The CTET team has extensive experience in the design and optimisation of both membrane and electrochemical technologies for treatment of waters and wastewaters. These include membrane capacitive deionisation (MCDI) for desalination of brackish waters and reverse osmosis (RO) for desalination of more saline streams. The team also has wide experience in many aspects of membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment of wastewaters including optimising coagulant addition, fouling management and energy use minimisation. Innovation in design and operation of advanced oxidation processes (AOP) such as electrochemically-assisted Fenton (E-Fenton) and catalytic ozonation are other areas in which the CTET team are leaders.

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diagnosis

Diagnosis of failure of water treatment plants

Membranes are increasingly applied in a variety of industries, including water and wastewater treatment, food and beverage production and gas refinement, where high throughput and reliable separation are required. Membrane autopsies are an important tool for determining causes of fouling events in membrane systems. When conducting an autopsy it is usually on the premise that the fouling management process has failed and the aim of the autopsy is to identify the root cause of the fouling event and provide some recommendation on how to correct or manage it.
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