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Principles of Operation

By Fred Wiesler 

Background

TABLE AFeatures and Benefits of the Membrane Contactors

 

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Pore Illustration

 

 

 

 

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Performance Data

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TABLE BCommon Terms Used with

Membrane Contactors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contactor Evolution

 

 

Comparison to ConventionalMembrane Filtration

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Comparison to Existing Technology

Conclusion

   

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References

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

   

  

Endnote

Author Fred Wiesler is a senior technical service engineer with Hoechst Celanese Separations Products Division in Char- 

lotte, N.C. He has more than eight years of membrane-related experience, four of which have been spent working with membrane contactors.

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