The students acquire knowledge necessary for both verbal and mathematical description of selected separation processes. Students know principles of mass and energy transport phenomema, phase equilibria and mass and energy balancing of separation processes. They are able to describe principles of separation processes, know their applications and are able to set-up their mathematical models. They know to solve problems concerning separation processes and to design separation equipment dimensions.

Z: McCabe W.L., Smith J.C., Harriott P.: Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering. McGraw-Hill (7th Ed.)

Z: Separation Process Principles, 2nd edition, Seader, J.D., and Henley E.J.

D: Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook.

1. Material and energy balances in chemical engineering applications.

2. Basic numerical methods in chemical engineering

3. Fluid mechanics for chemical engineers, momentum balances, laminar and turbulent flows in the pipes, equipment and porous media.

4. Heat and mass transfer fundamentals, heat and mass transfer coefficients, heat exchangers, mass and heat transfer on phase interfaces.

5. Separation processes, phase equilibria, rate controlled processes.

6. Adsorption and ion exchange, linear and nonlinear sorption.

7. Membrane separation processes - fundamentals

8. Ionic exchange and electrophoretic separation methods.

9. Selection and arrangement of separation methods, criteria for selection.

10. Membrane processes design. Gas permeation.

11. Ultrafiltration, dialysis.

12. Reverse osmosis, pervaporation.

13. Crystallisation - basic principles, phase equilibria, nucleation, grow of crystals. Population balances, crystal size distributions and sieve analysis.

Mathematics I, Physiscs I, Physical Chemistry I, Unit Operations I