February 12, 2007 2/13/2007 12:26:49 AM
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Microfiltration Membrane

Microfiltration Membrane is one of ten short courses that the American Filtration and Separation Society (AFS) will be offering during its 20th Annual Conference being held March 26-30, 2007 in Orlando, Florida.

 

Microfiltration Membrane is a four hour course that is being held 8:00 am to Noon on March 26th. Attendees are awarded a certificate with .4 CEUs.

 

For registration and more information go to:

http://www.afssociety.org/shortcourse/

 

Scott Yaeger is the instructor for the course.

 

Scott Yaeger has 30 years of experience in filtration and separation, the majority of which was in the development, manufacture, sales, marketing and application of membrane filters. He has had experience in virtually all types of membranes, including their application into the Pharmaceutical, Microelectronic, Food & Beverage, Medical, Chemical, Water and Waste Water, Coatings, and Industrial Processes.

 

An author of over 30 papers and presentations at technical conferences, such as the American Filtration and Separation Society, NAMS, ASM, Membrane Technology Conference, World Filtration Congress, etc. He is currently a consultant to filtration and separation manufacturers and users through his company Filtration and Separation Technologies LLC.

 

The training course will cover Membrane Filters:

Microfiltration

Ultrafiltration

Nanofiltration

Reverse Osmosis

Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic

Isotropic, Anistropic, Asymmetric

Sheet, Hollow Fiber

Polymeric

Metallic

Ceramic

Film Formation

Pore Structure

Pore Size

Retention Efficiency

Surface Modifications

Retention Mechanisms

Flow Rate vs. Pressure Drop

 

Industrial Applications:

Microelectronics

Food and Beverage

Pharmaceutical

Medical

Laboratory

 

Following the AFS short courses is the AFS 20th Annual Conference that consists of dozens of technical presentations on filtration and separation. The conference runs March 27-29. The event is co-located with the WQA Aquatech 2007 exhibit that runs March 28-30.

 

For registration and more information go to:

http://www.afssociety.org/shortcourse/