Texas A&M University presents the 24th annual practical short course Membrane & Other Separations Technologies, which will take place April 27-May 1 in College Station, Texas. The short course will offer lectures, daily pilot plant demonstrations and networking opportunities. Following are the objectives of the short course:
- Review basic principles of membrane filtration and separations processing, including system design, membrane and equipment selection costs, economics, and practical applications.
- Orient new product formulators; food, dairy and beverage scientists; chemists; chemical engineers; environmental engineers; and students to processing and products of separations technologies.
- Review major applications of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, pervaporation, chromatography, centrifugation, and other technologies in food processing, dairy processing and beverage processing.
- Review fundamentals and practical aspects of membrane fouling and cleaning.
- Provide daily “hands-on” demonstrations and familiarize attendees with the practical aspects of membrane and separations technologies.
- Review new technologies and/or developments in membrane filtration technology and separations technologies.
- Review case studies, success stories, new systems designs, industrial/commercial applications and economics of membrane systems, including pre- and post-treatment technologies.
- Network with academia and industry experts.