PhD in Chemical and Materials Sciences

INORGANIC MEMBRANES FOR THE INDUSTRY: FABRICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND TRANSPORT MODELS (Prof. Vittorio Boffa)

INORGANIC MEMBRANES FOR THE INDUSTRY: FABRICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND TRANSPORT MODELS (Prof. Vittorio Boffa)

Academic year 2017/2018

Sommario del corso

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Course objectives

The module has an overall duration of 8 hours and consisting of lectures and exercises. Exercises are performed in groups and require only a manual calculator.

Objectives: This is an introductory course in inorganic membranes and their uses in within industry and water purification technologies.  Didactical objectives are:

-          to understand the design of the commercial inorganic membranes: structure, materials and their physical/chemical properties in relation to their applications.

-          to identify practical challenges with respect to membrane synthesis, characterization and processes

-          to be able to apply simple transport models for understanding and predicting membrane perm-selectivity.

Program

Inorganic membranes are applied in a range of processes including water purification technologies, gas purification, fuel cell, alcohol dehydration. The course covers the following subjects:

-          fabrication methods

-          industrial characterization and quality control

-          applications in gas-separation and water purification technologies

-          related transport phenomena

Class schedule

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• Exams and finals
• Go to Moodle
• Visit the forums