Singapore is the venue for the next course in the schedule of the International Desalination Association (IDA) Academy.
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That will be followed by three parallel one?day courses at the IDA World Congress in Tianjin.
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The IDA Academy's Singapore course on 16-19 September 2013 will include: optimization of reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination plant design; life-cycle costing of critical desalination plant components, membranes, energy recovery, marine intake and outfall engineering and technology system; the effectiveness of pretreatment in reducing and eliminating organic and biofouling in SWRO and wastewater desalination; and future trends of desalination technology such as forward osmosis, membrane and brine discharge and outfall design issues.
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Topics in Tianjin on 25 October 2013 will include advanced thermal and membrane technologies; and specialized topics, providing a comprehensive understanding of desalination processes and practices. One course will be taught in Chinese to benefit members of the Chinese desalination community.