Dr. Mohammed Roil Bilad

Dr. Bilad is an associate professor at the Faculty of Integrated Technologies Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He has a strong research portfolio on membrane science and technology as demonstrated by the research funding and outputs (3 EPO patents and >200 ISI/Scopus journals). The good track-records have been developed through experience working at Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia, KU Leuven Belgium, Masdar Institute UAE and NTU Singapore. He completed his PhD from KU Leuven on membrane fouling control under the supervision of Prof Ivo Vankelecom. He had also been mentored by Prof Tony Fane when working in NTU. His current research focuses are on membrane technology for water and wastewater treatment (including produced water), CO2 separation and bioresource management. He works on ultra-low pressure filtration system for point-of-use membrane process. He also develops sustainable membrane-based materials and processes. In addition, he is exploring “internet-of-thing” via “big data” analysis for membrane plant optimization. Another thrust of his research is on development of novel membrane reactors costumed to specific challenges (i.e., high temperature climate).

Title of presentation:
Membrane Process and Material Development for Produced water Treatment

Prof. Tzhani Y. Cath

Dr. Tzahi Cath is a professor of environmental science and engineering at Mines. His research focuses on membrane separation processes for desalination and for water reclamation, on desalination of concentrated brines for water and mineral recovery, on potable reuse of reclaimed water, on treatment of industrial wastewater (especially in the oil and gas upstream sector), and on the interface between energy and water.
Prof. Cath has been leading projects that focus on direct potable reuse of water in domestic wastewater treatment plants and in life support systems, treatment and recovery of produced water and fracturing flowback wastewater from unconventional gas resources, treatment of water in geothermal power plants, zero-liquid discharge systems for enhanced desalination of brackish water, development of decision support tools for water reuse, and development of advanced control systems involving early detection of system failure. Prof. Cath is the Director of the Advanced Water Technology Center (AQWATEC) and Co-Director of the WE2ST Center at Mines, and he holds a joint appointment with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Title of presentation:
Research Gap and Advanced Processes for Treatment and Reuse of Produced Water from the O&G Industry

Dr. Shadi W. Hasan

Dr. Shadi W. Hasan (Khalifa University), with a Google h-index of 28, is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and a Theme Lead of Nanomaterials and Membranes at the Center for Membranes and Advanced Water Technology (CMAT) at Khalifa University. Dr. Hasan’s field of expertise includes desalination, wastewater treatment and reuse, nanomaterials and membranes, and energy efficiency and sustainability of water processes. Dr. Hasan has worked on the development, characterization and testing of advanced hybrid membranes for water and wastewater treatment. He has more than 140 journal publications and conference proceedings, 1 patent, 1 book, and 15 book chapters. Dr. Hasan’s research has significant impacts and led to several funding opportunities both internally and externally totalling up to USD 7.3m. He is also serving as an editorial board member for Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), International Water Association (IWA), International Desalination Association (IDA), Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance (GCWDA) - “H2O minus CO2”, Water Process Engineering, Water and Desalination Research, among others. Dr. Hasan has supervised more than 40 MSc and PhD students, and research fellows. He has been recognized among the Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2020 and 2021).

Title of presentation:
Membranes for Produced Water Treatment