Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 5th Edition

Chapter 24. Filtration and Membrane Separation Processes (Liquid–Liquid or Solid–Liquid Phase)

24.0 Chapter Objectives

On completion of this chapter, a student should be able to:

• Describe the five most common types of dead-end filtration equipment

• Describe the use of filter media and aids, and the usefulness of washing

• Use mathematical-models–based flow through packed beds to predict required filter areas

• Analyze filtration data to calculate cake and membrane resistances

• Calculate filtration and washing times

• Distinguish effects on membrane mass transfer due to permeability, selectivity, concentration polarization, and fouling

• Distinguish among microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis in terms of average pore size ...