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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
CHIM9241-1  Purification and concentration techniques

Duration :  24h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in bioengineering, 3rd yearFirst semester2
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in BioengineeringFirst semester2
Master en sciences agronomiques et industrie du vivant, à finalité approfondie, 1st yearFirst semester2
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st yearFirst semester2
Master en sciences agronomiques et industrie du vivant, à finalité spécialisée en valorisation biologique des déchets, 1st yearFirst semester2
Lecturer :  Jacqueline Destain
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
- Membrane technologies
electrodialysis
ultrafiltration
microfiltration
reverse osmosis
- Scaling-up chromatographic techniques
- Precipitation
- Biphasic extractors (liquid-liquid, vapor-liquid)
Learning outcomes of the course :  
This course developped the main principles of the purification and concentration techniques. Different examples related to food industries, bio-industries and depolluting industries are cited.
After completing the course the student is expected to
to choose the technology of separation and concentration adapted to a given application and to propose conditions of implementation of selected technology
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Knowledges in microbiology and biochemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Lectures Practical works and calculs
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
Les séparations par membrane dans les procédés de l'industrie alimentaire. Technique et documentation - Lavoisier (1998).
Techniques de l'Ingénieur 2002 (remise à jour annuellement).
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination (100%)
Contacts :  
Destain, Jacqueline Unité de Bio-industries Gembloux Agro-BioTech 081 62 23 11 j.destain@ulg.ac.be


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