1. EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY
Demonstration of a decision support system for a novel integrated solution aimed at
SALTGAE Demonstration project to prove the techno-economic feasibility of using algae to treat saline wastewater from the food industry
EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY
Miriam Balaban
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EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY (EDS)
EDS is a Europe wide organization for individual and corporate members including universities, companies, research institutes, government agencies and all concerned with desalination, waste water reuse, water membrane technologies, renewable energies, climate change and environmental considerations.
Members are also welcome from other regions outside Europe.
MISSION
Promote access to water for growing populations facing scarcity
Encourage and promote environmentally responsible research, development, and use of desalination technology and waste water reuse.
Communicate and promote information on environmentally responsible and efficient use of technology
Promote European interests – business development in desalination and related technologies. Cooperate with national and international, government and private agencies
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EDS European Desalination Society
Dissemination of information about the project (compile addresses)
Dedicated sessions and presentations in EDS Conferences and
associated events
Publication of peer reviewed papers
Possibly dedicated issue in Desalination and Water Treatment, hybrid Open Access journal
Desalination Directory (
38,000 addresses of individuals and organizations, 2000 visits/day
Send mass s with information as it develops
Place a banner with link to project updates
Supply of relevant information from the literature and network
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PAST CONFERENCES
Dedicated Sessions of Saltgae developments, Exhibits
IDW–EDS 2016 – 9th International Desalination Workshop
November 13–15, 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Membranes in the Production of Drinking and Industrial Water (MDIW)
February 6–8, 2017, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA) 12th Gulf Water Conference, March, , Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
EDS Euromed Conference, May 9-12, 2017, Tel Aviv, Israel
FUTURE CONFERENCES
IDA World Congress October, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Aquatech October 31 – November 3, 2017, Amsterdam, EDS Pavilion – presentations and exhibit in pavilion
EDS Conference, Spring 2018, Athens, Greece
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DESALINATION DIRECTORY (
Free access to over 38,000 addresses of individuals and organizations in the field of desalination and water treatment
Place project banner with a link to information as it develops
Current information on mass s to about 20,000 addresses
Information for wide distribution online
Dedicated websites for Saltgae Project
1. Open to the public
2. Classified only for partners
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Desalination Directory – over 38,000 entries of those concerned with desalination and water treatment
Banner with link
Events
Mass s
Abstracts of papers in Desalination and Water Treatment available
Full Open Access papers online from Desalination and Water Treatment
Average per month
Visits 60,000
Hits 600,000
Total
Individuals ,192
Organizations 5,645
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PUBLICATION
Peer reviewed journal
Papers can be submitted to various peer reviewed journals that can subsequently be collected and available under one cover. OR
Papers can be published in a dedicated issue of Desalination and Water Treatment
(a hybrid open access journal)
Miriam Balaban, Editor-in-Chief
Peer review
Papers will first be peer reviewed and approved by partners and then undergo peer review of the journal
Open Access is obligatory for EU Projects. The cost is to be reported and approved in the budget.
Access to Literature
Relevant papers in the literature which are not OA can be purchased. This cost should be approved in the budget
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Low energie Solutions for drinking water production by Revival of ElectroDialysis systems
Desalination and Water Treatment Peer reviewed journal with about 30,000 pages
a year cited in the Web of Science with an impact factor
Miriam Balaban
Editor-in-Chief
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Support know-how transfer of information
EDS COURSES
Membrane Technology, Process and System Design Lecturer Mark Wilf
Membrane Fouling Scaling in RO, NF, MF and UF Systems Lecturer Jan Schippers
Thermal Desalination Processes and Economics Lecturer Corrado Sommariva
Desalination with Solar Energy Lecturers Julián Blanco, Diego-César Alarcón-Padilla, Guillermo Zaragoza
Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of NF / RO Systems /Biofouling Control Lecturer David. H. Paul
Electromembrane Processes: The Principle and Practical Applications Lecturer Heiner Strathmann
Water Treatment for Upstream Oil and Gas
Lecturer John Walsh
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