The Trainees will be able to:

• Water Pretreatment purposes
• Pretreatment system steps
• Understand the Fouling definition.
• Define the different between RO Fouling.
• Know the Membrane Colloidal, Coagulant meaning.
• Understand the RO – DAF disadvantages & advantages
• Recognize the Hard scaling, Post Treatment
• Understand the RO definition and fundamentals of RO .
• Know Membrane Filtration types MF, UF, NF, and RO
• Understand the RO membrane disadvantages & advantages
• To illustrate the operation and troubleshooting of Membrane Filtration technologies.

Day One

Pre test

1. Introduction to Water and Saline Water Pretreatment

• Purpose of Pretreatment
• Membrane-Fouling Mechanisms

2. Water and Saline Water Intakes and Pretreatment

• Introduction
• Subsurface Intakes
• Open Intakes

3. Membrane Foulants and Saline Water Pretreatment

• Particulate Foulants
• Colloidal Foulants
• Mineral-Scaling Foulants
• Natural Organic Foulants
• Microbial Foulants
• Combined Effect of Various Foulants on Membrane

Day Two

4. Diagnostics of Membrane Fouling and Scaling

• Purpose of Membrane Fouling and Scaling Diagnostics
• Typical Membrane-Fouling Phenomena
• Typical Diagnostics Procedures
• Membrane Autopsy

5. Pretreatment by Screening

• Introduction
• Bar, Band, and Drum Screens
• Microscreens
• Cartridge Filters

6. Conditioning of Water and Saline Water

• Introduction
• Coagulation
• Flocculation
• Addition of Scale Inhibitors
• Addition of Sodium Hydroxide
• Addition of Biocides
• Addition of Reducing Compounds
• Planning and Design Considerations for Source Water Conditioning

Day Three

7. Sand Removal, Sedimentation, and Dissolved Air Flotation
   • Introduction
   • Sand Removal Systems
   • Sedimentation Tanks
   • Dissolved Air Flotation Clarifiers
   • Construction Costs of Lamella Settlers and DAF Clarifiers

8. Granular Media Filtration
   • Introduction
   • The Filter Operation Cycle
   • Key Filtration System Components
   • Filter Types and Configurations
   • Filter Performance
   • Source Water Pretreatment Prior to Granular Media Filtration
   • Planning and Design Considerations
   • Construction Costs of Granular Media Filtration Systems

Day Four

9. Membrane Filtration
   • Introduction
   • The Membrane Filtration Process
   • Key Filtration System Components
   • Filter Types and Configurations
   • Filter Performance
   • Planning and Design Considerations
   • Overview of Membrane Products Used for Saline Water Pretreatment
   • Design Examples
   • Construction Costs of Membrane Pretreatment System

10. Comparison of Granular Media and Membrane Pretreatment

• Introduction
• Effect of Source Water Quality on Performance
• Surface Area Requirements
• Quantity and Quality of Generated Residuals
• Chemical Use
• Power Use
• Economy of Scale
• Filtration Media Replacement Costs
• Commoditization
• Water Production Costs
• Concluding Remarks

Day Five

11. Guidelines for Pretreatment System Selection

• Introduction
• Pretreatment Selection Guidelines
• Additional Considerations for Selection of Pretreatment

12. Reverse Osmosis System Design and Pretreatment

• Overview of Typical SWRO Desalination System
• SWRO Membrane Elements-Key Types and Pretreatment Considerations
• Internally Staged Membrane Configurationd Fouling Implications
• Alternative SWRO-Membrane Systems and Pretreatment
• Alternatives for Control of Microbial Fouling