2 Responses to “Is reverse way of membrane filtration possible?”

1. admin says:

   January 27 at 5:47 pm

   > Normally for filtering large molecular size particles from
   > the smaller ones, membrane filtration is used. In this
   > unit operation, a high velocity liquid stream is passed
   > through a membrane having very small pore size. Membrane
   > remains fixed at its loacation. Is is possible that instead
   > of fluid membrane will move in the opposite direction?

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2. admin says:

   January 27 at 5:47 pm

   candle wrote:
   > Hello all,
   >           Normally for filtering large molecular size particles from
   > the smaller ones, membrane filtration is used. In this unit operation,
   > a high velocity liquid stream is passed through a membrane having very
   > small pore size.Membrane remains fixed at its loacation.
   > Is is possible that instead of fluid membrane will move in the
   > opposite direction?
   > Also in this arrangement we can use multiple membranes and can design
   > a system in which membrane will be replaced, cleaned and again
   > utillized for the operation in a cyclic order.
   > I just want to know whether this can be a possible aspect ?

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   > Ankit Khandelwal

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