Separation Processes III

Code:

EQ406

Acronym:

PSIII

Instance: 2003/2004 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	79	Plano Oficial EQ a partir 2003	4	3,5	6,5	-
		Plano para Bachareis EQ a partir de 1996	2	3,5	6,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Study of adsorptive and membrane processes.

Program

Separation processes. Classification. Percolation processes.

ADSORPTION

Adsorbents.
Adsorption Equilibria
Adsorption kinetics
Adsorption in fixed beds
Industrial Processes

CHROMATOGRAPHY

Classification
Operating modes.
Perfusion chromatography for protein separation.

CYCLIC PROCESSES

PSA Pressure Swing Adsorption
Parametric Pumping and TSA

MEMBRANE PROCESSES

Membrane Modules
Membrane operations
Mass transfer in membranes. Stefan-Maxwell.

Main Bibliography

Wankat, Rate controlled separations, Elsevier.
Rodrigues and Tondeur, eds., Percolation Processes: theory and aplplications, Kluwer, 1981.
Ruthven, Principles of adsorption and adsorption processes, J. Wiley.
Rodrigues, Ion Enchange Sciece and Technology, Kluwer, 1988.
R. Yang, Gas separation by adsorption processes, Butterworth.
Mulder, Basic principles of membrane technology, Kluwer.
Rautenbach e Albrech, Membrane processes, J. Wiley.

Complementary Bibliography

. Mulder, Basic principles of membrane technology, Kluwer, 1991.
. Rautenbach e Albrecht, Membrane processes, J. Wiley, 1989.
. Rodrigues, LeVan e Tondeur, Adsorption Science and Tecnology, Kluwer, 1988.
. Rodrigues e Tondeur, eds., Percolation Processes: theory and applications, Kluwer, 1981.
. Rodrigues, Ion exchange Science and Technology, Kluwer, 1985.
.Ruthven, Principles of adsorption and adsorption processes, Wiley

Teaching methods and learning activities

Courses with emphasis on methods to analyze and understand a class of separation processes (percolation) including adsorptive and membrane processes. Examples of industrial processes are given. Practical sessions help in developing techniques to design adsorptive processes.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According to the law

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Exam: 100%