Technology • Treatment process

Emerging Technologies

Research-stage separations with no EngiMetric engine.

Membrane and phase-change separations under development. Listed so an engineer can orient the landscape. These pages carry no performance figures from EngiMetric, because none are modelled.

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This calculator provides preliminary engineering estimates for informational and planning purposes. Actual reverse osmosis / engineering system performance depends on site conditions, feed-water chemistry, membrane characteristics, operating pressure, temperature, recovery limits, fouling/scaling potential, and system design. Verify results using project-specific data, manufacturer projections, and applicable engineering standards before final design or operation.

4 technologies in this category · 0 with an EngiMetric quantitative model

Forward Osmosis FO

Osmotically driven separation using a draw solution, attractive at low salinity. Research-stage; EngiMetric models none of it.

Research
Not quantitatively modeled
research

Membrane Distillation MD

Vapour transport through a hydrophobic membrane, driven by a vapour pressure difference. Research-stage; not modeled.

Research
Not quantitatively modeled
research

Capacitive Deionization CDI

Electrodeionisation by adsorption in an electric field, effective at very low salinity. Research/early-commercial; not modeled.

Research
Not quantitatively modeled
developing

Electrodialysis ED

Electric-field separation of ions through ion-exchange membranes. Relevant to salt production from brine; not modeled.

Information only
Not quantitatively modeled
established

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Calculators for this area

RO Salt Rejection CalculatorCalculate membrane salt rejection percentage from feed and permeate TDS concentrations.
RO Salt Passage CalculatorDetermine salt passage percentage through RO membranes and verify complementary rejection balance.
RO Permeate TDS CalculatorProject expected permeate total dissolved solids based on feed water salinity and rejection specs.
RO Osmotic Pressure CalculatorEstimate RO feed osmotic pressure using a simplified van’t Hoff model from TDS, temperature, and solute properties.
RO Design StudioBuild a preliminary RO system design with feed inputs, staging, custom membrane data, sequential element estimates, balances, and warnings.
RO Operating Cost (OPEX) & SEC CalculatorEstimate RO operating expenditure: pumping energy (specific energy consumption), chemical cleaning, antiscalant, and membrane replacement.

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EngiMetric describes these technologies and states their maturity, but does not size them. Sizing figures for this area come from a process vendor or a specialist calculation — the platform will not produce them.