CHE 715/CE 8331, Membrane Technology, Winter 2016

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Instructor:
Dae Kun Hwang (Rilla)
Tel: 416-979-5000 ext. 2989
Email: dkhwang@ryerson.ca
RM: KHS 241K
Office hours: Friday 11am to 12pm, and open door policy for other hours, but it is recommended to make an appointment
to guarantee an individual meeting

Course Description
Material transport in membranes, and the modes of operation; mass transfer modeling in membrane
processes; design and applications of various industrial membranes processes such as membrane filtration,
reverse osmosis, gas permeation, and pervaporation

Delivery Method:

Each topic scheduled will be illustrated using PowerPoint presentations and the blackboard.
Homework will be assigned with problem sets.

Material:
References:
Introduction to membrane science and technology by H. Strathmann, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA,
Boschstr, 2011.
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Membrane Technology and Applications, by Rchard W. Baker, 3 edition, John Wiley & Son, 2012.
Membranes for Membrane Reactors: Preparation, Optimization and Selection, by A. Basile and F. Gallucci, John
Wiley & Son, 2011.
Handbook of Membrane Separation: Chemical, Pharamceutical, Food, and Biotechnological Applications, by A.K.
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Pabby, S.S.H. Riavi, and A.M. Sastre, 2 edition, CRC Press, 2015.
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Separation Process Engineering: Includes Mass Transfer Analysis, by P.C. Wankat, 3 edition, Prentice Hall,
2012.
Separation Process Principles: Chemical and Biochemical Operations, byJ.D. Seader, E.J. Henley, and D.K.
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Roper, 3 edition, John Wiley & Son, 2011.

Time & Location:

For Lectures, Thursday 2PM to 5PM in VIC 210

Evaluation Scheme:
For CHE715/CE8331
1. Assginments:15%
2. One quiz: 15%
3. Critical Review (or project) presentation:10%
4. Critical Review(or project) report: 30%
5. Final Exam: 30%

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------------------------------------------------------Note:

You can work with classmates for assignments; however you must write them in your own words.
Please use and sign the standard cover page available at www.ryerson.ca/chemeng when submitting your
assignments into the dropbox outside the department general office. All assignments must have (a) signed cover
page, (b) question sheet, and (c) your answers.
For late submission of your assignment, you will have a deduction as below:
1 day: 25% deduction,
2 days: 50% deduction,
3 days: 100% deduction.
In case of missing an exam, in order to support a valid reason for your absence, you must submit an official
document recognized by Ryerson to the department office within 3 business days.
Medical or Compassionate documents for the missing of an exam must be submitted within 3 working days of the
exam. Students are responsible for notifying the instructor that they will be missing an exam as soon as possible.
For students with disabilities, please contact the ACCESS Center
(http://www.ryerson.ca/studentservices/accesscentre/index.html) if you require disability services for this course.
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Examination Policy (http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol135.pdf)
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All communication for this class will be via the D2L and Ryerson mail account. Make sure that your Ryerson mail
account is not full so you can receive important announcements and regularly check your D2L/email accounts prior to
classes.
Please use CHE 715 or CE 8331 for the subject area when sending your email to me.

Thank you and Lets have a great term!

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