Properties 50 mgL-1 150 mgL-1 250 mgL-1
ΔP (kPa) ΔP (kPa) ΔP (kPa)
207 276 345 414 207 276 345 414 207 276 345 414
Permeate conc. (mgL-1) 3.93 3.56 3.24 2.90 12.5 10.1 8.9 7.5 21.2 17.16 14.8 12.45
Observed rejection (%) 92.1 92.8 93.5 94.20 91.55 93.33 94.25 95 91.38 93.18 94.48 95.23
pH 7.34 7.31 7.24 7.21 7.15 7.18 7.2 7.25 7.12 7.25 7.28 7.28
Ionic conductivity (Sm-1)×10-2 1.15 1.07 1.03 1.03 1.25 1.20 1.14 1.07 1.28 1.23 1.20 1.18
TDS (mgL-1) × 10-3 6.67 6.22 6.01 5.97 7.25 6.96 6.61 6.21 7.42 7.13 6.96 6.84
COD (mgL-1) 24.02 24.02 24.02 24.02 25 25 25 25 28 28 28 28
Table 4: Physiochemical properties of permeates at steady state during batch cell filtration.