CX4211 Separation Techniques Laboratory Syllabus:
CX4211 Separation Techniques Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand the basics of various separation techniques and to select appropriate separation methodology,
To determine the mass transfer coefficient for designing the size of the separator
To understand the preparatory and analytical chromatographic techniques.
List of Experiments:
1. Determination of VLE for a binary mixture at different temperatures
2. Determination of VLE & VLLE for a ternary mixture (azeotropic binary mixture and entrainer)
3. LLE of Extraction system of Type I, II and Type IIIsystems
4. Study of extraction efficiency for the extraction of essential oils
5. Aqueous Two Phase Extraction and Design of ATPE using Hofmeister Series
6. Cross flow filtration using Microfiltration to characterize Specific cake resistance and filter medium resistance ofmembranes
7. Tangential flow filtration using Ultrafiltration for finding flux in membranes and to characterize concentration polarization and fouling
8. Verification of Vant Hoff Equation and design of reverse osmosissystems
9. Adsorption Equilibria and fixed bed adsorption studies for generation of breakthroughcurves
10. Gas Hold up studies in sparged column, bubble column, wetted wall column
11. Determination of mass transfer coefficient in a wetted wallcolumn
12. Preparative HPLC
13. Thin Layer and paper chromatography
14. Calculation of yield in crystallization process
15. Simulation of refinery operations ( catalytic cracking, hydrocracking) using ASPENHYSYS
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
The students will be able to
CO1: Determine the VLE for binary and VLLE for ternary mixtures
CO2: Determine LLE for Type I, II, III L-L or L-S ternary mixtures
CO3: Understand and apply chromatographic techniques
CO4: Analyze the performance in Cross Flow and Tangential Flow Filtration
CO5: Design RO systems based on Vant Hoff Equation and Simulate Industrial processes using ASPEN HYSYS
REFERENCES
1. Seader, J. D., Henley, E. J., & Roper, D. K. (1998). Separation process principles.
2. Wankat, P. C. (2006). Separation process engineering. Pearson Education.
3. Wankat, P. C. (1990). Rate-controlled separations.
4. Braithwaite, A., & Smith, J. F. (2012). Chromatographic methods. Springer Science & Business Media.
5. Baker, R. W. (2012). Membrane technology and applications. John Wiley &Sons.