Permeability of composite membranes Part 2. - Parallel elements

O. Kedem, A. Katchalsky

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Abstract

The transport behaviour of membranes composed of a parallel array of elements was studied on the basis of two assumptions-the equality of force for all elements and additivity of flow. It was shown that under certain conditions the practical phenomenological coefficients exhibit marked deviations from additivity indicating strong circulation of flow among the membrane elements. The behaviour of such membranes was calculated for a special case based on the Teorell and Meyer and Sievers model. It was found that in a parallel combination of positive and negativ membranes there may develop a marked increase in salt permeability which will also be expressee by a pronounced negative anomalous osmosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1931-1940
Number of pages10
JournalTransactions of the Faraday Society
Volume59
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1963
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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