● Implement a tangential flow membrane filtration process
Study membrane characteristics
Determine membrane permeability (Darcy’s equation)
Application to the concentration of an aqueous polymer solution
Define permeate flow graphs as a function of filtration pressure for various concentrations of the initial solution
Determine the trans‐membrane pressure
Determine the formation of the gel boundary layer
General specifications
• 90 L polyethylene tank.
• Copper cooling coil.
• SS centrifugal pump.
• UF module feeding circuit. Flow rate setting valve, pressure measurement.
• By‐pass circuit with flow rate measurement.
• Organic membrane ultra‐filtration module, cut ‐off range: 10 000 Da, PVC support.
• Retentate circuit.
• Permeate circuit: PVC flexible.
Instrumentation
• pH probes.
• Thermometers.
• 2 manometers.
• 2 flowmeters.
