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What are the driving forces in membrane separation?

(a) Osmotic pressure

(b) Electrical field

(c) Partial pressure

(d) Osmotic pressure, electrical field and partial pressure

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The origin of the question is Membrane Separation in section Contact Equilibrium Separation Process of Food Processing Unit Operations

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Right choice is (d) Osmotic pressure, electrical field and partial pressure

The best explanation: The driving forces in membrane separation are transmembrane (hydrostatic) pressure (TMP), concentration or electrochemical gradient, osmotic pressure electrical field and partial pressure.

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