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Hydrodynamic resistance and flux decline in asymmetric cellulose acetate reverse osmosis membranes
Author(s) -
Baayens L.,
Rosen S. L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1972.070160311
Subject(s) - membrane , reverse osmosis , cellulose acetate , flux (metallurgy) , forward osmosis , chemical engineering , materials science , osmosis , cellulose , thin film composite membrane , layer (electronics) , viscoelasticity , chemistry , polymer chemistry , chromatography , composite material , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
Long‐term flux‐versus‐time measurements were made on a series of homogeneous, dense cellulose acetate (39.8% acetyl) membranes. All tests were carried out at 1500 psi applied pressure on a 3.5% NaCl feed. These tests show that essentially all the resistance to solvent (water) flow in the typical asymmetric reverse osmosis membrane is concentrated in the thin dense layer. Further, the evidence strongly suggests that the longterm flux decline noted in asymmetric membranes is a result of viscoelastic deformation of the dense layer.