Claims
- 1. A hollow fiber membrane bundle which is prepared by collecting a plurality of wavy hollow fiber membranes so as to orient in a same direction with a bulkiness of from 1.45 to 2.00, the bulkiness being defined by S1/S2, where S1 is a cross sectional area of bundle of a given number of hollow fiber membranes and S2 is a cross sectional area of a single hollow fiber membrane multiplied by the given number of hollow fiber membranes,wherein the membrane has an inner diameter of from 0.3 to 1.7 mm, an outer diameter of from 0.5 to 3.1 mm, a membrane thickness of from 0.1 to 0.7 mm, and a flatness of from 0.8 to 1.0, where the flatness is a ratio of an inner minor axis to an inner major axis of the hollow fiber membrane.
- 2. The hollow fiber membrane bundle according to claim 1, wherein the flatness is from 0.9 to 1.0.
- 3. The hollow fiber membrane bundle according to claim 1, wherein the flatness is from 0.95 to 1.0.
- 4. The hollow fiber membrane bundle according to claim 1, wherein the membrane includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-perfluoroalkylvinylether copolymer (EPE), ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), chlorotrifluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer (ECTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polysulfone, polyether sulfone, polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, polyphenylene sulfide, cellulose acetate, ethyl cellulose, polyacrylonitrile, and polyvinyl alcohol.
- 5. The hollow fiber membrane bundle according to claim 1, wherein the membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.001 to 1 μm.
- 6. The hollow fiber membrane bundle according to claim 1, wherein the membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.05 to 1 μm.
- 7. The hollow fiber membrane bundle according to claim 1, wherein the membrane has a porosity of 50 to 90%.
- 8. A method for producing a hollow fiber membrane bundle comprising the steps of:i) extruding membrane production raw liquid in the form of a hollow fiber through a co-axial tube-in-orifice spinning nozzle to obtain a hollow fiber material, ii) cooling and solidifying or coagulating the hollow fiber material to obtain a hollow fiber membrane, and iii) collecting a plurality of the hollow fiber membranes so as to orient in the same direction; wherein the hollow fiber material is contacted by pulsation flow before or during the cooling and solidifying or coagulating step.
- 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the membranes have a bulkiness of from 1.45 to 2.00, the bulkiness being defined by S1/S2, where S1 is a cross sectional area of bundle of a given number of hollow fiber membranes and S2 is a cross sectional area of a single hollow fiber membrane multiplied by the given number of hollow fiber membranes, and the membrane has an inner diameter of from 0.3 to 1.7 mm, an outer diameter of from 0.5 to 3.1 mm, a membrane thickness of from 0.1 to 0.7 mm, and a flatness of from 0.8 to 1.0, where the flatness is a ratio of an inner minor axis to an inner major axis of the hollow fiber membrane.
- 10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the membrane includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-perfluoroalkylvinylether copolymer (EPE), ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), chlorotrifluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer (ECTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polysulfone, polyether sulfone, polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, polyphenylene sulfide, cellulose acetate, ethyl cellulose, polyacrylonitrile, and polyvinyl alcohol.
- 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.001 to 1 μm.
- 12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.05 to 1 μm.
- 13. A hollow fiber membrane module, wherein a plurality of wavy hollow fiber membranes each having an inner diameter of 0.3 to 1.7 mm, an outer diameter of 0.5 to 3.1 mm, a membrane thickness of 0.1 to 0.7 mm and a flatness of 0.8 to 1.0, where the flatness is a ratio of an inner minor axis to an inner major axis of the hollow fiber membrane, is collected so as to orient in a same direction with a bulkiness of from 1.45 to 2.00, the bulkiness being defined by S1/S2, where S1 is a cross sectional area of a bundle of a given number of hollow fiber membranes and S2 is a cross sectional area of a single hollow fiber membrane multiplied by the given number of hollow fiber membranes, and mounted with a packing ratio of from 35 to 55%.
- 14. The hollow fiber membrane module according to claim 13, wherein the membrane includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-perfluoroalkylvinylether copolymer (EPE), ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), chlorotrifluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer (ECTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polysulfone, polyether sulfone, polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, polyphenylene sulfide, cellulose acetate, ethyl cellulose, polyacrylonitrile, and polyvinyl alcohol.
- 15. The hollow fiber membrane module according to claim 13, wherein the membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.001 to 1 μm.
- 16. The hollow fiber membrane module according to claim 13, wherein the membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.05 to 1 μm.
- 17. The hollow fiber membrane module according to claim 13, wherein the membrane has a porosity of 50 to 90%.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/496,590, filed on Feb. 2, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,322,703 the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120; and this application claims priority of Application No. 11-112577 and 11- 223552 filed in Japan on Apr. 20, 1999 and Aug. 6, 1999, respectively under 35 U.S.C. §119.
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