Advanced Separation Processes
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Advanced Separation Processes Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Separation Processes (subject code 3160507) as prescribed for Chem. Green · Semester 6 divides the course into 4 units, covering 27 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3160507)Unit 1 Fundamentals of separation processes, separation factor, chemical potential in interface
- mass transfer
- equilibrium and rate governed separation
- drawbacks of the conventional separation processes
- need for advanced separation processes
- Major areas of applications of advanced separation processes
Unit 2 Membrane Separation Processes
- Membrane types
- synthesis and characterization
- Different membrane modules
- Working principle
- operating parameters
- membranes used
- transport processes/mechanisms and industrial applications for individual membrane processes such as (i) Reverse osmosis
- (ii) nanofiltration
- (iii) ultrafiltration
- (iv) microfiltration (v) dialysis
Unit 3 Membrane gas separations, Fundamental mechanism, governing factors, principle of
- designing of gas separator membrane using complete mixing model
- Gas separation membranes
- applications of membrane gas separation
- Introduction to pervaporation: principle
- membranes used and application
- Hybrid distillation-pervaporation system
- Membrane Reactor: Concept & working
- Various types of membrane used for membrane reactor
- Membrane bioreactor
Unit 4 Reactive and catalytic distillation Concept, advantage & disadvantages, BALE &
- KATMAX packing Manufacturing of MTBE and ETBE and its comparison with conventional techniques
- Concept & working of short path Distillation Unit (SPDU)
- 6 Subject Code: 3160507 w.e.f
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