A spiral reverse osmosis membrane element that improves impregnation
property of a sealing resin at edges of a membrane leaf and can
effectively prevent micro-leaks, by using, for example, a porous support
having a structure capable of sufficiently impregnating therein a sealing
resin, a method for manufacturing the same, and a use method of the same
are disclosed. The spiral reverse osmosis membrane element comprises a
cylindrically wound body comprising a perforated core tube and, spirally
wound therearound, a separation membrane, a feed-side passage material
and a permeation-side passage material in a laminated state, and a
sealing portion for preventing a feed-side liquid and a permeation-side
liquid from being mixed together, wherein the separation membrane facing
through the permeation-side passage material has a structure that a
porous support and a skin layer are successively laminated on a non-woven
fabric layer, and the sealing portion sealed with a sealing resin is
provided at the edges of the separation membrane, wherein the separation
membrane is impregnated with the sealing resin at least up to the
vicinity of the skin layer through the porous support.