Human plasma ultrafiltrate purification by membrane distillation: process optimisation and evaluation of its possible application on-line

Membrane distillation may represent an innovative tool to ameliorate treatment of uraemia by allowing the purification of the blood ultrafiltrate and the re-injection of the purified water to the patients. The optimisation of the overall process in terms of energetic requirements, membrane area, and operating conditions has been made in order to propose a clinical application of the technique.