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. 2019 Aug 22;9(9):106. doi: 10.3390/membranes9090106

Table 2.

Model equations for permeate and reverse solute flux using an ALFS membrane orientation.

Model Permeate Flux Reverse Solute Flux Ref.
I Jw= DDSS ln(B+A πDSB+A [πFSexp(JwkFS)]+ Jw) Js= B cDSexp(Jw SDDS) cFSexp(JwkFS)1+BJw[exp(JwkF)exp(JwSDDS)] [16]
mod.,
[46]
IIALFS Jw= A πDSexp(Jw SDDS) πFSexp(JwkFS)1+BJw[exp(JwkFS)exp(JwSDDS)]
III Jw= A πDSexp[ Jw(1kDS+SDDS)] πFSexp(JwkFS)1+BJw[exp(JwkFS)exp[ Jw(1kDS+SDDS)]] Js= B cDSexp[ Jw(1kDS+SDDS)] cFSexp(JwkFS)1+BJw[exp(JwkFS)exp[ Jw(1kDS+SDDS)]] [47]

water permeability A, solute permeability B, structural parameter S, osmotic pressure π, concentration c, diffusion coefficient D, mass transfer coefficient k, feed solution indexed FS, draw solution indexed DS.