Difference between revisions of "MemEOL"
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<li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-financial" alt="Financial" value="1">Minimal Financial Impact</li> | <li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-financial" alt="Financial" value="1">Minimal Financial Impact</li> | ||
<li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-effort" alt="Effort required" value="2">Low Project Complexity</li> | <li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-effort" alt="Effort required" value="2">Low Project Complexity</li> | ||
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<li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-landfill" alt="Landfill impact" value="4">Minimal Landfill Impact</li> | <li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-landfill" alt="Landfill impact" value="4">Minimal Landfill Impact</li> | ||
<li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-perception" alt="Public perception" value="5">Positive Public Perception</li> | <li class="ui-state-default list-group-item" id="crit-perception" alt="Public perception" value="5">Positive Public Perception</li> | ||
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<div class="alternative landfill alert alert-success" role="alert" alt="Disposal in local landfill." style="display: none;"><h4>Disposal in local landfill</h4></div> | <div class="alternative landfill alert alert-success" role="alert" alt="Disposal in local landfill." style="display: none;"><h4>Disposal in local landfill</h4></div> | ||
| + | <div class="alternative landfill" style="display: none;"> | ||
| + | <table class="table table-bordered table-striped table-responsive"> | ||
| + | <tbody><tr> | ||
| + | <td>Compatible with plastic components</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
| + | </tr><tr> | ||
| + | <td>Compatible with fibreglass components</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
| + | </tr><tr> | ||
| + | <td>Available in Australia</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
| + | </tr><tr> | ||
| + | <td>Available Globally</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
| + | </tr><tr> | ||
| + | <td>Available in Australia</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
| + | </tr><tr> | ||
| + | <td>Manual disassembly required</td> | ||
| + | <td>No</td> | ||
| + | </tr></tbody> | ||
| + | </table> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | <div class="alternative landfill" style="display: none;"> | ||
| + | Landfill is currently the industry standard for disposal of end-of-life reverse osmosis membranes. Due to their mostly polymeric composition, membranes are considered inert municipal solid waste in the case of landfill disposal, with no degradation over a measureable time period. Therefore, disposal in landfill has the highest environmental impact of all the considered options, and should be avoided where possible; however, it is the simplest option, with minimal cost. | ||
| + | </div> | ||
<div class="alternative incineration alert alert-success" role="alert" alt="Energy recovery through incineration." style="display: none;"><h4>Energy recovery through incineration</h4></div> | <div class="alternative incineration alert alert-success" role="alert" alt="Energy recovery through incineration." style="display: none;"><h4>Energy recovery through incineration</h4></div> | ||
<div class="alternative syngas alert alert-success" role="alert" alt="Energy recovery though syngas production." style="display: none;"><h4>Energy recovery though syngas production</h4></div> | <div class="alternative syngas alert alert-success" role="alert" alt="Energy recovery though syngas production." style="display: none;"><h4>Energy recovery though syngas production</h4></div> | ||
Revision as of 03:31, 12 January 2015
This membrane end-of-life (MemEOL) tool is aimed at promoting better practices in the desalination industry by helping users identify and select the optimum end-of-life option for their used reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. This dynamic and interactive educational tool uses inputs on membrane condition and the relative importance of a number of key criteria to provide recommendation and further information about available end-of-life options.
As user feedback is obtained, and more available end-of-life options are identified and characterised, this tool will become a powerful source of information for membrane users. Ultimately, this tool will include a membrane reuse database, which will allow users to find and contact groups with surplus membrane supplies, thus promoting and simplifying direct membrane reuse. This tool has a significant focus on the Australian desalination industry, but the primary information is highly applicable to countries around the world. Additionally, as the data sources for this tool are not case specific, it should only be considered an educational tool aimed at providing preliminary recommendations to users.