Microfiltration Membrane, .4 CEUs,

June 4, 2012
8 AM - 12 PM
Embassy Suites Boca Raton
661 Northwest 53rd St.
Boca Raton, FL 33487

Microfiltration Membrane – Learn in-depth knowledge of the various types of microporous membranes including: Strengths and Weaknesses, Performance Characteristics, Integrity Testing, Retention Efficiency, Ratings and Comparisons.

Learn to differentiate between microporous, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis membranes

Course Outline

This course provides an in depth study of the microfiltration membranes typically used in the Pharmaceutical, Microelectronic, Food and Beverage, Water and Waste Water, Chemical, Laboratory, and Medical Markets. The attendee will learn about membrane:

• Definitions
  • Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, and Reverse Osmosis
• Types
  • Philicity, Morphology, Structure, Formats, Materials, and Supports
• Membrane Formation
  • Liquid, Gas, and Thermal Phase Inversion, Stretching, Substitution, Etching
• Pore Structure
  • Isotropic, Anisotropic, Duel Anisotropic, Asymmetric
• Pore Size
  • History, Measurement, Efficiency, Reality, Integrity Testing, Distribution
• Retention Efficiency
  • Nominal, Absolute, LRV, Sterilizing Grade, Nominally Absolute, or Absolutely Nominal
• Surface Modification
  • Philicity, Zeta Potential, Ion Exchange, Affinity, Adsorption
• Retention Mechanisms
  • Sieve, Depth, Adsorption, Impingement,
• Pressure/Flow Characteristics
  • Thickness, Pore Distribution, Surface Area, Effective Surface Area
• Life
  • Plugging, Passage, Grow Through
• Device Geometries
  • Pleated, Pleat Variations, Hollow Fiber, Tubular, Spiral Wound, Flat Plate Cassettes
• Applications
  • Pharmaceutical, BioPharmaceutical, Food and Beverage, Microelectronics, Chemical, Medical, Laboratory

The aforementioned bullet points are representative but by no means totally inclusive.

Instructor

Scott P. Yaeger
Over 30 years of experience in the development, manufacture, sales, marketing, application, and management of membrane companies including Sartorius, Cuno, Gelman Sciences, Parker Hannifin, and PTI Advanced Filtration. Mr. Yaeger has held positions titled Vice President, Engineering, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Executive Vice President. In addition to his experience in membrane manufacturing companies, Mr. Yaeger has spent a significant part of his career working with membrane users in all applicable markets worldwide. For the last four years, Scott has been the President of Filtration and Separation Technology LLC, an independent consulting company assisting filter media manufacturers, filtration companies and users. He has taught this short course for the last 3 years at the American Filtration and Separation Society and AIChE. This course is very interactive and has been graded by its participants with grades of very good to exceptional.