CIVE 717 Membrane Technology
The course will describe in details membrane separation technology in the context of wide range of applications, especially in desalination, filtration and wastewater treatment. The course covers: global water shortages and need for membrane technology, Microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration (NF), membrane distillation (MD), membrane bioreactors (MBR) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane processes. It also discusses operational issues of membrane-based systems, their limitations and system configuration and design.