Title: counter-current flow
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - counter-current flow
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.CT06864
Status: current

Definition
Flow through a membrane module in which the fluids on the upstream and downstream sides of the membrane move parallel to the membrane surface but in opposite directions.

Related Term
- membrane: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/MT06878

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 1479. 'Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1481 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668071479)

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Citation: Citation: 'counter-current flow' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.CT06864
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