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CX 7201 ADVANCED SEPARATION PROCESSES

Date: 02.01.20

Branch: Chemical Engineering

Page: 1 of 7

Semester :II

Vision:
To be a leader in Chemical Engineering Education and Research by providing balanced learning
and fostering research to enable the learners to meet the challenges of process industries and
societal needs
Mission:
Department of Chemical Engineering strives to produce graduates who practice Chemical
Engineering professionally and ethically in a competitive global Environment and contribute to
the betterment of society, thereby focusing on the development of Engineers to foster innovation
through proficiency and effective communication
Course Objective:
To understand the concepts behind advanced separation processes involving various mass
transfer and heat transfer operations and to learn modern industrial applications
Course Outcome:
The students would be exposed to various methods of modern separation processes in the areas
of emerging new technologies

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Date: 02.01.2015

Unit:I

Page: 2 of 7

Branch: Chemical Engineering

Semester :II

Unit syllabus:

UNIT I GENERAL

12

Review of conventional processes, recent advances in separation techniques based on size,

surface properties, ionic properties and other special characteristics of substances, process
concept, theory and equipment used in cross flow filtration, cross flow electrofiltration, dual
functional filter, surface based solid-liquid separations involving asecond liquid, sirofloc filter.

Session
No

Topics to be covered

Time
(mins)

Ref

Teaching
Aids

1.

Conventional separation processes - Absorption,Adsorption

50

1&2

PPT

2.

Conventional separation processes - Distillation, Drying

50

1&2

PPT

3.

Conventional separation processes - Extraction, Diffusion

50

1&2

PPT

4.

Conventional separation processes - Leaching, Crystalisation

50

1&2

PPT

5.

Advances in separation techniques based on size

50

1&2

PPT

6.

Advances in separation techniques based on surface properties

50

1&2

PPT

7.

Advances in separation techniques based on ionic properties

50

1&2

PPT

8.

Cross flow filtration

50

1&2

PPT

9.

Electro filtration

50

1&2

PPT

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Dual functional filter

50

1&2

PPT

11.

Surface based solid-liquid separations involving a second liquid

50

1&2

PPT

12.

Sirofloc filter

50

1&2

PPT

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Date: 02.01.2015

Unit:II

Page: 3 of 7

Branch: Chemical Engineering

Semester :II

Unit syllabus:
UNIT II MEMBRANE SEPARATIONS

Types and choice of membranes, plate and frame, tubular, spiral wound and hollow fibre
membrane reactors and their relative merits, commercial, pilot plant and laboratory membrane
pemeators involving dialysis, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration and
Donnan dialysis, economics of membrane operations, ceramic membranes.

Session
No

Topics to be covered

Time
(mins)

Ref

Teaching
Aids

13.

Types and choice of membranes

50

1&2

PPT

14.

Plate and frame, spiral wound membranes

50

1&2

PPT

15.

Tubular and hollow fibre membrane reactors

50

1&2

PPT

16.

Membrane Permeators : Dialysis

50

1&2

PPT

17.

Reverse osmosis

50

1&2

PPT

18.

Nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration

50

1&2

PPT

19.

Donnan dialysis

50

1&2

PPT

20.

Ceramic membranes

50

1&2

PPT

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Date: 02.01.2015

Unit:III Branch: Chemical Engineering

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Semester :II

Unit syllabus:
UNIT III SEPARATION BY ADSORPTION TECHNIQUES

Mechanism, types and choice of adsorbents, normal adsorption techniques, affinity

chromatography and immuno chromatography, types of equipment and commercial processes,
recent advances and process economics

Session
No
Topics to be covered

Time
(mins)

Ref

Teaching
Aids

21.

Types and choice of adsorbents

50

1&3

PPT

22.

Mechanism of adsorbents/ adsorption

50

1&3

PPT

23.

Normal adsorption techniques

50

1&3

PPT

24.

Affinity chromatography

50

1&3

PPT

25.

Immuno Chromatography

50

1&3

PPT

26.

Equipments and commercial processes

50

1&3

PPT

27.

Recent advances in adsorption techniques

50

1&3

PPT

28.

Process economics of adsorption techniques

50

1&3

PPT

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Unit:IV

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Branch: Chemical Engineering

Semester :II

Unit syllabus:
UNIT IV IONIC SEPARATIONS

Controlling factors, Types of equipment employed for electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis, Ion Exchange
chromatography and electrodialysis, Commercial processes and applications

Session
No

Topics to be covered

Time
(mins)

Ref

Teaching Aids

29.

Controlling factors of ionic separations

50

1&3

PPT

30.

Equipments employed

50

1&3

PPT

31.

Electrophoresis

50

1&3

PPT

32

Dielectrophoresis

50

1&3

PPT

33.

Ion exchange Chromotography

50

1&3

PPT

34.

Electrodialysis

50

1&3

PPT

35.

Commercial processes

50

1&3

PPT

36.

Applications

50

1&3

PPT

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Unit:V

Page: 6 of 7

Branch: Chemical Engineering

Semester :II

Unit syllabus:
UNIT V OTHER SEPARATION TECHNIQUES

Separations involving lyophilization, pervaporation and permeation techniques for solids, liquids
and gases, industrial viability and examples, zone melting, adductive crystallization, other
separation processes, supercritical fluid extraction, oil spill management, industrial effluent
treatment by modern techniques.

Session
No
Topics to be covered

Time
(mins)

Ref

Teaching
Aids

37.

Lyophilisation

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

38.

Pervaporation

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

39.

Permeation techniques for solids

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

40.

Permeation techniques for liquids and gases

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

41.

Zone melting crystallisation

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

42.

Adductive crystallisation

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

43.

Supercritical fluid extraction

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

44.

Oil spill management

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

45.

Industrial effluent treatment

50

1&3

BB & Chalk

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Date: 02.01.2015

Branch: Chemical Engineering

Page: 7 of 7

Semester :II

Course Delivery Plan:

Week
Units

I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II
C
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 A 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
T

10

11

12

I II I II I II I II I II
C
C
4 A 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 A
T
T

REFERENCES
1. King, C. J., Separation Processes, Tata McGraw Hill Co., Ltd., 1982.
2. Nakagawal, O. V., Membrane Science and Technology, Marcel Dekker, 1992.
3. Rousseau, R. W., Handbook of Separation Process Technology, John Wiley, New
York, 2009.
4. Humphrey, J and G. Keller, Separation Process Technology, McGraw-Hill, 1997
5. Phillip C. Wankat , Separation Process Engineering (2nd Edition),Printice Hall,2007

Prepared by

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Approved by

Signature
Name

Mr.B.VIKRAMAN

Dr.N.MEYYAPPAN

Designation

Assistant Professor, CH

Professor & Head, CH

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02.01.2015