Contact Professor Simon Judd
- Email: S.J.Judd@cranfield.ac.uk
- Twitter: @MBRBloke
- Blog: https://www.thembrsite.com/blog/
Areas of expertise
- Water Science and Engineering
Background
Experienced researcher in municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment technology development, including project procurement, management and delivery.
Completion of over 30 research student project programmes (EngD, PhD, MPhil and MSc by Research).
Management of over 15 long-term consortium projects for UK and overseas water utilities, consulting and contracting clients, mainly in membrane technology and including a UK national membrane potable water survey and cleaning efficacy assessment.
Author of "The MBR Book" first and second editions; co-author of four other reference/ text books on Membrane Technology and general water and wastewater treatment design ("Watermaths").
Extensive networking across UK and EU research groups: key collaborator in three EU MBR projects.
Extensive professional links with senior managers across UK and international water industry, including membrane technology suppliers, practitioners and consultants
Consultancy provided to clients internationally (US, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Far East) on membrane technology, in particular relating to municipal wastewater treatment and reuse, ranging from market/technology appraisal to troubleshooting of full-scale installations
Applied research in cost benefit analysis and process optimisation for membrane technologies, and membrane bioreactor technology in particular
Editorial board/committee member of five peer-reviewed journals
Owner of The MBR Group and Watermaths on LinkedIn
Two years working in nuclear fuel reprocessing waste management prior to joining the staff at Cranfield
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Current activities
Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment research and consultancy: design and optimisation of operation and maintenance
Nanofiltration and alternative echnologies for potable water production: efficacy assessment for suppression of disinfection byproduct formation
Treatment technologies for petroleum effluents: tertiary treatment technologies for produced water reinjection.
Clients
US international memrbane technology supplier
US international wastewater treatment technology supplier
UK water companies
Various UK, EU and overseas international water industry consultants and training providers (primarily relating to membrane bioreactors).
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Judd SJ & Carra I. (2021). Low-pressure membrane technology for potable water filtration: true costs. Water Research, 191(March)
- Golea DM, Jarvis P, Jefferson B, Moore G, Sutherland S, .... (2020). Influence of granular activated carbon media properties on natural organic matter and disinfection by-product precursor removal from drinking water. Water Research, 174
- Qiblawey H & Judd S. (2019). Industrial effluent treatment with immersed MBRs: treatability and cost. Water Science and Technology, 80(4)
- Jalab R, Awad AM, Nasser MS, Minier-Matar J, Adham S, .... (2019). An empirical determination of the whole-life cost of FO-based open-loop wastewater reclamation technologies. Water Research, 163
- Keeley J, Jarvis P, Smith AD & Judd SJ. (2016). Coagulant recovery and reuse for drinking water treatment. Water Research, 88
- Lo CH, McAdam E & Judd S. (2015). The cost of a small membrane bioreactor. Water Science and Technology, 72(10)
- Zsirai T, Wang Z-Z, Gabarrón S, Connery K, Fabiyi M, .... (2014). Biological treatment and thickening with a hollow fibre membrane bioreactor. Water Research, 58
- Judd SJ & Bullock G. (2003). The fate of chlorine and organic materials in swimming pools. Chemosphere, 51(9)
- Judd SJ & Hillis P. (2001). Optimisation of combined coagulation and microfiltration for water treatment. Water Research, 35(12)
Conference Papers
- Fletcher H & Judd SJ. (2007). Cost of a package plant MBR: sensitivity analysis
- Eddy D, Adham S & Judd SJ. (2007). Pan-Atlantic review of operation of low pressure membrane filtration plants
- Passe D, Wilkes S & Judd SJ. (2005). Performance and economic evaluation of a submerged membrane bioreactor on large diameter hoolow fibre membranes for the treatment of raw sewage
- Bigg T & Judd SJ. (2005). Colour remediation by anaerobic corrosion of scrap iron
- Jefferson B, Nazareno C, Parsons SA & Judd SJ. (2005). Membrane gas absorbers for H2S removal - technology evaluation and integration into existing odour treatment strategies
- Lodge B & Judd SJ. (2005). Comparison of relative fouling propensities of synthetic and real greywater and settled sewage on an ultrafiltration membrane
- Chang I & Judd SJ. (2005). Domestic wastewater treatment with a submerged MBR using an air sparging technique
- Jefferson B, Chang I & Judd SJ. (2005). Physico-chemical characteristics of the biomass in membrane bioreactors used under different MLSS concentrations
- Judd SJ & Jefferson B. (2005). Industrial water recycling: holy grail or wholly unjustified
- Lodge B & Judd SJ. (2005). Optimisation of operating conditions for domestic wastewater filtration
- Judd SJ. (2005). Fouling in submerged MBRs
- Bigg T & Judd SJ. (2005). Remediation and recalcitrant contaminants with zero-valent iron
- Judd SJ & Churchouse S. (2005). Long term fouling in membrane bioreactors
- Judd SJ. (2005). Combined coagulation with microfiltration of upland waters
- Cartmell E, Judd SJ, Kilgallon PJ & Oakey JE. (2005). Sewage sludge disposal: A logistical analysis
- Jefferson B, Palmer A, Jeffrey P, Stuetz R & Judd S. (2004). Grey water characterisation and its impact on the selection and operation of technologies for urban reuse
- Judd SJ, Holdner J & Jefferson B. (2004). Impact of membrane material on membrane bioreactor permeability
- Judd SJ, Cardin J, Goldsmith R & Jefferson B. (2004). Use of ceramic membranes in airlift membrane bioreactors
- Judd SJ, Gillberg L, Pikkarainen A & Jokela J. (2004). Precoagulation for microfiltration of upland surface water: lab-scale and pilot studies
- Jefferson B, Judd SJ & Brookes A. (2004). Sub-critical fouling in a membrane bioreactor: impact of flux and MLSS
- Judd SJ. (2004). Disinfection by products in swimming pools
- Judd SJ. (2004). Everything you ever wanted to know about MBRs and much less
- Judd S. (2004). A review of fouling of membrane bioreactors in sewage treatment
- Brookes A, Judd S, Reid E, Germain E, Smith S, .... (2003). Characterisation and impact of biomass foulants in membrane bioreactors
- Jefferson B, Judd SJ & alvaerez-vazquez H. (2003). Industrial water recycling with membranes
- Jefferson B & Judd SJ. (2003). Industrial water recycling: drivers, problems and economics
- Jackman S, Hampton S, Nathanail P, Guess P, Killham K, .... (2003). FIRST Faraday - A network of excellence in remediation of the polluted environment
- Smith S, Judd S, Stephenson T & Jefferson B. (2003). Membrane bioreactors — hybrid activated sludge or a new process?
- Laine A, Jefferson B & Judd SJ. (2002). Technologies for grey to black water reuse: a practical and economic assessment
- Jefferson B, Nazareno C, Parsons SA, Judd SJ & Stuetz R. (2002). Membrane gas absorber for H2S removal - technology evaluation and integration into existing odour treatment strategies
- Lodge B, Jefferson B, Judd SJ & Smith S. (2002). Towards a more thorough understanding of MBR biology
- Jefferson B, Judd SJ & Le Cleech P. (2002). Determination and Implication for the relative effect of feed quality on fouling in submerged membrane bioreactor
- Jefferson B, Judd SJ, Jeffrey P & Palmer A. (2002). Reliability of biological processes for urban reuse of grey and black waters: Risk and Impact
- Jefferson B, Judd SJ & Le Clech P. (2001). The effect of membrane configuration on the performance and operation of membrane bioreactors in terms of critical flux
- Bigg T, Judd SJ & Jefferson B. (2001). Kinetics of reductive degradation of azo dye by zero-valent iron in aqueous solution
- Laine A, Jefferson B, Jeffrey P, Judd SJ & Stephenson T. (2000). Water recycling from grey to black, the process engineering solution to the water resource problem
- Thomas H, Judd S & Murrer J. (2000). Fouling characteristics of membrane filtration in membrane bioreactors
- Jefferson B, Laine A, Brindle K, Judd S & Stephenson T. (1998). Towards a sewerless city
Books
- Judd S & Judd C. (2006). The MBR Book
- Judd SJ. (2005). The future prospects for chemical biocides for pool water treatment' in 'Industrial biocides: Selection and Application' In The future prospects for chemical biocides for pool water treatment' in 'Industrial biocides: Selection and Application'. RSC.
- Bigg T & Judd SJ. (2005). Remediation of recalcitrant contaminants with zero-valent iron In Remediation of recalcitrant contaminants with zero-valent iron. IAHS Publishing.
- Judd S & Jefferson B. (2003). Membranes for Industrial Wastewater Recovery and Re-use
- Stephenson T, Judd SJ, Jefferson B & Brindle K. (2003). Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment (Japanese)
- Judd S & Stephenson T (eds). (2002). Process science and engineering for water and wastewater treatment
- Judd SJ. (2002). Industrial experience of Water reuse by membrane technology' In Water Recycling and Resource Recovery in Industry. IWA Publishing.
- Jefferson B, Judd SJ & Diaper C. (2001). Treatment methods of grey water In Decentralised Sanitation and Reuse ý Concepts, Systems and Implementation.. IWA Publishing.
- Stephenson T & Pankhania M. (1994). Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment
