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CHNG5601: Membrane Science (2020 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | CHNG5601: Membrane Science (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Chilcott, Terry
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | "Membrane Science" provides background in the physics and electrochemistry of a variety of synthetic membranes used in industry as well as cellular membranes. The course aims to develop students' understanding of: - membrane self-assembly and manufacture; - membrane separation processes such as filtration, desalination, ion exchange and water-splitting; - and techniques for membrane characterisation and monitoring. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Professor Coster, Hans
Dr Chilcott, Terry |
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| Timetable: | CHNG5601 Timetable | |||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Independent Study: Library and internet research and assignments. |
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 3)
1. Understand and interpret the physico-chemical basis of new developments in membrane technology for industrial and biomedical purposes.
2. Be able to monitor membrane processes in context and evaluate membrane functionality.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the physical and physico-chemical basis of membrane processes
4. Use quantitative descriptions of ionic transport in synthetic membranes
5. Categorise assembly processes in the manufacturing processes of synthetic membranes.
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| Assessment Description: |
Assignment: There are 5 assignments. These assignments are individual assignment submissions, hand written except for software programs, tables and graphs generated from software, e.g. spread sheets. 1. Assignment 1 will focus on the thermodynamics for a finite number of entities. This assignment is worth 10% of your overall assessment. 2. Assignment 2 will focus on osmosis membranes and applications. This assignment is worth 10% of your overall assessment. 3. Assignment 3 will focus on membrane fouling due to concentration polarisation. This assignment is worth 10% of your overall assessment. 4. Assignment 4 will focus on membrane physicochemistry and electrochemistry. This assignment is worth 10% of your overall assessment. 5. Assignment 5 will focus on membrane characterisation techniques. This assignment is worth 10% of your overall assessment. Take home exam: This will be an open-book exam. A student must get 40% in the final exam to pass the unit, regardless of the sum of his/her individual marks. Take home exam: The take-home exam will be comprised of several questions covering the course work. Answers will be hand written except for software programs, tables and graphs generated from software, e.g. spread sheets. The exam is worth 40% of your overall assessment. A student must get 40% in the final exam to pass the unit, regardless of the sum of his/her individual marks. There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes. Final assessment grade will be based on overall performance in assignments and exam as a whole. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
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Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Introduction to bio-, ultra-, micro-, nano- and reverse osmosis membranes Lecture/Tutorial 2: Relationship between energy, temperature and entropy |
| Week 2 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Relationship between pressure, volume and temperature Lecture/Tutorial 2: Relationship between chemical potential, concentration and temperature |
| Week 3 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Thermodynamics of solutions and osmosis Lecture/Tutorial 2: Maxwell Identities and surface tension |
| Week 4 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Hydraulic conduction through pores Lecture/Tutorial 2: Membrane materials and manufacture |
| Week 5 |
Lecture/Tutorial1: Performance evaluation of micro- and ultra- filtration membranes Lecture/Tutorial2: Concentration polarisation and fouling |
| Week 6 |
Lecture/Tutorial1: Reverse osmosis membranes Lecture/Tutorial2: Pressure retarded membranes and systems |
| Week 7 |
Lecture/Tutorial1: Forward Osmosis Membranes and Systems Lecture/Tutorial2: Drift and diffusion of neutral molecules through membranes |
| Week 8 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Electrostatic properties of charged molecules, ions, electrodes and membranes Lecture/Tutorial 2: Drift and diffusion of charged molecules in membrane systems |
| Week 9 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Electrostatic properties of metal and reference electrodes Lecture/Tutorial 2: Electrostatic properties of reverse osmosis, ion exchange and bipolar membranes |
| Week 10 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Membrane potentials and measurements Lecture/Tutorial 2: Characterisation of ion-exchange membranes from current-voltage measurements |
| Week 11 |
Lecture/Tutorial 1: Bipolar membranes and water splitting Lecture/Tutorial 2: Introduction to electrical impedance characterisations of membrane systems |
| Week 12 | Lecture/Tutorial: Revision of course material requested by students |
| Week 13 | Take home exam |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | Assessment Due: Take home exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 3) | No | 100% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
