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Maintenance and Engineering · ME-022

Desalination Technologies

5 daysClassroom
14Upcoming dates
10Cities
£2,840Fees from

Course overview

Why Attend

Desalination is a critical water source in arid regions and is expanding worldwide. Reverse osmosis and thermal technologies require careful design, operation and maintenance to control cost and reliability.

This LLMI course covers desalination technologies, reverse osmosis principles and design, pre-treatment, membrane performance and fouling, thermal processes, energy recovery, post-treatment, brine management, operation and maintenance and cost. Participants analyse plant performance data.

Course Objectives

Compare desalination technologies

Explain reverse osmosis principles and system design

Design and operate pre-treatment

Monitor membrane performance and manage fouling

Apply energy recovery and cost reduction

Manage brine and environmental impacts

Target Audience

Desalination plant operators and engineers

Water utility engineers

Process engineers

Maintenance managers

Project developers

Consultants

Course Methodology

Technical lectures

Performance data analysis

Case studies

Design exercises

Group discussions

Course outline

Day 1: Desalination Overview
  • Water scarcity
  • Technologies
  • Market trends
  • Costs
  • Exercise: Technology comparison
Day 2: Reverse Osmosis
  • RO principles
  • Membranes
  • System design
  • Recovery and rejection
  • Lab: RO calculations
Day 3: Pre-treatment and Fouling
  • Intake systems
  • Pre-treatment
  • Fouling and scaling
  • Cleaning
  • Case study: Membrane fouling
Day 4: Thermal Processes and Energy
  • MSF and MED
  • Energy recovery
  • Renewable integration
  • Post-treatment
  • Exercise: Energy analysis
Day 5: Operations and Environment
  • Operation and maintenance
  • Performance monitoring
  • Brine management
  • Environmental impacts
  • Capstone: Plant performance review

Dates and fees

DatesCityFee
14 - 18 Dec 2026Paris, France£4,500
21 - 25 Dec 2026Barcelona, Spain£3,850
18 - 22 Jan 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200
15 - 19 Feb 2027Frankfurt, Germany£3,250
15 - 19 Mar 2027Geneva, Switzerland£5,250
19 - 23 Apr 2027Istanbul, Turkey£2,850
17 - 21 May 2027Vienna, Austria£4,250
21 - 25 Jun 2027Barcelona, Spain£3,850
19 - 23 Jul 2027Cape Town, South Africa£2,840
16 - 20 Aug 2027Geneva, Switzerland£5,250
20 - 24 Sep 2027Rome, Italy£4,250
18 - 22 Oct 2027Cape Town, South Africa£2,840
15 - 19 Nov 2027Dubai, United Arab Emirates£5,250
20 - 24 Dec 2027London, United Kingdom£4,200
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