Crossflow membrane filtration/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Crossflow membrane filtration.

A filtration process in which the solid/liquid suspension to be filtered is made to flow rapidly across the surface of the porous filter material so that a portion of the fluid passes through the filter while the solid particles remain suspended in the remaining fluid.