| Abstract
| - We carry out a detailed experimental and theoretical study of the influence of temperature on nanofiltration performanceusing the Desal5DK membrane. Experimental results for the permeate volume flux density and rejection of four neutralsolutes (glycerin, arabinose, glucose, and sucrose) are presented for temperatures between 22 and 50 °C. Soluterejection is modeled using a hindered transport theory that allows us to unveil the crucial role played by changes inthe membrane structural parameters (effective pore radius and membrane thickness) due to changes in temperature.
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