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Membrane Technology

Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty · IIT Guwahati

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Lectures

Week 01: Overview and polymeric membrane materials

  1. Lec 01: Separation processes, historical development, definition and types of membranes Video
  2. Lec 02: Membrane processes and classifications, advantages,disadvantages, applications Video
  3. Lec 03:Polymer basics, polymers used in membrane preparation and their properties Video

Week 2: Material properties and preparation of phase-inversion membranes

  1. Lec 04 : Inorganic Materials for Membrane Preparation, their Advantages and Disadvantages Video
  2. Lec 05 : Membrane Modules and Selection, Flow Types Video
  3. Lec 06 : Preparation of Synthetic Membrane, Phase Inversion Membranes Video

Week 03: Preparation of composite, inorganic membranes and MF membrane characterization

  1. Lec 07: Composite membranes: Interfacial polymerization, dip-coating, plasma polymerization Video
  2. Lec 08: Inorganic membranes: Sol-Gel process, ceramic membrane preparation, membrane modification Video
  3. Lec 09: Porous and non-porous membranes, characterization of porous membranes, MF membrane characterization Video

Week 04: MF and UF characterization and membrane transport

  1. Lec 10: MF membrane characterization: Bubble point,Mercury intrusion, Permeability method Video
  2. Lec 11: UF membrane characterization: Gas adsorption-desorption, Thermoporometry, MWCO method Video
  3. Lec 12: Passive transport, active transport, description of transport process Video

Week 05: Porous, non-porous membrane transport and Osmosis concepts

  1. Lec 13: Transport through porous membrane and nonporus membrane Video
  2. Lec 14: Concept of osmosis and reverse osmosis, thermodynamic analysis Video
  3. Lec 15: Revision of concepts and fundaments Video

Week 06: Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration

  1. Lec 16: HP and LP RO, membrane materials, modules, models for RO transport Video
  2. Lec 17: Advantages of RO, fouling, RO applications, Pressure retarded osmosis Video
  3. Lec 18: Nanofiltration basics, transport mechanism, fouling model and applications Video

Week 07: Ultrafiltration basics, transport models, applications

  1. Lec 19: Basic principles of UF, membranes and modules, UF configurations Video
  2. Lec 20: Models for UF transport, mass transfer coefficient, membrane rejection and sieving coefficient Video
  3. Lec 21: Factors affecting UF performance, fouling & permeate flux enhancement, UF applications1 Video

Week 08 : MEUF, bioseparation, Microfiltration basics, transport, fouling and applications

  1. Lec 22: Micellar-enhanced UF, affinity UF, UF based bioseparation Video
  2. Lec 23: Basic principles, advantages of MF, cross-flow and dead-end MF, membranes and modules Video
  3. Lec 24: Models for MF transport, plugging and throughput, fouling in MF, MF applications Video

Week 09 :Problems and solutions based on RO, UF & MF, Dialysis

  1. Lec 31: Concept, types of LM, mechanism of mass transfer in LM, choice of solvent and carrier, applications Video
  2. Lec 32: Basic principle of gas separation, transport mechanism, factors affecting gas separation, applications Video
  3. Lec 33: Basic principle of MD, mechanism, process parameters, membranes, applications Video

Week 10: Electrodialysis, Pervaporation, Problems and solutions based on ED, PV

  1. Lec 34: Mechanism, coupled transport, carrier agent, active and passive transport, applications Video
  2. Lec 35: Gas-liquid and liquid-liquid contactors, membrane reactors and bioreactors, PEM hydrogen fuel cell Video
  3. Lec 36: Perstraction, membrane chromatography and controlled drug delivery Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 17-02-2021 Video
  2. Live Session 07-04-2021 Video
  3. Live Session 24-02-2020 Video
  4. Live Session 20-03-2020 Video
  5. Live Session 24-04-2020 Video
  6. Live Session 29-04-2020 Video
  7. Live Session 22-03-2022 Video
  8. Live Session 23-02-2024 Video
  9. Live Session 21-02-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Chemical Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry, Engineering
Source
NPTEL
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