Postgraduate Course: Gas Separations Using Membranes (MSc) (PGEE11075)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course complements other courses on CO2 capture available to MSc students illustrating the role that membranes could play in the separation process. In addition to introducing transport phenomena in membranes and the different materials and properties, a brief overview of the module design will be considered. Several case studies will be illustrated to highlight the correlation between material properties and real applications. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should:
1) Have an overview of the possible uses of membranes for carbon capture applications.
2) Understand the fundamentals of mass transport in membranes.
3) Be able to model transient diffusion in a membrane.
4) Understand the effect of different materials on the process configurations. |
Assessment Information
Coursework assignments 30%
Coursework report 70% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Membranes, gas separation, CCS, carbon capture |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Maria-Chiara Ferrari
Tel: (0131 6)50 5689
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Course secretary | Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
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