Nathalie Casas: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Name | Dr. Nathalie Casas |
| Address | EMPA Überlandstrasse 129 8600 Dübendorf SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | 058 765 39 33 |
| casasn@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Mechanical and Process Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
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| 151-0927-00L | Rate-Controlled Separations in Fine Chemistry | 6 credits | 3V + 1U | M. Mazzotti, V. Becattini, N. Casas, F. Kiefer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The students are supposed to obtain detailed insight into the fundamentals of separation processes that are frequently applied in modern life science processes in particular, fine chemistry and biotechnology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The students are supposed to obtain detailed insight into the fundamentals of separation processes that are frequently applied in modern life science processes in particular, fine chemistry and biotechnology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | The class covers separation techniques that are central in the purification and downstream processing of chemicals and bio-pharmaceuticals. Examples from both areas illustrate the utility of the methods: 1) Adsorption and chromatography; 2) Membrane processes; 3) Crystallization and precipitation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Handouts during the class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Recommendations for text books will be covered in the class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Requirements (recommended, not mandatory): Thermal separation Processes I (151-0926-00) and Modelling and mathematical methods in process and chemical engineering (151-0940-00) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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