Course schedule
Monday, September 6
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome to membrane course
09:15 – 10:15 Fundamentals of membrane processes (L1)
10:15 – 10:45 Fika
10:45 – 11:30 Membrane structures and materials (L2)
11:30 – 12:15 Mass transport in membrane processes (L3)
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 Fouling and cleaning (L4)
14:15 – 15:15 Membrane challenges in my world (E1)
15:15 – 15:45 Fika
15:45 - 16:30 Presentations and discussions (E1 cont.)
Tuesday, September 7
09:15 – 10:15 Process design and hybrid processes (L5)
10:15 – 10:45 Fika
10:45 – 12:15 Membrane modules incl. spiral autopsy and pilot hall visit (L6)
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 Microfiltration and ultrafiltration (L7)
14:15 – 15:15 How to design a membrane plant (E2)
15:15 – 15:45 Fika
15:45 - 16:30 Calculations and discussions (E2 cont.)
Wednesday, September 8
09:15 – 10:15 Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis plus forward osmosis (L8)
10:15 – 10:45 Fika
10:45 – 12:15 Gas separation, pervaporation and vapour permeation (L9)
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 Electrodialyis (L10)
14:15 – 15:15 Membrane contactor (L11)
15:15 – 15:45 Fika
15:45 - 16:30 Membranes in Chemical Engineering including Biorefineries (12)
Thursday, September 9
09:15 – 16:45 Membrane Lab
Friday, September 10
09:15 – 10:15 Membranes in Biotechnology (L14)
10:15 – 10:45 Fika
10:45 – 12:15 Membranes in Food technology (L15)
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 Membranes in water and wastewater treatment (L16)
15:15 – 15:45 Fika
15:45 - 16:30 Concluding remarks
Post-course work
- Lab-report
- Company visits (Liqtech, Aquaporin, Cmembrane, Purac, Stora Enso)
- Group project
- Examination