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Lecturer(s)
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Yalcinkaya Fatma, doc. MSc. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course "Nanocomposite membranes" is focused on the application of composite nanomaterial membranes in water separation processes. The course focuses on the following topics: - Definition, history and classification - Target areas for the development of nanotechnologies for water treatment and desalination - Material advances in membranes for microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO). - Thin-film nanocomposite membranes for water desalination (fabrication and characterization of inorganic fillers, membranes, interfacial polymerization and interfacial polymerization with inorganic fillers) - Application of ceramic membranes in water treatment (preparation of membranes, extrusion, sol-gel process, surface and seawater treatment with ceramics) - Destruction of organic matter in water by iron nanoparticles (nanoparticles as catalysts, colloidal nanoparticles, advanced oxidation processes, zero-valent iron, bimetallic nanoparticles) - Mesoporous materials for water treatment (adsorption of heavy metal ions, anions and organic pollutants, multifunctional modification of sorbents, photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants) - Nanocomposites based on carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanocellulose - Organic-metal nanocomposites for enhanced adsorption of contaminants - Sorbents for the capture of pollutants - Control and mitigation of biological pollution, organic pollution, colloidal pollution and scale deposition - Advantages and disadvantages of using nanomaterials in our everyday life
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Individual consultation, Lecture
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Learning outcomes
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To educate students in the topics covered in the course.
No special competence required.
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Prerequisites
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Successful admission to the PhD programme in Nano and microtechnology.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
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Recommended literature
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Ismail, A. F.; Hilal, N.; Jaafar, J.; Wright, C. J. Nanofiber membranes for medical, environmental, and energy applications. CRC Press Inc., 2020. ISBN 978-0-8153-8703-9.
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Lau, W. J.; Ismail, A. F.; Isloor, A.; Al-Ahmed, A. Advanced Nanomaterials for Membrane Synthesis and Its Applications. Elsevier, 2019. ISBN 978-0-12-814503-6.
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