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in membrane processes
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Side of a membrane into which penetrants enter from the feed stream.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 1479. 'Terminology for membranes and membrane processes (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 1485 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668071479)