| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| Common | ||
| AC1 | La concepció, disseny, operació, direcció i manteniment d’instal•lacions industrials que involucrin processos químics, fisicoquímics i de bioenginyeria i altres relacionats | |
| AC2 | La concepció i disseny constructiu d’equips i instal•lacions per a funcions relacionades amb l’activitat industrial o de recerca | |
| AC3 | La realització d’estudis i d’assessorament relatiu a la funcionalitat d’instal•lacions industrials que involucrin processos químics, fisicoquímics i de bioenginyeria i altres relacionats | |
| Professional | ||
| Research | ||
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Common | ||
| BC4 | Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva | |
| BC6 | Actuar amb un esperit crític i responsable | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Common | ||
| CC1 | Domini de l’expressió i la compressió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau | |
| CC2 | Ús de les eines específiques de TIC per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau | |
| CC4 | Desenvolupament d’habilitats informacionals | |
| CC5 | Gestió del temps per al desenvolupament acadèmic i professional | |
| Learning aims |
| Objectives | Competences | ||
| List and describe the fundaments of the different membrane processes. | AC1 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
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| Determine the membrane technology to use according the species to be separated. | AC1 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
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| Differentiate between industrial membrane processes and bench scale membrane processes. | AC3 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
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| Establish the suitable range of operating conditions for every process and separation problem. | AC1 |
CC2 CC4 CC5 |
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| Select the right material and membrane structure according to the involved compounds. | AC1 |
BC6 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
| Connect the type of module with the application and membrane material. | AC2 |
BC6 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
| Evaluate the flux of water and solute through a membrane from transport equations. | AC1 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
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| Get membrane characteristics from experimental data. | AC1 |
BC4 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
| Foresee the influence of concentration polarisation, fouling or ageing on membrane performance. | AC1 |
CC1 CC2 CC4 CC5 |
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| 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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10 | 10 | 20 | |||||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises |
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15 | 15 | 30 | |||||
| Presentations / expositions |
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2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Assignments |
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5 | 10 | 15 | |||||
| Personal tuition |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Practical tests |
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| (*) 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. |
| Presentations / expositions | Exposició d'una part del contingut de l'assignatura |
| Assignments | Preparació dels apunts d'una part de l'assignatura |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment |
| Description | Weight | ||
| Problem solving, classroom exercises | A set of exercices individually solved. | 15% | |
| Presentations / expositions | Presentation of a course topic prepared in a group | 10% | |
| Assignments | Preparation of the notes for a course topic, in group | 35% | |
| Practical tests | Final examination: individual (40%). | 40% | |
| 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 |
R. Rautenbach, R. Albrecht, Membrane processes, Wiley, New York, 1989
M.C. Porter (ed.), Handbook of industrial membrane technology, Noyes Publications, Westwood, 1990
S.P. Nunes, K.-V. Peinemann (eds.), Membrane technology in the chemical industry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2001
E.J. Hoffman, Membrane separations technology : single-stage, multistage, and differential permeation, Gulf Professional Pub., Boston, 2000
R.W. Baker, Membrane technology and applications, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2004
A.I. Schäfer, A.G. Fane, T.D. Waite (ed.), Nanofiltration principles and applications, Elsevier, Oxford, 2005
American Water Works Association, Tratamiento del agua por procesos de membrana. Principios, procesos y aplicaciones, McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 1998
M. Fariñas Iglesias, Ósmosis inversa. Fundamentos, tecnología y aplicaciones, McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 1999
J.A. Medina San Juan, Desalación de aguas salobres y de mar. Osmosis inversa, Mundi-Prensa, Madrid, 2000
, Journal of Membrane Science, Elsevier,
, Desalination, Elsevier, |
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| Recommendations |
| Other comments | |
| Master level course that requieres a strong basis in Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations |