Overview of Membrane Processes and Their Physical Principles. Processes# Water, Energy Production, Electrochemisrty and Others. Biological and Synthetic Membranes. Polymers and Advanced Materials For Membranes. Thermodynamics, Trasport and Selectivity Mechanisms For Molecules and Ions in Different Membranes. Surface Phenomena In Membranes# Fouling, Its Types and Their Mitigation. Modification And Characterization of Membranes. Learning Outcomes# At The End of The Course The Student Will Be Able To# 1. Understand and Analyze Separation Mechnism in Various Membrane Processes, Including Electromembrane Systems, Energy Generation, Water Purification, Gas Separation Etc. 2. Understand Advantages and Limitations of Existing Membrane Processes at The Level of Physical Mechanisms (thermodynamics And Kinetics). 3. See How Advanced Materials and Biomimetics Can Improve Membrane Performance. 4. Understand Phenomena of Polarization and Fouling, Their Effect On Membranes Preformance and Their Mitigation.

Faculty: Chemical Engineering
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54306 - Principles of Chemical Engineering 2m or 54315 - Thermodynamics B


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