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Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Research & Development

Committee

InternationalDesalinationAssociation

IDATERM: 15

Status Report # 2SUNDAY

DECEMBER 02, 2012

By :Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh

IDA - Research & Development Committee - Status Report 2

TheCommittee

ChairmanDeputy Governor

for Planning & Development,SWCC

Member

Director, Water

Desalination and Reuse

Research Center,KAUST

Member

GM of Advisory Unit,

SWCC

Member

DirectorTechnology and Water

Quality OfficePublic

Utilities BoardSingapore

Member

Executive Vice

President-

Desalitech, Ltd

USA

Mr. Harry Seah

CoordinatorGM of

Internal Communications

& Knowledge

Management, SWCC

Dr. AhmadS. Alarifi

Dr. GaryL. Amy

Dr. Richard Stover

Dr. AbdullahAl-Alshaikh

Eng. AlwaleedAlsheikh

Member

Manager of Corporate

Performance

SWCC

Eng. Fahad Almuhaiziee


Goals( From the

committee’s Strategic Plan )


Meetings

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December 2011

1st Meeting

Issues discussed & closed :1. Goals and objectives:

Goal and objectives of the committee were reviewed and linked to the committee's Strategic Plan.

2. Actions needed to implement the committee's Strategic Plan.

3. Members of the committee agreed to visit (DAW) Research Centre in Spain during EDS Conference & Exhibition 2012 (April 23–26, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain).

4. The 2nd R&D Committee meeting will be during SIWW 2012 in Singapore.

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2nd Meeting SingaporeMarina Bay Sands Convention Center MR 3510

Issues discussed and closed:

1. The launch of the R&D website.2. Coordination to visit research centers

in Doha and Abu Dhabi.3. Suggested to have one session on

new innovation technology in water desalination during the IDA conference in China and letting R&D committee members and participants for voting to judge the best technology during the session.

4. Suggested to translate recently issued booklet by IDA (Desalination at a Glance) in Arabic and other languages.

5. The 3rd R&D Committee meeting will be during SWPF 2012 in Jeddah.

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Committee’s visit to

Doha, QatarOctober 7 – 10,

2012

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Part of the R&D committee team has visited the following organizations in Doha-Qatar during the period from 07-10/10/2012:



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ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center (GWSC) ConocoPhillips is a major oil and gas company with headquarters in Houston, Texas. ConocoPhillips, the major oil and Gas Company, established the GWSC at Qatar Science & Technology Park with the aim to develop innovative and cost-effective treatment technologies for the treatment of petroleum by-product water, as well as other projects relating to industrial and municipal water sustainability. The GWSC facility includes offices, state of the art analytical laboratories, advanced bench-scale testing equipment and a Visitor Center. Through their Visitor Center (see photo), the GWSC plays an active role in community education about water sources and need for water conservation. They are currently focusing on Reverse Osmosis (RO) & Membrane Distillation (MD) at the bench/pilot-scale where they have made a significant investment in MD development and testing over the past 2 years. The GWSC have also procured 2 MD pilot units (see photo) and are testing them on various feedwaters, including thermal brine from a thermal desalination plant in Doha. Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI)QEERI is a government funded research organization set up about 18 months ago at Qatar Foundation (QF). They have ambitious plans and have identified solar powered RO as one focus area to promote in Qatar. Labs have not been built yet.



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IDA - Research & Development Committee - Status Report

Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP)QF has identified three “pillars” essential to transform Qatar to a modern knowledge-based economy: Education, Research and Development & Community Development. The “Education” is provided primarily through a variety of campuses setup by well-respected international Universities including Weill Cornell Medical, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, & Northwestern on one site, the Hamad Bin Khalifa University. The “R&D” pillar includes QSTP where multinational companies (including the ConocoPhillips GWSC) have been invited to conduct research here. QEERI is also within this “R&D” pillar of QF. The community development activities involve social needs, cultural heritage organizations, and/or events targeted a fostering a progressive society (e.g. career fair). Texas A & M UniversityThe visit contained of a lab tour led by one of the chemical engineering post-doctoral students. The labs included a wide range of analytical instruments and some pilot units. Treatability testing focused on precipitation and coagulation, enhanced oxidation and reverse osmosis technologies. Network to communicate:An agreement was made to hold a workshop and setting up a network of communication between high profile R&D centers in the region, such as (SWCC, KAUST, GWSC, Masdar Centre of Excellence for water Technologies, KISR and others) with the ultimate objective of bringing together those organizations with common research interests to collaborate. The R&D centers shall gather and present summaries of their current research work related to innovation in desalination in late March 2013 in Saudi Arabia. 8



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Research & Development

Committee

InternationalDesalinationAssociation

Status Report # 2SUNDAY

DECEMBER 02, 2012

By :Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh

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5Increase customer satisfaction with the services provided.

Increase the number of clients seeking

R&D services &

consultation.

Increase direct facilitation of R&D project support.

Increase direct financial R&D

project support.

Increase the number of R&D centers joining IDA.

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December 2011

1st Meeting

Issues discussed & closed :1. Goals and objectives:

Goal and objectives of the committee were reviewed and linked to the committee's Strategic Plan.

2. Actions needed to implement the committee's Strategic Plan.

3. Members of the committee agreed to visit (DAW) Research Centre in Spain during EDS Conference & Exhibition 2012 (April 23–26, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain).

4. The 2nd R&D Committee meeting will be during SIWW 2012 in Singapore.

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2nd Meeting SingaporeMarina Bay Sands Convention Center MR 3510

Issues discussed and closed:

1. The launch of the R&D website.2. Coordination to visit research centers

in Doha and Abu Dhabi.3. Suggested to have one session on

new innovation technology in water desalination during the IDA conference in China and letting R&D committee members and participants for voting to judge the best technology during the session.

4. Suggested to translate recently issued booklet by IDA (Desalination at a Glance) in Arabic and other languages.

5. The 3rd R&D Committee meeting will be during SWPF 2012 in Jeddah.

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ChairmanDeputy Governor

for Planning & Development, SWCC

Member

Director, Water

Desalination and Reuse

Research Center,KAUST

Member

GM of Advisory Unit,

SWCC

Member

DirectorTechnology and Water

Quality OfficePublic

Utilities BoardSingapore

Member

Executive Vice

President-

Desalitech, Ltd

USA

Mr. Harry Seah

CoordinatorGM of

Internal Communications

& Knowledge

Management, SWCC

Dr. Ahmad S. Alarifi

Dr. Gary L. Amy

Dr. Richard Stover

Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh

Eng. Alwaleed Alsheikh

Member

Manager of Corporate

Performance

SWCC

Eng. Fahad Almuhaiziee


Roadmap

Year

Technology 1 2 3 4 5 and beyond

Membrane Distillation

Demonstration testing1. Membrane flux2. Energy consumption3. O&M protocols4. New plant design5. Retrofitting to waste heat

source

Functionalised/ Mixed Matrix Membranes

Process enhancement: 1. TiO2 nanofiber crystallite

study2. Oxidation studies with real

NEWater

Laboratory prototype:1. - Reactor design and

evaluation of cost-life analysisHigh

Permeability Membranes

Process enhancement:1. Extensive salt rejection study

of electrospun nanofibers2. Practicability study

Membrane Fouling Control

Process development: 1. Hydrodynamic control2. Ultrasound cavitations3. Microbial signaling inhibition

Process enhancement:1. Prototypes development2. Energy efficiency study Field testing:1. Scaling up of prototype for

fouling control in real plantElectrochemical

DesaltingProcess enhancement: 1. IX membrane/ ED/CEDI

process optimization2. Boron removal3. Pretreatment

Engineering & piloting:1. Reactor design 2. O&M protocols

Biomimetics Process development:1. Aquaporin synthesis2. Lipid bilayer development3. Integration of aquaporin onto

synthetic membrane4. -Characterization work

Process enhancement: 1. Enhance stability of aquaporin2. Fouling study3. Flat sheet and hollow fibre

prototype

Biomimicry: 1. - Discover new biological

mechanisms for water transport, sequestration and/or synthesis from seawater

H2ONa+, Cl-

Na+, Cl-

Na+, Cl- High VolLow Na+, Cl-

1 mOsm

300 mOsmGills Gut

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Technology Roadmap for

Seawater Desalination


ABiomimicry of Natural

Desalination Processes

1 32Current

3.5 kWh/m3 Short-term

< 1.5 kWh/m3Long- term 0.75 kWh/m3

Breakthrough R&D

Biomimetic Membranes

Inspiration from Human Kidney

Model Fish: • Tilapia• Climbing Perch

Fresh Water

There is also immense potential uncovering unique desalination mechanisms in natural biological systems whereby plants such as mangroves and marine fishes.

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Documents

md development

research organization

conocophillips gwsc

rd committee team

gwsc facility

water sources

water conservation

community education