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Introduction OBJECTIVES OF SHORT COURSE Review basic

o Course Objectives
o Course Overview
o Suggested References
2. Basic Concepts
o Rate equation
o Driving forces
o Productivity, selectivity and stage
cut
3. Membrane Transport theory
o Transport in porous membrane
o Solution-diffusion mechanism
4. Membranes and modules
o Membrane materials
o Hollow fiber membrane
o Membrane modules and module
selection
5. Concentration polarization
o Boundary layer film model
o Concentration polarization in
liquid separation processes
principles of membrane filtration &
separations processing including system
design, membrane & equipment selection
costs, economics, and practical applications
Orient new product formulators, food, dairy
& beverage scientist, chemist, chemical
engineers, environmental engineers, and
students to processing and products of
separations technologies Review major
applications of microfiltration, ultrafiltration,
nanofiltration, reverse osmosis,
pervaporation, chromatography,
centrifugation, and other technologies in food
processing, dairy processing, beverage
processing Review fundamentals and
practical aspects of membrane fouling and
cleaning Provide daily “hands-on”
demonstrations and familiarize attendees
with the practical aspects in processing
industries Review new technologies,
developments and applications in food
processing, functional ingredients, dairy &
beverage industries, and biotechnology
Review case studies, success stories, new
systems designs, industrial/commercial
applications and economics of membrane
systems, pre– and post-treatment
technologies

o Concentration polarization in gas

separation processes

6. Gas permeation

o Theoretical background

o Flow configurations

o Design equations

o Process design

o Applications

7. Established membrane processes and their

applications

o Reverse osmosis

o Ultrafiltration

o Microfiltration
 o Electro dialysis

8. Medical applications of membrane

o Hemodialysis

o Blood oxygenation

o Controlled drug delivery