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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2016
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Shun Shimura, Shiga, JP;
Kenta Iwai, Shiga, JP;
Masayuki Hanakawa, Shiga, JP;
Tamotsu Kitade, Shiga, JP;
Masahiro Kimura, Shiga, JP;
Atsushi Kobayashi, Shiga, JP;
Aya Nishio, Shiga, JP;
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a hollow fiber membrane module that can effectively resolve the accumulation of suspended solids within the membrane module, lower running costs, and also operate stably. The present invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane molecule provided with: a cylindrical case having a first end and a second end in the direction of height; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes accommodated within the cylindrical case; and a first potting part accommodated within the cylindrical case and attaching the plurality of hollow fiber membranes together such that the end parts of the plurality of hollow membrane fibers at a first end side of the cylindrical case are open. The hollow fiber membranes are porous hollow fiber membranes having a breaking strength of 23 MPa, and the hollow membrane module has a membrane area per unit volume of 800-3700 m/m. The filling fraction for the hollow fiber membranes in a cross-section orthogonal to the direction of height of the cylindrical case is 25-38%.