CEE 648 Membrane Separation in Aquatic Systems

CEE648_syllabus-2016S

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Study Topics and Schedule

1. [1/15] Introduction and Overview
   • History, classification, and applications, driving force and performance evaluation, membrane structures and modules
2. [1/22] Global water scarcity
   • Global demand of water and energy, desalination vs. reuse, and membrane vs. thermal processes.
3. [1/29] Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena (I)
   • Basic thermodynamics, ensembles and energy functions, and transport phenomena
4. [2/05] Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena (II)
   • Advanced thermodynamics (statistical mechanics for membrane separation)
   • Basic mass/heat/momentum transfer
5. [2/12] Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration (I)
   • Basic RO modeling using solution-diffusion model, concentration polarization, and advanced models
6. [2/19] Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration (II)
   • Empirical correlations for mass transfer, fouling phenomena, and array design
7. [2/26] Forward Osmosis
   • Introduction to FO, fundamental transport phenomena of FO vs. RO, and FO applications and future directions.
8. [3/04] Pressure-Retarded Osmosis
   • Comparative analysis of RO, FO, and PRO and application potential
9. [3/11] Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration
   • Transport in porous media and filtration models
10. [3/18] Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena (III)
    • Thermal phase change, vapor pressure, latent heat, and combined diffusion
11. [4/01] Membrane Distillation (I)
    • Transport mechanisms, membrane materials, and properties
12. [4/08] Membrane Distillation (II)
    • Operation modes: direct contact, vacuum, sweep gas, air gap, and liquid gap MD
13. [4/15] Electrodialysis and Reverse Electrodialysis
14. [4/22] Special topics
    • Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and adsorption desalination (AD)
15. [4/29] Special topics and/or course review
16. [5/6] Final exam (the last day of instruction: 5/3)