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Course Plan

Basic Course Information

  • Course credits: 2.5 hp
  • Education level: Third cycle
  • Grade: Fail/Pass
  • Subject: Membrane processes and application with focus on drinking water and wastewater treatment
  • Swedish name: Membranteknik
  • Entry requirements: This course is open to PhD students and interested members of the water sector with sufficient knowledge. 
  • Course examiner: Frank Lipnizki

Course Aims

At the end of the course you should be able to:

  • Understand mass transfer, membranes, modules and process designs related to industrial membrane processes.
  • Demonstrate how membrane processes can be applied in the water sector.
  • Explain the different membrane separation processes used in the water sector.
  • Prepare a basic design of membrane process.  
  • Describe challenges of membrane fouling and cleaning.

Course Content

  • Fundamentals of membrane processes: Membrane, module, mass transport, fouling and cleaning, process design.
  • Key membrane processes in the water sector: Microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis plus emerging membrane processes: forward osmosis, electrodialysis, pervaporation and membrane contactors. 
  • Key membrane application areas in the water sector: direct membrane filtration and membrane bioreactors, drinking water preparation, storm and rainwater harvesting and desalination. 

Course Activities

The course is designed as a 5-day intensive course with lectures (4 days), laboratory class and exercises (1 day).  The lectures will be given in a classroom. 

  • Examination: grading scale of pass/fail.
  • Assessment: Active participation during lectures, laboratory class and exercises. Compulsory participation in all course activities including lectures, laboratory and exercises.

Course Teacher

  • Prof. Frank Lipnizki – Membrane Group, Division of Chemical Engineering, Lund University
    frank [dot] lipnizki [at] ple [dot] lth [dot] se (frank[dot]lipnizki[at]ple[dot]lth[dot]se) 
     

 

Last updated: 28 Jan 2026