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
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

 

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

 

Membranes, inorganic and composite materials, water treatment, desalination
Ph: +61 3 9919 7682
Fax: +613 9919 7696
Email: mikel.duke@vu.edu.au

 

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