Civil & Environmental Engineering

Alexandria University Membrane technology

Assignment (2)

1- Classify the membranes and state examples of the membrane

processes corresponding to each type according to the following:

a- The driving force

b- Removal mechanism
c- Configuration
d- Flow regimes
e- Materials
f- Structure
g- Flow direction during filtration

2- Compare between the following

a- Outside in and inside out filtration
b- Feed and bleed strategy, and semi batch strategy

3- Discuss the difference between cross--flow filtration and dead end

filtration, mentioning the advantages of each one.

4- A membrane module contains 15,000 fibers. The fibers are 0.7m

long with an outside diameter of 2.1 mm and inside diameter of
0.85 mm. Calculate the flux necessary to produce a flow of 2250
L/h from the module if flow is (1) outside in and (2) inside out.
Compare the two answers.

5- Calculate the concentration of COD in the waste stream, which is

leaving a bench scale ultrafiltration with a rate 6 l/sec. The UF is
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being used to treat wastewater of COD 50 mg/l entering the

module at a flow rate 18 l/sec.

6- A membrane module containing 8000 fibers of 0.7 m each, is

producing a flux of 50 LMH, at a permeate flow 1400l/hr.
Calculate the diameter of each fiber if the flow is

a- outside in
b- inside out Compare the two answers