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Textbook (Source) : Membrane Technology and applications (Richard W. Baker, John Wiley & Sons, 2 nd Ed)

Membrane Processes

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N  

 d 2

where ε is the porosity

Flux (flow per unit membrane area)

 p
J  d  2

32 l

J  2
 d 
 p 32 l


• Flux per unit pressure difference of MF membrane is enormously
higher than that of RO membrane !