Start
Feb 02, 2012 - 17:00
End
Feb 02, 2012 - 18:00
Event Type
Speaker
Dr. Saurav Datta Research Engineer at Energy Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory USA
Title
Advanced Membrane Technologies – Experimental Study and Theoretical Analysis
Abstract: Membrane based technologies have drawn considerable attention from diversified research communities due to their versatility energy and economic benefits enhanced process efficiency and ease of scaling-up.Synergy between the science of membrane materials and engineering of the membrane devices/processes has enabled the advancement of membrane technology. Currently membranes are widely used as reactor adsorber advance separation device drug delivery tool etc. in addition to their traditional use as separation media. This presentation will focus on experimental study and theoretical analysis of some of the advanced membrane technologies in bioengineering and energy applications. Membrane transport reaction kinetics and other fundamental aspects of Chemical Engineering will be employed to identify the primary mechanisms associated with these technologies. The research studies related to this presentation have been conducted at Department of Chemicals and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky and Energy Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory.Short Biography of the Speaker: Saurav Datta is a Research Engineer at Energy Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory USA. Prior to that he has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne. He has obtained PhD from Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky under the guidance of Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya. Earlier he has obtained B. Tech. and M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from University of Calcutta and IIT Kanpur respectively. His expertise and research interests include development of functionalized membranes and materials for energy bioengineering and environmental applications.