My Sincere Thanks to Teagasc

I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to Teagasc for hosting me and the learning opportunities in the whole duration of my Master thesis project. Dr. John Tobin has extended his time on my administrative matters and imparted his knowledge on membrane processing. I am so thankful to my supervisor, Herehau Blais, for her guidance and patience throughout the length of my project. I am grateful to many Teagasc staff who have assisted me in different ways throughout my project: Dr.

Aaron Lim for his guidance on the operation of the FO benchtop setup, Ruairi Murnane for his assistance and guidance on the benchtop membrane rig, Aoife Buggy and William McCarthy on their patience to assist me on the Ion Chromatography;

Sarah Cooney and AnneMarie from the Technical services lab helped in troubleshooting many of the analyses. Additionally, I would like to give my heartfelt gratitude to Karin Schroën who gave her insights throughout this whole project and did her best to liaise between Wageningen University and Teagasc.

Finally, heartfelt gratitude to my friends who were there to listen to me when the times got tough. The thesis could not be accomplished without the support of my family and friends at Wageningen University. They were the reason I persevered throughout this period. Many thanks to many people who went out of their way to help me on the completion of this Master’s thesis.