Research Article

A Novel Mass Transfer Model to Describe the Separation Process in Reverse Osmosis of Glucose

Table 1

Main characteristics of the used membrane.

TypePA2-4040

Membrane propertiesCompositionPolyamide
Permeable capacity (average, m3·d−1); membrane area effectively (m2)7.2; 7.9
Recovery rate (single, %)15

Usage conditionsMaximum pressure (Mpa)4.14
Temperature (°C)5–45
Maximum flow (m3·h−1)3.6