SPECIALTY CONFERENCE ON OCEAN BRINE CONCENTRATE

IDA ANNOUNCES MARCH 21-23, 2022 AS NEW DATES FOR THE SPECIALTY CONFERENCE ON OCEAN BRINE CONCENTRATE MINING FOR DESALINATION

To be held at the Le Meridien Hotel, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

The International Desalination Association is in partnership with the renowned Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI) and Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) announce March 21-23, 2022 as new dates for the 3-day Specialty Conference on Ocean Brine Mining for Desalination, to be held at the Le Meridien Hotel, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Jointly organized by the IDA and DTRI of SWCC, under the patronage of the Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this specialty conference is a forum for technical experts, scientists, applied researchers, practitioners, and innovators. The aim is to share their latest technologies and experience in brine concentration extraction of valuable minerals. Brine mining is trailblazing a new desalination industry path of Zero Discharge & Cost (ZD&C) desalination.

This landmark event aims to capture a new industry trend of turning brine generated by desalination plants from a waste product into a sustainable and valuable alternative

source of minerals currently obtained by terrestrial mining.

“Our vision for the future of the desalination industry is to harness the value contained in seawater brine and to use it for subsidizing the production of desalinated water, thereby transforming desalination into the lowest cost freshwater production technology in the world,” said H.E. Abdullah Al-Abdul Kareem, Governor of Saline Water Conversion Corporation.

The conference will provide a unique forum to experts and innovators in this new and promising field to share their knowledge and experience on leading-edge technologies that convert cost-effectively brine into mineral products and extract rare metals of strategic importance for advanced industries, including lithium, cesium, rubidium, barium.

The conference’s Day 1 Program is entitled “Technologies for Brine Concentration and Zero Liquid Discharge.” It explores themes such as State of the Art of Thermal Brine Concentration, Brine Concentration for

Harvesting of Minerals, and The Future of Brine Concentration – Next Generation Technologies. Day 2, “Technologies for Mining of Minerals and Metals from Brine,” focuses on state-of-the-art of brine extraction technologies. Day 3 has a session on “Case Studies for Desalination Brine Mining” showcasing projects for successful brine mining, an Expert Forum on “Brine Mining Challenges and Solutions,” and a visit to the SWCC Brine Mining Research Facility in Jubail and the 320,000 m3/day Ras Al Khair desalination plant.

The conference will have four types of sponsors – Platinum – US$100,000; Gold – US$50,000; Silver – US$25,000; Bronze – US$10,000.

SWCC/DTRI will select and sponsor Best Paper Awards. The awards will be as follows: Premier Best Paper and Best Paper. The Premier Best Paper will reward the recipient US$10,000, and The Best Paper will have a reward of US$5,000.

Two researchers will also be awarded 6-month DTRI Scholarships for the funding and pilot testing of their research at the DTRI center in Jubail. The scholarships will cover all expenses of the selected scientists to travel to Jubail and pilot test and advance their technologies for six months at the DTRI. They will provide a 6-month stipend/ salary for the period of the scholarship. The two scholarships to be awarded by DTRI/ SWCC are:

Scholarship for Advancement of Mineral Extraction Technology

Scholarship for Advancement of Rare Metal Extraction Technology

“The question of Ocean Brine Concentrate Mining continues to be key in developing a sustainable future, and the IDA applauds the Saline Water Conversion Corporation for taking a lead role on this important subject,” said Ms. Shannon McCarthy, IDA Secretary General.

THE CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS NOW CLOSES ON DECEMBER 1, 2021

Technical Program Topics include:ʞʞʞʞʞʞ

State of the Art of Thermal Brine Concentration Advanced Technologies for Membrane Brine Concentration Non-thermal & Non-membrane Brine Concentration Technologies Brine Concentration for Harvesting of Minerals Brine Concentration for Harvesting of Rare Metals Brine Concentration for Zero Liquid Discharge Case Studies for Brine Concentration Case Studies for Zero Liquid Discharge Lowering Cost and Energy Use Barriers for Brine Concentration The Future of Brine Concentration – Next Generation Technologies*Accepted Technical papers may also be considered for the IDA WC 2022 Technical Program.

To submit your extended abstract visit here. Shortlisted authors will be notified by January 10, 2021 with full papers due by January 30, 2022. Final ppt presentations are due by February 10, 2022. For questions regarding the conference please contact papers@idadesal.org

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Conference Chairman: Dr. Ahmad S. Al-Amoudi, President

Conference Technical Program Committee Chairman: Mr. Nikolay Voutchkov, Senior Expert

Conference Technical Program Committee: Dr. Christopher Fellows, Senior Expert Mr. Fritz Alt, Senior Expert Dr. Basel Al Sharkh, Senior Expert Dr. Seungwon Ihm, Senior Expert Dr. Young Yoo, Senior Expert Mr. Borja Blanco, CEO, Aqua Advise, Spain Mr. Devesh Sharma, Managing Director, Aquatech, USA Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz, Director of Strategic Development, Suez, France Mr. Silvio Oliva, Chief Executive Officer Fisia Italimpianti S.p.A., Italy Mr. Victor Verbeek, General Manager for Australia & New Zealand Regional, Toray Membrane Australia Dr. Domingo Zarzo, Technical and R&D Manager, Sacyr Water, Spain Dr. Miriam Balaban, Desalination and Water Treatment, Editor-in-Chief, European Desalination Society, Secretary General and Research Associate, MIT

BECOME A SPONSOR

Platinum US$ 100,000

Includes 12 free conference registrations andone table-top exhibit space

Silver US$ 25,000

Includes 5 free conference registrations andone table-top exhibit space

Gold US$ 50,000

Includes 8 free conference registrations andone table-top exhibit space

Bronze US$ 10,000

Includes 3 free conference registrations andone table-top exhibit space