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Separation Processes: CHE 4M3

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Course outline Course videos from 2012 (updated) Copyright and other legal stuff Comments, questions, feedback? Don't wait for official course evaluations. Announcements There is a piece of information missing for Assignment 2, Q4: the volumetric flow rate coming in. What I will ask you to do instead, is please present your answer as a plot, showing the minimum particle size that can be removed (y-axis) as a function of the volumetric feed flow rate, \(Q\), in units of \(\text{m}^3\text{s}^{-1}\), on the x-axis. A great presentation on beer clarification, showing photos of the internals of the disk-bowl centrifuge. Notice the dimensions are similar to those we designed in class on Friday. As mentioned, here is a 10 page report on centrifuges for beer clarification. Course projects for this course will be similar. Please note the important announcement regarding electronic assignment submissions. We will be enforcing this from assignment 3 onwards. Course project selection is starting. It is mandatory to fill out this form before noon, 27 September. Also note that topics will generally be allocated on a first-reserved basis.

Overview of separation processes Thickeners and clarifiers (sedimentation), screens, centrifuges and cyclones Membranes, dialysis, reverse osmosis, filters and bioseparations Liquid-liquid extraction and supercritical fluid extraction Adsorption, ion-exchange and chromatography Evaporation, drying and overview of crystallization Course wrap up Supplementary readings Course pack for 2011

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Assignments: Assignment 1 - 2012 (with solutions) Assignment 2 - 2012 Assignment 3 - 2012 Assignment 4 - 2012 Assignment 5 - 2012 New: How to submit an assignment electronically Tests, exams and project Take-home exam Course project Written midterm Final exam Practice questions for tests and exams