About Us
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Research Students
Research Projects
Water Quality and Treatment
Water Quality and Treatment Staff
- Dr Long Nghiem
- Dr Jerry Ongerth
- Mr Alexander Simon – Research assistant
Externally Funded Projects
(Water Quality and Treatment)
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Year |
Project |
Investigator |
Grant Body |
Grant Scheme |
Funding |
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2009-2011 |
Optimising nanofiltration and reverse osmosis filtration processes for water recycling: effects of fouling and chemical cleaning on trace contaminant removal |
Nghiem, Elimelech |
ARC |
Discovery |
$180 |
Research Topics
Available for postgraduate, undergraduate, summer vacation and practicum students
(Water Quality and Treatment)
- Extraction and recovery of metallic ions using facilitated transport membranes
- Extraction and recovery of small organic compounds using facilitated transport membranes
- Effects of membrane fouling and cleaning on the long term performance of NF/RO membranes
- Trace organic removal by NF/RO membranes
- Membrane bioreactors
- Remediation of acid sulfate groundwater
- Treatment of mining impacted wastewater
Research Facilities
(Water Quality and Treatment)
- Analytical laboratory (Shimadzy TOC/TN analyser, Shimadzu HPLC, Shimadzu GC-MS, Rame Hard Goniometer, Beckman Coulter Scintillation Counter)
- Bio-cabinet
- Solid phase extraction facility
- Lab scale NF/RO filtration units
- Pilot scale NF/RO filtration unit (4” membrane module)
- Dead end stirred cells
- Lab scale MBRs
- Facilitated transport membrane flow through cells
Contact
(Water Quality and Treatment)
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Who To Contact |
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For more information please contact: Dr Long Nghiem Faculty of Engineering Tel: (02) 4221 4590 Fax: (02) 4221 3238 E-mail: longn@uow.edu.au |
Last reviewed: 19 November, 2008