Course

Novel Separation Processes

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Fundamentals of Separation Processes; Basic definitions of relevant terms. Membrane based separation processes; fundamentals and various terms; classifications; Design aspects: various models and their applicabilities.

External field induced membrane separation processes for colloidal particles; fundamentals of various colloid separation; derivation of profile of electric field strength; coupling with membrane separation and electrophoresis. Gas separation; Surfactant based separation processes.

Liquid membranes:

  1. Fundamentals and modeling.
  2. Micellar enhanced separation processes.
  3. Cloud point extraction;Centrifugal Separation processes and their calculations.
  4. Ion exchange and chromatographic separation processes.
  5. Supercritical fluid extraction.

Course topics:

  1. Fundamentals of Separation Processes.
  2. Basic definitions of relevant terms.
  3. Membrane based separation processes:
    1. Fundamentals and various terms.
    2. Classifications.
    3. Design aspects: various models and their applicabilities.
  4. External field induced membrane separation processes for colloidal particles:
    1. Fundamentals of various colloid separation.
    2. Derivation of profile of electric field strength.
    3. Coupling with membrane separation and electrophoresis.
  5. Gas separation.
  6. Surfactant based separation processes:
    1. Liquid membranes: fundamentals and modeling.
    2. Micellar enhanced separation processes.
    3. Cloud point extraction.
  7. Centrifugal Separation processes and their calculations.
  8. Ion exchange and chromatographic separation processes.
  9. Supercritical fluid extraction.
Course Lectures