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Outcome / Qualification etc.
This module runs each September and in September 2022 it is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government: in September 2022 it is only open to applicants who work OR live in Wales. From September 2023 it is open to all applicants, regardless of where they live and work, but the fee will be £850.
Reduce “waste” and recover water by refining your by-products
Adding value to liquid ‘waste’ - get up to speed with using low cost membrane technologies to manage and add value to liquid ‘waste’ from agriculture, and the food and drink industries. This module will be of value to any business with a product or waste product needing decontamination or constituent separation. This could be anything from separating clean water from farm slurry through to removing pulp from fruit juice or fractionating milk. This module will be of interest to food processors, land managers and farm advisers.
This module is delivered by Swansea University's College of Engineering and does involve the use of maths, however, one-to-one maths help sessions are available if needed.
The course will consist of a series of lectures and guided learning focused on:
List of Units
An Introduction to membrane technology
An overview of membrane technology and a look at the basic concepts and applications
Membrane morphology and fabrication
How membranes are made and how they work
Fouling and cake filtration
what happens when a membrane becomes clogged
Microfiltration
Introduction and overview of microfiltration and its applications e.g for separating high-quality whey protein in milk products; or microbial removal.
Ultrafiltration
Introduction and overview of ultrafiltration and a look at charge effects e.g. for reduction of contaminant loads in waste water
Nanofiltration
Introduction to nanofiltration; the characteristics of a nanofiltration membrane and applications e.g. demineralization in dairy processing
WORKSHOP
Use pilot scale equipment to characterise a liquid of your choice and build a membrane filtration system to separate constituent parts. Participants will:
- Plan a filtration experiment
- Apply mathematical models to predict membrane flux
- Prepare and perform a filtration
- Analyse the filtrate for membrane efficiency
Reverse osmosis
Introduction to reverse osmosis and its applications e.g. to produce drinking water from contaminated water
Reverse osmosis; energy recovery and fouling
optimising membrane efficiency