PhD course on “WATER DESALINATION: PROCESSES, MATERIALS, AND THE FUTURE”
PhD program in Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering
LOCANDINA_PhD_COURSE 
(3,04 MB)
Duration: 25 hours
Period: April – June 2018
Working language: English
ABSTRACT: The course provides theoretical and practical aspects of seawater/brackish water desalination technologies. Fundamental thermodynamic and transport processes which govern the creation of fresh water from seawater and brackish ground water will be discussed. The technologies of existing and future desalination systems will be discussed, with a focus on membrane-based separation and thermal separation: technological, economic, and environmental factors which limit the performance or the affordability of these systems will be highlighted. Emerging materials and technologies for desalination will be considered. This course is organized within the framework of the CleanWaterCenter, the Interdepartmental Center of Politecnico di Torino devoted to research and innovation of water treatment technologies.
Main topics:
- Thermal technology for desalination
- Membrane-based technologies for desalination
- Mass and heat transport in desalination processes
- Energy requirements of desalination
- Environmental issues and future perspectives
Programme:
| Date |
Instructor |
Contents |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2018 |
Tiraferri A. |
Introduction; membrane-based systems for desalination (Reverse Osmosis (RO), Forward Osmosis (FO)) |
14:30-17:00 |
| 12/04/2018 |
14:30-17:00 |
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| 19/04/2018 |
09:30-12:00 |
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| 03/05/2018 |
Tiraferri A. |
Other desalination systems: membrane distillation, electrodialysis, capacitive deionization; visit of CWC systems |
14:30-17:00 |
| 14/05/2018 |
Asinari P. |
Thermal systems for desalination |
14:30-17:00 |
| 17/05/2018 |
14:30-17:00 |
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| 21/05/2018 |
14:30-17:00 |
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| 31/05/2018 |
14:30-17:00 |
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| 07/06/2018 |
Sangermano M. |
Emerging materials |
14:30-17:00 |
| 14/06/2018 |
Cicero G. |
Innovative membranes for water desalination, based on the use of 2D materials |
14:30-17:00 |
THURSDAY AFTERNOON LESSONS WILL BE HELD IN "AULA BIBOLINI" - DIATI Entrance 3, ALL OTHER LESSONS WILL BE HELD IN "AULA ROCCE" - DIATI Entrance 3"
Teaching staff:
- Alberto Tiraferri (DIATI, CleanWaterCenter)
- Pietro Asinari (DENERG, CleaWaterCenter)
- Giancarlo Cicero (DISAT)
- Marco Sangermano (DISAT)
Applications are open, please contact Prof. Alberto Tiraferri
e-mail alberto.tiraferri@polito.it,
phone 0110907628