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RO 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.

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RO Salt Rejection Calculator

Calculate membrane salt rejection percentage from feed and permeate TDS concentrations.

Rejection (%) = (1 - (Cp / Cf)) × 100
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RO Salt Passage Calculator

Determine salt passage percentage through RO membranes and verify complementary rejection balance.

Passage (%) = (Cp / Cf) × 100
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RO Permeate TDS Calculator

Project expected permeate total dissolved solids based on feed water salinity and rejection specs.

Cp = Cf × (1 - R / 100)
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RO Mass Balance Calculator

Simplified TDS-based dissolved-solids balance for RO feed, permeate, and concentrate flow and quality checks.

Qf · Cf = Qp · Cp + Qc · Cc

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