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Hollow-Fiber Reverse Osmosis Membranes

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Hollow-fiber membranes for reverse osmosis desalination are typically of the dense wall type and exhibit water flux rates in the range of 0.1–1 gallons/square foot-day (gfd) [1,2]. These low flux rates are overcome by making the fibers extremely small (50 microns) in order to develop a relatively compact desalination system. Still, the need exists for hollow-fiber membranes with flux rates greater than those of dense wall fibers. Such membranes could be used to develop highly compact modules and further improve the economics of reverse osmosis desalination.

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  1. Mark E. Cohen

    Present address: Gulf Environmental Systems Co., P. O. Box 608, San Diego, California, 92112, USA

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  1. Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Hercules Incorporated, P.O. Box 210, Cumberland, Maryland, 21502, USA

    Mark E. Cohen, Michael A. Grable & Billy M. Riggleman

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  1. Alza Research, Palo Alto, California, USA

    H. K. Lonsdale

  2. Office of Saline Water, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., USA

    H. E. Podall

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Cohen, M.E., Grable, M.A., Riggleman, B.M. (1972). Hollow-Fiber Reverse Osmosis Membranes. In: Lonsdale, H.K., Podall, H.E. (eds) Reverse Osmosis Membrane Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2004-3_17

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