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FRANCE / TEXAS
WATER TREATMENT RESEARCH CONGRESS
Emerging Technologies & Challenges
Technical Discussions by U.S. & French Scholars on Water Treatment Technologies
January 12, 2004

Sponsored by the Office of Science & Technology
of the French Embassy

Duncan Hall • McMurtry Auditorium • Rice University
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8:00
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45
Welcome Address
Mark Wiesner, Director, Environmental and Energy Systems Institute, Rice University
Denis Simonneau, Consul General of France, Houston
Pierre Dauchez, Attaché for Science and Technology, Consulate General of France, Houston

8:45 – 9:15
Materials Science of Membranes
Douglas Lloyd, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

9:15 – 9:45
Fabrication of Nanostructured Ceramic Membranes
Andrew Barron, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston

9:45 – 10:15
Membrane Processes for Drinking Water Production and Water Re-use
Corinne Cabassud, INSA de Toulouse, France

10:15 – 10:45
BREAK

10:45 – 11:15
Coagulation-Flocculation by Al and Fe Salts: Mechanisms and Floc Structure
Armand Masion, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

11:15 – 11:45
Characterization of Arsenic Containing Water Treatment Residuals
Tim Kramer, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station

11:45 – 12:15
Arsenic Removal in Small Drinking Water Plants: Chemical Oxidation and Sorption on Various Supports
Véronique Deluchat, LSEE, University of Limoges, France

12:15 – 2:00
LUNCH BREAK

2:00 – 2:30
Removal of Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Arsenate from Ground Water Using Ion Exchange Technology
Dennis Clifford, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston

2:30 – 3:00
Performance of Selected Anion Exchange Resins for the Treatment of a High DOC Surface Water
Jean-Philippe Croué, LCEE, University of Poitiers, France

3:00 – 3:30
Adsorption onto Activated Carbon Fiber Cloths. Applications in Water and Wastewater Treatments
Pierre Le Cloirec, GEPEA, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France

3:30 – 4:00
COFFEE BREAK

4:00 – 4:30
Microbial Activity in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Frédéric Jorand, LCPME, University Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France

4:30 – 5:00
Novel Non-Porous Membrane Coatings for Waste Water Purification
Conor Braman, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

5:00 – 5:30
Towards a Better Understanding of Seasonal Effects on Nanofiltration Membrane Performance: Water Permeability and Sieving
Shankar Chellam, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston

5:30 – 6:00
Membranes and Water Treatment Process Selection
Mark Wiesner, EESI, Rice University, Houston