarrafzadeh (Iran, France) Characteristics of simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a pilot-scale sequencing anoxic/anaerobic membrane bioreactor at various conditions K.-G. Song, J. Cho, K.-W. Cho, S.-D. Kim and K.-H. Ahn (Republic of Korea) Influence of lithium chloride, lithium bromide and lithium fluoride additives on performance of polyethersulfone membranes and its application in the treatment of palm oil mill effluent A. Idris, I. Ahmed and M.A. Limin (Malaysia) A comparative study of tertiary membrane filtration of industrial wastewater treated in a granular and a flocculent sludge SBR A. Sánchez Sánchez, J.M. Garrido and R. Méndez (Spain) Optimising mixing and nutrient removal in membrane bioreactors: CFD modelling and experimental validation M. Brannock, G. Leslie, Y. Wang and S. Buetehorn (Australia, Germany) Membrane performance in combined processes including ozonation or advanced oxidation, powdered activated carbon and coagulation — Investigations in pilot scale S. Panglisch, G. Kraus, A. Tatzel and J.-P. Lickes (Germany, Luxembourg) Rheological properties of sMBR sludge under unsteady state conditions W. Khongnakorn, M. Mori, L. Vachoud, M. Delalonde and C. Wisniewski (France) Correlation between retention and adsorption of phenolic compounds in nanofiltration membranes J.M. Arsuaga, M.J. López-Muñoz and A. Sotto (Spain) Performances of RO and NF processes for wastewater reuse: Tertiary treatment after a conventional activated sludge or a membrane bioreactor M. Jacob, C. Guigui, C. Cabassud, H. Darras, G. Lavison and L. Moulin (France) Implementation of the DSPM model using a commercial finite element system J.M. Gozálvez-Zafrilla and A. Santafé-Moros (Spain) Foulant interaction and RO productivity in textile wastewater reclamation plant T. Srisukphun, C. Chiemchaisri, T. Urase and K. Yamamoto (Thailand, Japan) Coupling sequencing batch airlift reactor (SBAR) and membrane filtration: Influence of nitrate removal on sludge characteristics, effluent quality and filterability B.X. Thanh, M. Spérandio, C. Guigui, R.B. Aim, J. Wan and C. Visvanathan (Thailand, France) Prefiltration of wastewater effluent: Effects on foulants and performance during dead end ultrafiltration A.N. Janssen, J. van Agtmaal, W.B.P. van den Broek, A.J. Geilvoet, H.W.H. Menkveld, J.-C. Schrotter and J.H.J.M. van der Graaf (The Netherlands, France) Influence of Ca and Na ions in backwash water on ultrafiltration fouling control S. Li, S.G.J. Heijman, J.Q.J.C. Verberk and J.C. van Dijk (The Netherlands) Preparation and characterization of thermally crosslinked chlorine resistant thin film composite polyamide membranes for reverse osmosis Y.K. Kim, S.Y. Lee, D.H. Kim, B.S. Lee, S.Y. Nam and J.W. Rhim (Republic of Korea)
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