Question: A membrane dialyzer ( artificial kidney ) is used to remove urea from the blood. The bulk concentration in the urea in the blood is

A membrane dialyzer (artificial kidney) is used to remove urea from the blood. The bulk concentration in the urea in the blood is 210-4gcm3. The bulk concentration of urea in the aqueous phase downstream from the membrane can be taken as zero. The mass transfer coefficients in the blood and aqueous phase are k1=1.110-5ms and k2=4.510-5ms respectively. The membrane thickness is 110-5m and its permeability to urea is 2.510-10m2s.
a.) What is the flux of urea in gcm2s?
b.) What is the concentration of urea in the blood at the membrane surface in gcm3?
c.) What is the concentration of urea in the aqueous phase at the membrane interface in gcm3?
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