Feedstock solution flow concentration system
AssigneeAsahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsDaisuke Hotta, Mitsuru Fujita, Masato Mikawa
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Abstract
A feedstock solution flow concentration system, which has a first step for counterflowing or parallel flowing a feedstock solution flow a containing a solute and a solvent b, and a draw solution flow d via a forward osmosis membrane o and transferring the solvent b in the feedstock solution flow a to the draw solution flow d to obtain a concentrated feedstock solution flow c, which is the feedstock solution flow which has been concentrated, and a diluted draw solution flow e, which is the draw solution flow which has been diluted.
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A feedstock solution flow concentration method, comprising a first step for counterflowing or parallel flowing a feedstock solution flow containing at least a solute and a solvent and a draw solution flow via a forward osmosis membrane and transferring the solvent in the feedstock solution flow to the draw solution flow to obtain a concentrated feedstock solution flow, which is the feedstock solution flow which has been concentrated, and a diluted draw solution flow, which is the draw solution flow which has been diluted, wherein
- the feedstock solution is a pharmaceutical composition, and the number average molecular weight of the solute contained in the feedstock solution is 100 or more,
- the draw solution flow contains a draw substance and a solvent,
- the solvents of the feedstock solution flow and the draw solution flow both contain water,
- the feedstock solution flow and the draw solution flow each further contains a common solute,
- the common solute is a solute which is common between the feedstock solution flow and the draw solution flow,
- the concentration of the common solute in the draw solution flow is 1% to less than 100% of the concentration of the common solute in the feedstock solution flow, and
- the draw solution flow is prepared by dissolving or dispersing the common solute and the draw substance in the solvent of the draw solution flow before the first step.
A feedstock solution flow concentration method, comprising a first step for counterflowing or parallel flowing a feedstock solution flow containing at least a solute and a solvent and a draw solution flow via a forward osmosis membrane
- and transferring the solvent in the feedstock solution flow to the draw solution flow to obtain a concentrated feedstock solution flow, which is the feedstock solution flow which has been concentrated, and a diluted draw solution flow, which is the draw solution flow which has been diluted, wherein
- the feedstock solution is a pharmaceutical composition, and the number average molecular weight of the solute contained in the feedstock solution is 100 or more,
- the draw solution flow contains a draw substance, a common solute, and a solvent,
- the solvents of the feedstock solution flow and the draw solution flow both contain water,
- the feedstock solution flow and the draw solution flow each further contains a common solute,
- the common solute is a solute which is common between the feedstock solution flow and the draw solution flow,
- the concentration of the common solute in the draw solution flow is 1% to less than 100% of the concentration of the common solute in the feedstock solution flow, and
- the concentration of the common solute in the feedstock solution flow is 5 mass % or more.
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