Membrane Formation School

The Membrane Formation School is our Organization’s attempt for a new type of educational activity, started in 2009.

Purpose

Unlike conventional classes, The school is structured by including lecture and practice.

During the practice stage, easy workshops and field trips about membrane production are performed, the students’ objective is to obtain basic knowledge through experimentation.

During the lecture stage, more basic content is featured; this is a unique opportunity for company members to study basic principles and theories.

Intended audience

Our ideal audience is those members with more than 5 years of having entered their company. This opportunity is limited to our organization member companies.

Capacity and Fee

We take as a basis: one company member from one of our member companies, up to 30 people.
This activity is free of charge.

History

6th Membrane Formation School – Program
Date: November 28-29 of 2014
Place: Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering – Creation studio 2 – C3-101
Participants: 29

5th Membrane Formation School – Program
Date: December 6-7 of 2013
Place: Dec. 6: Kobe University Faculty of Engineering – LR203
Place: Dec. 7: Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering – Creation studio 1 – C2-101
Participants: 24

4th Membrane Formation School – Program
Date: December 7-8 of 2012
Place: Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering – Creation studio 2 – C3-101
Participants: 22

3rd Membrane Formation School – Program
Date: December 9-10 of 2011
Place: Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering – Creation studio 2 – C3-101
Participants: 23

2nd Membrane Formation School – Program
Date: December 10-11 of 2010
Place: Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Participants: 23

1st Membrane Formation School – Program
Date: November 13-14 of 2009
Place: Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering
Participants: 18

Contents

Class: Mass transfer theory for membrane separation operation

  • Fundamentals of mass transfer
  • Transfer phenomenon inside porous bodies
  • Membrane separation
  • Practice on design of membrane separation operation

Practice: Manufacture and structure control of porous membrane by using thermo-induced phase membrane separation method.

  • Phase separation fundamentals
  • Phase equilibrium
  • Dynamics of phase separation
  • Manufacture and structure control of porous membrane through TIPS method
  • Zeta potential measurement
  • Measurement of microphase separation structure and surface roughness through AFM method
  • Phase diagram preparation
  • Manufacture of hollow membrane