COMMITTEE REPORT - MEMBRANE PROCESSES

This review focuses on membrane technology research needs in the conte xt of drinking water treatment. It considers practical issues like mem brane piloting, scale-up, residuals discharge, and costs, as well as m ore fundamental issues Like membrane polymers, surface characterizatio n, biofouling, and modeling of the transport of dissolved and particul ate species in membrane systems. It is concluded that because the peri od since this committee's last report has been a fertile one for resea rch, many new questions have arisen on both applied and fundamental is sues in the development, use, and understanding of membrane processes in drinking water treatment.