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Title:

Mitigating tertiary membrane fouling under cold weather conditions

Agreement Number:

CRDPJ

Agreement Value:

$79,332.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 23, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q2-00420

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2020-2021).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Parker, Wayne (University of Waterloo)

Program:

Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project

Program Purpose:

Membrane technologies are increasingly being employed to produce high quality treated wastewaters for discharge to sensitive waterbodies or for reuse purposes. Membrane fouling is one of the most challenging factors that reduces membrane capacity and increases operating expenses. In particular, membranes that are located downstream of biological treatment processes have been found to demonstrate high levels of fouling under cold weather conditions. This project will employ a combination of historical data review, field scale sampling and bench scale testing to seek to understand the mechanisms leading to cold weather fouling. A selection of fouling mitigations strategies will be tested to identify a preferred strategy for reducing membrane fouling under cold weather conditions.x000D