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<strong>Membrane</strong> Separation: Basics <strong>and</strong> Applications 301<br />

Fig. 7.12. A tubular<br />

module.<br />

a b<br />

c<br />

Fig. 7.11. Industrial-scale spiral-wound modules.<br />

Retentate<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong>s<br />

Permeate<br />

The choice between the two concepts is mainly based on some parameters such as<br />

operation pressure, pressure drop, type of membrane available, etc. The fibre wall has a<br />

structure of the asymmetric membrane, <strong>and</strong> the active skin layer is placed to the feed<br />

side. The hollow-fibre module is featured by a very high packing density, which can<br />

reach values of 30,000 m 2 /m 3 .<br />

The hollow-fibre module is often used when the feed stream is relatively clean, such as in<br />

gas separation. It has also been used in the case of seawater desalination, but pre-treatment is<br />

needed. The module construction given in Fig. 7.15a is a typical RO module, where a central<br />

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