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Water Treatment
Werribee Centre for Sustainable Water Use (Werribee Centre)
Treatment Technologies The centre is developing the capability to develop and demonstrate water and wastewater treatment technologies at both the laboratory and pilot scale, with desalination, advanced oxidation and low pressure membrane systems central to the centre’s research program.
The aims of the research program include: Lowering the energy required for desalination Increasing water recovery from desalination processes
Scaling and fouling reduction of membrane systems Development of advanced oxidation materials and processes for organics destruction Minimisation of the residuals and residuals treatment .JPG) More efficient use of nutrients within water streams Improving the performance and management of small scale treatment systems Some Current projects
Sustainability Knowledge Centre Investigate rapid detection methods for blue-green algae from GWMWATER Improving cheese starter culture processes using novel membrane systems Cleaner Production and Resource Recovery: Encouraging Best Practice and Innovation Hollow fibre polymer membranes
Solar Membrane Distillation
Lowering membrane fouling by matching pre-treatment to membrane type - ARC
Designing the surface and structural properties of MFI zeolite membranes for low energy ion-selective desalination - ARC
Water Conservation by Replacing Cooling Towers
Algae for Biofuel and Wastewater Treatment
Solar Stills for Cooling Water Recycling and Brine Treatment Sustainable Water Options for Sportsfields - Smart Water Fund
Brine concentrate handling in the Werribee Irrigation District High Recovery RO's - Smart Water Fund
Industrial Reuse Survey - DSE
Hybrid Membrane Materials
Membrane Integrity
New membrane materials
Guidelines for Industrial Use of Recycled Water - Smart Water Fund  Lead Cluster Party for the CSIRO Collaboration Fund program on Low Energy Desalination Integrated membrane systems for tailoring recycled water quality - Smart Water Fund
Equipment
Laboratory scale treatment systems Small scale pilot plant development and demonstration of technologies Full range of analytical equipment
For more information contact:
Professor Stephen Gray Membranes, natural organic matter, flocculation/coagulation
Ph: +61 3 9919 8097 Fax: +61 3 9919 7696 Email: Stephen.Gray@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Mikel Duke
Membranes, inorganic and composite materials, water treatment, desalination
Ph: +61 3 9919 7682 Fax: +613 9919 7696 Email: mikel.duke@vu.edu.au
Dr Nicholas Milne
Decision support (water options), electrochemistsry, lithium batteries, redox flow batteries
Ph: +61 3 9919 7646 Fax: +613 9919 7696 Email: nicholas.milne@vu.edu.au
Last Updated: April 27, 2009
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