This invention provides an inexpensive hollow-fiber membrane module that
can prevent diaphragms from peeling or coming off from the cylindrical
casing. The invention includes a hollow-fiber membrane module, comprising
a cylindrical casing having an inlet port for the treating liquid at one
end and an outlet port for the treating liquid at the other end, a
hollow-fiber membrane bundle contained in the cylindrical casing, potting
layers for fixing the hollow-fiber membrane bundle to the inner wall of
the cylindrical casing at both the ends of the hollow-fiber membrane
bundle, a header having an outlet port for the liquid undergoing
treatment provided at one end of the cylindrical casing, and a header
having an inlet port for the liquid undergoing treatment provided at the
other end of the cylindrical casing, wherein baffle cylinders having
slits extending in the direction at an angle to the axis of the
cylindrical casing are fitted in the potting layers.