Hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane and method for manufacturing the same
A hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane including cellulose acetate, characterized in that the filtration rate and the salt rejection rate when an aqueous solution having sodium chloride concentration of 1,500 mg/L is filtered from outer side to inner side of the hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane at 25° C. and 1.5 MPa pressure are 180 to 350 L/m 2 /day and 90.0 to 99.0%, respectively and the outer diameter, the inner diameter and the hollow rate of the hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane are 100 to 280 μm, 50 to 200 μm and 24 to 42%, respectively. The hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane preferably has a dense layer near the outer surface, and thickness of the dense layer is 0.1 to 7 μm.
1. A hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane for low pressure use at an operation pressure of 2.0 MPa or lower comprising cellulose acetate, characterized in that the filtration rate and the salt rejection rate when an aqueous solution having sodium chloride concentration of 1,500 mg/L is filtered from outer side to inner side of the hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane at 25° C. and 1.5 MPa pressure are 180 to 350 L/m 2 /day and 90.0 to 99.0%, respectively and the outer diameter, the inner diameter and the hollow rate of the hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane are 100 to 280 μm, 50 to 200 μm and 24 to 42%, respectively;
wherein a dense layer in 0.1 to 7 μm thickness exists near the outer surface of the hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane.
2. The hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane according to claim 1 , wherein a pressure resistance (−m value) is 0.02 to 0.08.
3. The hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the hollow fiber type reverse osmosis membrane is 15 to 500 cm.