ISRAEL DESALINATION SOCIETY

Grand Water Research Institute
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

PRE-TREATMENT & POST-TREATMENT 
TECHNOLOGIES IN DESALINATION

5th IDS Annual Conference

Final Announcement and Registration Form

 3rd and 4th December 2002
Butler Auditorium - Neaman Institute
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, ISRAEL 
 
 

Conference objectives

The 5th annual conference of the Israel Desalination Society will be dedicated to the subject of:

PRE-TREATMENT & POST-TREATMENT 

TECHNOLOGIES IN DESALINATION

The aims of the meeting are to review current practices and to report innovations relating to feed pre-treatment, product post-treatment & concentrate disposal processes. The conference program also includes updating reports on the progress in the implementation of large scale desalination projects in Israel.

Conference framework

The conference is organized by the Israel Desalination Society under the auspices of the Grand Water Research Institute of the Technion and the Institute for Water Scienes and Technologies of the Ben-Gurion University.

In the conference opening lecture, Shimon Tal, the Israel Water Commissioner, will review Government planning relating to desalination and wastewater recovery. Professor Enrico Drioli, Director of the Membrane Technology Institute at the University of Calabria, will deliver a keynote lecture on innovative sustainable desalination systems. 

The proceedings distributed at the conference will contain the full texts of the papers and the abstracts of the posters. 

Conference program committee

  •   David Hasson (Chairman) - Rabin Desalination Laboratory
  •    Raphael Semiat (Co-chairman) - Rabin Desal. Laboratory
  •    Pinhas Glueckstern - Mekorot Water Co.
  •    Yaacov Mansdorf - Tambour Ecology 
  •    Yoram Oren - Ben-Gurion University Water Institute
  •    Motty Perry - Bio-Pure Technology
  •   Joseph Weinberg - IDE Technologies


Conference organization personnel

  •      Miriam Amsalem, Conference Secretary,
            Technion, Chem. Eng. Dept., Haifa, 32000 Israel
            (miriama@tx.technion.ac.il, Tel: 972-4-8292817, 
            Fax: 972-4-8230476)
  •    Pnina Sasson, Conference Organization Coordinator,
             Managing Director, KEDEM, Conf. Organization Co.,
             POB 5580, Kiryat Motzkin, Israel  (isasson@bezeqint.net, 
             Tel: 972-4-874-4314, Fax: 972-4-874-4314)
  •     David Hasson, Technion-I.I.T., Haifa, 32000 Israel
             (hasson@tx.technion.ac.il, Tel: 972-4-829-2936, 
             Fax: 972-4-823-0476)
  •     Raphael Semiat, Technion-I.I.T., Haifa, 32000 Israel 
              (cesemiat@tx.technion.ac.il, Tel: 972-4-829-2009, 
              Fax: 972-4-823-0476) 

Submission of posters

Authors who wish to present a poster are requested to send by e-mail to Professor R. Semiat (cesemiat@tx.technion.ac.il) a 2 page abstract. The poster should be typed in Times New Roman font, 12 pt., 1.5 line spacing. The deadline for abstract submission is Sept. 15, 2002.
 

PROGRAM

Tuesday, 3 December 2002


12:00 - 13:40 Registration
13:40 - 14:00
Greetings Session
Yitzhak ApeloigPresident, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Shmuel Kantor,Chairman IDS
Ora Kedem,Desalination and Water Treatment Laborator, Ben-Gurion University
Uri Shami, Director Grand Water Research Institute Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
 

General Session
14:00 - 14:30 Review of Government planning relating to desalination and wastewater recovery, 
Shimon Tal, Israel Water Commissioner
14:30 - 15:10 Membrane contactors for innovative sustainable desalination systems,
Enrico Drioli, Research Institute on Membrane Technology,University of Calabria, Italy
15:10 - 15:30 Mekorot's plans for receiving desalinated water,
Sion Cohen, Mekorot Water Co.
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30 Considerations and criteria in evaluating desalination tenders, 
Joseph Dreizin, Planning Division, Water Commission
16:30 - 17:00 Site specific topics in the implementation of the Palmahim desalination plant,
Tahal, Via Maris
Pre-treatment  I
17:00 - 17:30 Comparative cost of UF vs. conventional pre- treatment for SWRO systems, 
Pinhas Glueckstern and Menahem Priel, Mekorot
17:30 - 18:00 MF and UF as pre-treatment for RO plants: summary of test results & comparative analysis, 
Gregory Genkin (IMI) and Joseph Weinberg (IDE)

 
18:30 - 21:00
RECEPTION 
Hanukkah Candlelight Ceremony 
and Conference Dinner
Guests of honor: 
Sidney Loeb and Ora Kedem

                        Wednesday, 4 December 2002

08:00 - 09:00  Registration
Pre-Treatment II
09:00 - 09:40 Evaluation of membrane pre-treatment for seawater RO desalination,
 Lisa R. Henthorne Jankel, Aqua Resources International, USA
09:40 - 10:10 Pretreatment options for effluent desalination in Israel, 
Yaacov Mansdorf and Iris Sutzkover, Tambour Ecology
10:10 - 10:40 Immersed UF for seawater desalination - the Ashdod experience,
 Rami Messalem (Ben-Gurion University) and Roy Arviv (Zenon Environmental, 
 Canada) 
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee Break
11:10 - 11:50 Seawater RO pre-treatment with 0.1 mm Microza membranes,
Denis Vial, Pall Water Division, Europe
11:50 - 12:20 Electrodialysis with brine solutions oversaturated with calcium sulfate, 
 Emmanuel Korngold, Ludmila Aronov, Nina Belayev and Naphtali Daltrophe, Ben-Gurion University
12:20 - 12:50  General Meeting of the IDS
12:20 - 14:00 Light Lunch and Poster Session

 
Post-Treatment
14:00 - 14:30 Environmental aspects of concentrate disposal,
 Rachel Einav, Blue Ecosystems, Environmental Consulting
14:30 - 15:00 WAIV - Wind aided intensified evaporation for reduction of desalination brine volume,
Jack Gilron, Yigal Folkman, Roman Savliev, Michael Waisman and Ora Kedem, Ben-Gurion University
15:00 - 15:30 Threshold scaling limits of RO concentrates flowing in a long waste disposal pipe, 
Raphael Semiat, Gregory Zalmanov, David Hasson (Technion) and Ilan Hemo (Mekorot)
15:30 - 16:00 Remineralization of desalinated water by limestone dissolution in a packed bed, 
 David Hasson (Technion)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00 Panel Discussion
Advancement of desalination - priority research and development needs

IDS Board

S. Kantor (Chairman),
J. Gilron, D. Hasson (Coordinator), R. Semiat.
IDS accounts managers ? D. Hasson & R. Semiat

Members of the IDS Council

U. Arbel, R. Aviram, A. Adin, A. Barak, D. Ben-Yoav, N. Berkman, U. Fisher, J. Gilron, P. Glueckstern, D. Hasson (IDS Coordinator), D. Hoffman, S. Kantor (IDS Chairman), Y. Kantor, J. Keidar, Y. Mansdorf, A. Offir, Y. Oren, M. Perry, M. Priel, R. Semiat, J. Weinberg 

Address
C/O Rabin Desalination Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000, ISRAEL.
Tel:  +972 (4) 8292936, 8292009  Fax:  +972 (4) 8230476







Registration

Please fill in the enclosed registration form and mail it to:
Ms. Miriam Amsalem
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Technion City, Haifa 32,000 ISRAEL
Tel: 972-4-8292817                  Fax: 972-4-8230476
 

Please note that the number of seats 
at the conference reception and festive dinner 
on Tuesday evening 
(3.12.02) is limited and early booking is advised.


 
Before 
20/11/2002
After 20/11/2002
2002 IDS members
300
450
Non-members
350 
500
Students and retirees
50% reduction on specified fees
  
Reception fee 
Single - 100,
Couple - 200
  

 

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REGISTRATION & PAYMENT FORM
Ms. Miriam Amsalem 
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology 
Department of Chemical Engineering
Haifa, 32000 ISRAEL 
Tel:  +972-4-8292817     Fax: +972-4-8230476

          I wish to register to the IDS December 3-4, 2002 conference on: 
                     PRE-TREATMENT & POST-TREATMENT 
                         TECHNOLOGIES IN DESALINATION.

O Enclosed herewith is a check for the sum of __________ payable to 
                  the "Israel Desalination Society" in payment of:

O  conference registration fees 
O  IDS membership fee for the year 2002 
O  IDS membership fee for the year 2003 
O  Reception fee, Single_____Couple_____ (mark as necessary)

O Payment was directly transferred to the IDS account 
      No. 52788/79 at Bank Leumi, Branch no. 10-875

                                  Date____________
            Family Name____________ First Name _____________Title______
            Company________________________________________________
            Address_________________________________________________
             _______________________________________________________
             _______________________________________________________
             Phone No.____________________ Fax No_____________________

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Hotel accommodation

Conference participants are entitled to special reduced rates at the following hotels.



 
 
 
 

Hotel Address
Contact person
Single rate
Visitors, US$
(Israelis, NIS)
Double rate
Visitors, US$
(Israelis, NIS)
Dan Carmel*****
85/87 Hanassi Avenue, Haifa 34637
Andrea Shura
Tel: 972-4-8303050
Fax: 972-4-8303000
 100 (410)
 120 (500)
Dan Panorama*****
107 Hanassi Avenue, Haifa 34637 
Andrea Shura
Tel: 972-4-8303050
Fax: 972-4-8303000
 90 (390)
 110 (460)
Shulamit***
15 Kiryat Sefer Street,
Haifa 34676*
Nurit Zepkowitz
Tel: 972-4-8342811
Fax: 972-48255206
 55 (260)
 70 (300)

 
 

Prices are for bed and breakfast, including all taxes for Israelis. Foreign visitors are exempt from tax payments.