| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| Common | ||
| Professional | ||
| Research | ||
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Common | ||
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Common | ||
| Learning aims |
| Objectives | Competences | ||
| 1. List and describe the fundaments of the different membrane processes. | |||
| 2. Determine the membrane technology to use according the species to be separated. | |||
| 3. Differentiate between industrial membrane processes and bench scale membrane processes. | |||
| 4. Establish the suitable range of operating conditions for every process and separation problem. | |||
| 5. Select the right material and membrane structure according to the involved compounds. | |||
| 6. Connect the type of module with the application and membrane material. | |||
| 7. Evaluate the flux of water and solute through a membrane from transport equations. | |||
| 8. Get membrane characteristics from experimental data. | |||
| 9. Foresee the influence of concentration polarisation, fouling or ageing on membrane performance. | |||
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Introduction. | Classification; definitions. |
| 2. Membranes. |
Materials. Preparation. Modules. Characterisation. Transport Mechanisms |
| 3. Membrane Processes. |
Microfiltration. Ultrafiltration. Nanofiltration. Reverse Osmosis. Dialysis. Electrodialysis. Pervaporation. Gas Separation. Liquid Membranes. Other techniques. Membrane reactors |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | (**) Total hours | ||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Lecture |
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14 | 14 | 28 | |||||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises |
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15 | 22.5 | 37.5 | |||||
| Personal tuition |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Practical tests |
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1.5 | 6 | 7.5 | |||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | |||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Presentació de l’assignatura. |
| Lecture | Exposició teòrica dels continguts de l’assignatura. |
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | Realització de problemes en grups. |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment |
| Description | Weight | ||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | Lliurament d'exercicis realitzats en grups. | 25% | |
| Practical tests |
Parcial: Prova individual (25%). Final: Presentació individual d’un tema de catàlisi aplicada (50%). |
75% | |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
M. Mulder, Basic Principles of Membrane Technology, 2nd Ed, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1997. |
| Complementary | |
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| Recommendations |