T. Kanamori et al., Oscillations with a long periodical time observed in solute transport by diffusion combined with convection through a single hollow-fiber membrane, J MEMBR SCI, 184(2), 2001, pp. 287-292
Solute transport by diffusion combined with convection through a single hol
low-fiber membrane fixed on an axis of a circular tube was studied precisel
y. Purified water and an aqueous solution of a solute were fed at constant
flow rates into the circular tube and the lumen of the membrane, respective
ly, and oscillations with a long periodical time were observed in the conce
ntration of solution discharged from the lumen. Results obtained with varyi
ng experimental conditions (different solutes, membranes and flow rates at
the lumen inlet and outlet) suggest that the oscillations are related to so
lute transport caused by convection flow through the membranes. (C) 2001 El
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