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Reverse Osmosis
A pressure-driven membrane separation process in which feed water is forced through a semi-permeable membrane, rejecting dissolved salts and producing a low-salinity permeate stream. The basis of modern seawater and brackish water desalination.
Explore topicRO System Recovery
The fraction of the RO feed flow that is recovered as permeate. Recovery is the primary control on concentrate flow, applied membrane concentration, and scaling risk, and is bounded by feed chemistry and membrane configuration.
Explore topicRO Salt Rejection
The percentage of dissolved solids retained by the RO membrane, computed from feed and permeate concentrations. Salt passage is its complement, and both are standard membrane performance metrics published per element.
Explore topicRO Membrane Selection
Choosing membrane and element families by feed salinity, target permeate quality, operating pressure window, and cleaning compatibility. Selection is driven by manufacturer projection data rather than single nominal ratings.
Explore topicOsmotic Pressure and Net Driving Pressure
The minimum pressure that must be exceeded on the feed side to overcome the osmotic pressure of the solution. Feed osmotic pressure determines the practical operating pressure floor of an RO train.
Explore topicHigh-Pressure Pumps in RO Systems
Pumps that pressurize RO feed water from the osmotic pressure floor up to the operating pressure required by the membrane train. Hydraulic power, efficiency, and energy recovery integration define system energy demand.
Explore topicEmbodied Carbon in Construction
The greenhouse-gas impact of producing and delivering construction materials (and, in wider boundaries, their whole life cycle). Embodied carbon is quantified by multiplying material quantities by emission factors and is a key lever when comparing design options.
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