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Exergo-environmental analysis of processing condensed water from atmospheric air
G. Gornez Camacho (Sevilla, Spain) ............................................................................ 103

Application of the hybrid complexation-ultrafiltration process for removal of metal ions
from galvanic wastewater
M. Bodzek, I. Korus and K. Loska (Gliwice, Poland) ................................................. 117

The use of electro-electrodialysis for the removal of sulphuric acid from
decontamination effluents
S. Cattoir, D. Smets and A. Rahier (Mol, Belgium) ..................................................... 123

Calculation of osmotic pressure difference across membranes in hyperfiltration
Z.-A. Hu, H.-Y. Wu and J.-Z. Gao (Lanzhou, PR. China) ............................................... 131

The application of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration to the removal of nitrates from
groundwater
J. Bohdziewicz, M. Bodzek and E. W^sik (Gliwice, Poland) ......................................... 139

Ultra-low pressure water softening: a new approach to membrane construction
A.M. Mika, R.F. Childs and J.M. Dickson (Hamilton, Canada) ..................................... 149

Market potential of renewable energy powered desalination systems in Greece
D. Voivontas, K. Yannopoulos, K. Rados, A. Zervos and D. Assimacopoulos
(Athens, Greece) ................................................................................................................ 159

Inhibitors for chemical cleaning of iron with tannic acid
A.M. AI-Mayouf (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) ........................................................................... 173

Sodium chloride stimulus-response experiments in spiral wound reverse osmosis membranes:
a new method to detect fouling
E. Roth (Mulhouse, France), M. Kessler (Cartagena, Spain), B. Fabre and A. Accary
(Mulhouse, France) .................................................................................................................. 183

Forthcoming events ............................................................................................................... 195

Erratum .................................................................................................................................... 200


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Contents

Introduction and summary of the Workshop
A. Naviglio (Rome, Italy) .............................................................................................. 115

Design and operation of medium- and small-size desalination plants in remote areas. New
perspective for improved reliability, durability and lower costs
P. Glueckstern (Tel Aviv, Israel) .................................................................................... 123

Integrated membrane operations in desalination processes
E. Drioli, F. Lagana, A. Criscuoli and G. Barbieri (Arcavacata di Rende, Italy) ................ 141

Removal of dissolved uranium by nanoFiltration
O. Raff and R.-D. Wilken (Wiesbaden, Germany) ............................................................. 147

Pressure exchange system for energy recovery in reverse osmosis plants
P. Geisler (Netphen, Germany), F.U. Hahnenstein, W. Krurnrn (Siegen, Germany) and
Th. Peters (Neuss, Germany) ............................................................................................ 151

Membrane pretreatment of reverse osmosis: long-term experience on difficult waters
B. Durham and A. Walton (Wirksworth, UK)..................................................................... 157

An energy-efficient submarine desalination plant
D. Colombo, M. de Gerloni and M. Reali (Milan, Italy) ..................................................... 171

Perspectives of solar-powered desalination with "SMCEC" technique
H. Ben Bacha, A.F. Maalej, H. Ben Dhia (Sfax, Tunisia), I. Ulber, H. LJchtmann (Marburg,
Germany), M. Engelhardt and J. Krelle (Munich, Germany) ................................................. 177

Technical and economic aspects of small-scale solar-pond-powered seawater desalination systems
T. Szacsvay, P. Hofer-Noser and M. Posnansky (Bern, Switzerland) ................................. 185

Design parameter selection for a distillation system coupled to a solar parabolic trough collector
L. Garcia-Rodriguez (La Laguna, Spain) and C. Gomez-Camacho (Seville, Spain) ............. 195

Thermo-economic analysis of a solar multi-effect distillation plant installed at the Plataforma
Solar de Almeria (Spain)
L. Garcia-Rodriguez (La Laguna, Spain) and C. Gomez-Camacho (Seville, Spain) ............. 205

Thermo-economic analysis of a solar parabolic trough collector distillation plant
L. Garcia-Rodriguez (La Laguna, Spain) and C. Gomez-Camacho (Seville, Spain) ............. 215

A desalination plant using solar heat as heat supply, not affecting the environment with chemicals
G. Caruso and A. Naviglio (Rome, Italy) ............................................................................ 225

Plates — the next breakthrough in desalination
C. Legorreta, S. Hinge (Soborg, Denmark), J. Tonner (Richmond, VA, USA) and A. Lovato
(Soborg, Denmark)............................................................................................................. 235

Seawater distillation from low-temperature streams: a case history
D. Breschi (Cinisello Balsamo, Italy) ................................................................................... 247

Small-scale thermal seawater desalination simulation and optimization of system design
H. Muller-Holst, M. Engelhardt and W. Schölkopf (Munich, Germany) .............................. 255

Transient simulation of a real multi-stage flashing desalination process
M.F. Falcetta and E. Sciubba (Rome, Italy) ......................................................................... 263

Plastic/compact heat exchangers for single-effect desalination systems
H.T. EI-Dessouky and H.M. Ettouney (Safat, Kuwait) ........................................................... 271

Wind-powered MVC seawater desalination — operational results
U. Plantikow (lamaning, Germany) ........................................................................................ 291

Analysis of heat transfer and evaporation in geotherrnal desalination units
K. Bourouni, R. Martin and L. Tadrist (Marseilles, France) .................................................. 301


List of participants .................................................................. 315

Author index to volume 122..................................................... 317

Forthcoming events.................................................................. 318


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VOL. 122, NO. 1, MAY 1999



Investigation of the initial period of sulphate scale formation. Part 1. Kinetics and mechanism of
calcium sulphate surface nucleation at its crystallization on a heat-exchange surface
O.D. Linnikov, (Ekaterinburg, Russia). ........................................................................................................... 1

Cost allocation in a cogeneration plant for the production of power and desalted water —
comparison of the exergy cost accounting method with the WEA method
A.M. Ei-Nasher (Abu Dhabi, UAE) ..................................................................................................................... 15

Desalination by mechanical compression of humid air
M. Vlachogiannis, V. Bontozoblou (Volos, Greece), C. Georgalas (Patras, Greece) and G.
Litinas (Karlsruhe, Germany) ............................................................................................................................... 35

Experimental study and modelization of reverse osmosis with salt solutes in an unstirred batch
cell
B. Balannec, S. Nicolas and B. Bariou (Rennes, France)................................................................................. 43

Fluoride removal from diluted solutions by Donnan dialysis with anion-exchange membranes
M. Hichour, F. Persin, J. Molenat, J. Sandeaux and C. Gavach (Montpellier, France) ................................... 53

Effects of solution environment on humic acid fouling during microfiltration
W. Yuan and A. L. Zydney (Newark, DE, USA) ................................................................................................... 63

Removal of ions in nickel electroplating rinse water using low-pressure nanofiltration
K.-H. Ahn, K.-G. Song, H.-Y. Cha and I.-T. Yeorn (Seoul, Korea) ....................................................................... 77

Modeling and prediction of long-term performance of solar stills
E. Mathioulakis, K. Voropoulos and V. Belessiotis (Paraskevi, Greece) ............................................................ 85

Comparison of nanofiltration properties of two membranes using electrolyte and non-electrolyte
olutes
Y. Xu and R.E. Lebrun (Trois-Riviares, Quebec, Canada) ...................................................................................... 95

Forthcoming events .................................................................................................................................................... 107


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Modelling and simulation of steam jet ejectors
N.H. Aly, A. Karameldin and M.M. Shamloul (Cairo, Egypt) ........................... 1


Measurements of self-diffusion coefficients of water in porous membranes by PFG-NMR
K. Nitta, M. Natsuisaka and A. Tanioka (Tokyo, Japan) .............................. 9


Simple, safe and low-cost nuclear plants as a heat source for seawater desalination
J. Tian, G. Shi, Z. Zhao, D. Cao and X. Wang (Beijing, China) ........................ 15


Economic analyses of a nuclear desalination system using deep pool reactors
J. Tian, G. Shi, Z. Zhao and D. Cao (Beijing, China) ............................... 25


Desalination of surface water to industrial water with lower impact on the environment
Part 3: Water desalination under alkaline conditions
V. Mavrov, H. Chmiel, B. Heitele and F. Rogener (Saarbrucken, Germany) ............... 33


Fouling mitigation in membrane processes
R. Sheikholeslami (Sydney, Australia) .......................................... 45


Qualifying of manpower for the desalination industry
H. EI-Dessouky, H. Ettouney and I. Alatiqi (Safat, Kuwait) ........................... 55


Preliminary performance evaluation of a subsurface water reverse osmosis
desalting system
Y. AI-Wazzan, M. Safar, S. Ebrahim and A. Mesri (Safat, Kuwait) ...................... 71


A solar still with minimum inclination, coupled to an outside condenser
A. EI-Bahi and D. Inan (Ankara, Turkey) ......................................... 79


Investigation of an electrodeionization system for the removal of low concentrations
of ammonium ions
E.F. Spiegel, P.M. Thompson, D.J. Helden, H.V. Doan, D.J. Caspar (Boulder, USA) and
H. Zanapalidou (Boulder, USA) ............................................... 85


Forthcoming events .......................................................... 93



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