CBM 608 - Membrane Processes in Environmental Engineering

Course Objectives

1 General theory of membrane processes
2 Type of membrane processes and system design
3 Water and wastewater treatment apllications of membrane processes

Course Description

Course Content: Introduction, membrane materials, membrane characteristics, preparation of membranes, membrane module configurations, mass transfer in membrane processes, polarization and fouling in membranes, module design and characteristics, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, distillation, pervaporation, dialysis, pre-treatment and cleaning of membranes, membrane bioreactors, water and wastewater treatment applications.