Mass transport analysis and experimental data with an UF module

Experimental data for different transmembrane pressures and feed inlet velo cities of several feed inlet concentrations of starch-water solutions have been obtained by using an Ultrafiltration module of plate and frame membran es. Analysis of the concentration-polarization phenomena in terms of diffus ion enabled the calculation of mass transfer coefficients. By using a multi ple and nonlinear regression procedure, these coefficients were correlated to the Grober and Chilton-Colburn equations. This enabled us to evaluate it s behaviour prediction.