CALL FOR ABSTRACT
EDS Congress 2027 invites researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. We welcome contributions covering desalination technology, water reuse and recycling, industrial water solutions, energy efficiency, regulation and policy, environmental impact, financing and delivery, and innovation and research.
The submission deadline is 31 December 2026. Please ensure your email address is entered correctly when submitting, as all conference communications will be sent to the address provided.
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Deadline Abstraction date: 31st December 2026
KEY THEMES & TOPICS
Innovation in Applications and Operations
- Advancements in pre- and post-treatment
- Desalination for agriculture, food, beverage, medicine
- Industrial wastewater treatment
- Lessons learned, safety
- O&M, troubleshooting
- Mega projects and plants
- Stand-alone off-grid systems
- Regional case study experiences
- Novel pre-treatment solutions-practical examples
Advanced Techniques and Processes
- Dynamic RO processes (Batch/Semi-batch/CCRO/RF-RO)
- High recovery processes and high energy efficiencies
- Ultra-high pressure processes
- Electrochemical processes ((F)CDI, ED, etc.)
- Osmotically driven processes (FO, PRO)
- Osmotically assisted processes (OARO, LSRRO, etc.)
- Advancements in thermal processes
- New desalination techniques
- Salinity gradient power
Resource Recovery and Reuse
- Circular water economy (water reuse)
- Innovative process concepts (ZLD, MLD)
- Brine valorization and mining
- Brine concentration
- Recycling of the end-of-life membranes
- Advanced wastewater treatment for reuse
- Direct/indirect potable reuse
Membrane Development and Fabrication
- Preparation of inorganic, organic and mixed-matrix membranes
- Advanced membranes and surface modifications
- Novel fabrication methods
- Membranes characterization
- Low-cost ceramic membranes
Modelling and Simulation in Desalination Processes
- Mass transfer and transport through membranes
- Heat and mass transfer and process intensification in thermal desalination
Fouling, Scaling and Mitigation Strategies
- Antifouling membrane/heat exchanger surface modifications
- Cleaning strategies
- Monitoring and characterization of fouling
Environmental Impact and Ecosystem Protection
- PFAS, pollutants, microplastics etc.
- Water quality monitoring
- Brine disposal management
- Water positive/resilience
- Chemical-free pretreatment
- Environmental monitoring
- Lifecycle assessment and environmental footprint
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
- Designing desalination systems to cope with climate change (extreme weather conditions, sea level rise, etc.)
- Enhancing water security in drought-prone regions
- Emergency and decentralized desalination systems (off-grid, mobile units, etc.)
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks
- Regulatory frameworks for desalination and water reuse
- Integration of desalination in national water strategies
- Public perception, community engagement
Digitalization and Smart Desalination
- Machine learning, use of AI
- Digital twins
- Big data
- Smart infrastructures
Sustainability and Energy
- Desalination and net zero
- Desalination for green hydrogen production
- Desalination for emerging technologies (Data centers)
- Decarbonization in desalination/carbon footprint
- Desalination using renewable energy
- Co-generation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy recovery systems
Mine Water Treatment, Desalination and Reuse
- Treatment of acid, saline and complex mine waters
- Advanced membrane and hybrid processes;
- Contaminant removal
- Water recovery and reuse
- High-recovery, MLD/ZLD approaches
- Energy efficiency and sustainable treatment solutions
Sustainable Mine Water Management and Resource Recovery
- Brine and residuals management
- Recovery of critical minerals, metals and other valuable resources
- Circular water systems
- Environmental impacts
- Mine closure and legacy water
- Digitalisation and monitoring
- Climate resilience and water security
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