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International
Desalination
Association
Jeddah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
SUNDAY
DECEMBER 02, 2012
IDA
TERM: 15
Status Report # 2
Research &
Development
Committee
By :
Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh
Dr. Abdullah
Al-Alshaikh
Chairman
Deputy Governor
for Planning & Development,
SWCC
The
Committee
Dr. Ahmad
S. Alarifi
Dr. Gary
L. Amy
Mr.
Harry Seah
Dr. Richard
Stover
Eng. Fahad
Almuhaiziee
Eng. Alwaleed
Alsheikh
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Coordinator
GM of
Advisory Unit,
Director,
Water
Desalination
and Reuse
Research Center,
KAUST
Director
Technology
and Water
Quality Office
Public
Utilities Board
Singapore
Executive
Vice
President
Manager of
Corporate
Performance
GM of
Internal
Communications
&
Knowledge
Management,
SWCC
SWCC
-
Desalitech, Ltd
SWCC
USA
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Goals
( From the committee’s
Strategic Plan )
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1st Meeting
Jeddah– Saudi Arabia
Hilton Hotel
Issues discussed & closed :
Meetings
1. Goals and objectives:
Goal and objectives of the committee
were reviewed and linked to the
committee's Strategic Plan.
2. Actions needed to implement the
committee's Strategic Plan.
3. Members of the committee agreed to
visit (DAW) Research Centre in Spain
during EDS Conference & Exhibition 2012
(April 23–26, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain).
4. The 2nd R&D Committee meeting will be
during SIWW 2012 in Singapore.
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2nd Meeting
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Issues discussed and closed:
Meetings
1. The launch of the R&D website.
2. Coordination to visit research centers
in Doha and Abu Dhabi.
3. Suggested to have one session on
new innovation technology in water
desalination during the IDA
conference in China and letting R&D
committee members and participants
for voting to judge the best
technology during the session.
4. Suggested to translate recently issued
booklet by IDA (Desalination at a
Glance) in Arabic and other
languages.
5. The 3rd R&D Committee meeting will
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Part of the R&D committee team has visited the following
organizations in Doha-Qatar during the period from 0710/10/2012:
Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
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ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center (GWSC)
Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
ConocoPhillips is a major oil and gas company with headquarters in
Houston, Texas. ConocoPhillips, the major oil and Gas Company,
established the GWSC at Qatar Science & Technology Park with the aim to
develop innovative and cost-effective treatment technologies for the
treatment of petroleum by-product water, as well as other projects relating to
industrial and municipal water sustainability. The GWSC facility includes
offices, state of the art analytical laboratories, advanced bench-scale testing
equipment and a Visitor Center. Through their Visitor Center (see photo),
the GWSC plays an active role in community education about water sources
and need for water conservation. They are currently focusing on Reverse
Osmosis (RO) & Membrane Distillation (MD) at the bench/pilot-scale where
they have made a significant investment in MD development and testing
over the past 2 years. The GWSC have also procured 2 MD pilot units (see
photo) and are testing them on various feedwaters, including thermal brine
from a thermal desalination plant in Doha.
Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI)
QEERI is a government funded research organization set up about 18 months
ago at Qatar Foundation (QF). They have ambitious plans and have
identified solar powered RO as one focus area to promote in Qatar. Labs
have not been built yet.
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Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP)
QF has identified three “pillars” essential to transform Qatar to a modern
knowledge-based economy: Education, Research and Development & Community
Development. The “Education” is provided primarily through a variety of
campuses setup by well-respected international Universities including Weill
Cornell Medical, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, & Northwestern on one site, the
Hamad Bin Khalifa University. The “R&D” pillar includes QSTP where
multinational companies (including the ConocoPhillips GWSC) have been invited
to conduct research here. QEERI is also within this “R&D” pillar of QF. The
community development activities involve social needs, cultural heritage
organizations, and/or events targeted a fostering a progressive society (e.g. career
fair).
Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
Texas A & M University
The visit contained of a lab tour led by one of the chemical engineering postdoctoral students. The labs included a wide range of analytical instruments and
some pilot units. Treatability testing focused on precipitation and coagulation,
enhanced oxidation and reverse osmosis technologies.
Network to communicate:
An agreement was made to hold a workshop and setting up a network of
communication between high profile R&D centers in the region, such as (SWCC,
KAUST, GWSC, Masdar Centre of Excellence for water Technologies, KISR and
others) with the ultimate objective of bringing together those organizations with
common research interests to collaborate. The R&D centers shall gather and
present summaries of their current research work related to innovation in
desalination in late March 2013 in Saudi Arabia.
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Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
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Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
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Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
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Committee’s visit to
Doha, Qatar
October 7 – 10, 2012
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3rd Meeting
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
During
Saudi Water & Power Forum, SWPF 2012
December 2012
Committee’s
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International
Desalination
Association
Jeddah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
SUNDAY
DECEMBER 02, 2012
Thank You
Status Report # 2
Research &
Development
Committee
By :
Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh
Increase the
number of R&D
centers joining
IDA.
Increase the
number of clients seeking
R&D
services &
consultation.
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Increase
customer
satisfaction with
the services
provided.
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Increase direct
financial R&D
project support.
Increase direct facilitation
of R&D project support.
1st Meeting
Jeddah– Saudi Arabia
Hilton Hotel
Issues discussed & closed :
1. Goals and objectives:
Goal and objectives of the committee
were reviewed and linked to the
committee's Strategic Plan.
2. Actions needed to implement the
committee's Strategic Plan.
3. Members of the committee agreed to
visit (DAW) Research Centre in Spain
during EDS Conference & Exhibition 2012
(April 23–26, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain).
4. The 2nd R&D Committee meeting will be
during SIWW 2012 in Singapore.
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Issues discussed and closed:
1. The launch of the R&D website.
2. Coordination to visit research centers
in Doha and Abu Dhabi.
3. Suggested to have one session on
new innovation technology in water
desalination during the IDA
conference in China and letting R&D
committee members and participants
for voting to judge the best
technology during the session.
4. Suggested to translate recently issued
booklet by IDA (Desalination at a
Glance) in Arabic and other
languages.
5. The 3rd R&D Committee meeting will
be during SWPF 2012 in Jeddah.
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December 2012
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Dr. Abdullah
Al-Alshaikh
Chairman
Deputy Governor
for Planning & Development,
SWCC
Dr. Ahmad
S. Alarifi
Dr. Gary
L. Amy
Mr.
Harry Seah
Dr. Richard
Stover
Eng. Fahad
Almuhaiziee
Eng. Alwaleed
Alsheikh
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Coordinator
GM of
Advisory Unit,
Director,
Water
Desalination
and Reuse
Research Center,
KAUST
Director
Technology
and Water
Quality Office
Public
Utilities Board
Singapore
Executive
Vice
President
Manager of
Corporate
Performance
GM of
Internal
Communications
&
Knowledge
Management,
SWCC
SWCC
-
Desalitech, Ltd
USA
SWCC
Year
Technology
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Membrane
Distillation
Roadmap
Demonstration testing
1. Membrane flux
2. Energy consumption
3. O&M protocols
4. New plant design
5. Retrofitting to waste heat
source
Functionalised/ Process enhancement:
Mixed Matrix
1. TiO2 nanofiber crystallite
Membranes
study
2. Oxidation studies with real
NEWater
Laboratory prototype:
1. - Reactor design and
evaluation of cost-life analysis
High
Process enhancement:
Permeability
1. Extensive salt rejection study
Membranes
of electrospun nanofibers
2. Practicability study
Membrane
Process development:
Fouling Control 1. Hydrodynamic control
2. Ultrasound cavitations
3. Microbial signaling inhibition
Process enhancement:
1. Prototypes development
2. Energy efficiency study
Field testing:
1. Scaling up of prototype for
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fouling
control in&real
plant
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Current
3.5 kWh/m3
Technology
Roadmap for
Seawater
Desalination
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Short-term
< 1.5 kWh/m3
Long- term
0.75 kWh/m3
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B
Biomimetic
Membranes
Inspiration from
Human Kidney
Biomimicry
of Natural
Desalination
Processes
Breakthrough
R&D
Fresh Water
Na+, ClH2O
1 mOsm
Na+, Cl-
Gills
Gut
300 mOsm
Na+, Cl-
Model Fish:
• Tilapia
• Climbing Perch
High Vol
Low Na+, Cl-
Seawater
There is also immense
potential uncovering unique
desalination mechanisms in
natural biological systems
whereby plants such as
mangroves and marine fishes.
Ingest
SW
Na+, ClH2O
1000 mOsm
Gills
Na+, Cl-, H2O
Gut
Na+, Cl-,H2O
Na+, Cl-
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Low Vol
Isotonic Na+, Cl-
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