Reverse Osmosis Fixed
Reverse Osmosis Fixed
Reverse Osmosis Fixed
• R is the solute rejection also know as the fraction of solute remaining in the feed
stream
• B is in atm-1
Example
• Experiments at 298.15 K were preformed to determine the
permeabilities of a membrane. The membrane has an area of 2x10-3
m2. The inlet feed solution concentration of NaCl is c1 = 10 and the
osmotic pressure is . The water recovery is assumed low so that the
concentration c1 in the entering feed solution flowing past the
membrane and the concentration of the exit feed solution are
essentially equal. The product solution contains c2 = 0.39 (), its
measured flow rate is 1.92x10-8 , and its osmotic pressure is . A
pressure differential of 54.42 atm is used. Calculate the permeability
constants of the membrane and the solute rejection R.
Example
• First convert the flow rate to a solvent flux by using