How does Reverse Osmosis work?
Osmosis is the natural process by which a solvent (like water) moves across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high to low concentration. RO water treatment reverses this process so the solvent flows in the opposite direction, resulting in highly purified water. In RO systems, a pump creates pressure which forces the feed water through the semi-permeable membrane against its natural flow. The water molecules pass into a purified water tank, while contaminants are held back and discharged through a reject stream. The reject stream can be either safely disposed of or recycled in other processes.
What is RO water used for?
RO water can be used in a variety of industries such as pharmaceutical, healthcare, food & beverage and seawater desalinisation. Applications include decontamination, renal dialysis, wastewater recovery and process water production.
What are the benefits of RO water treatment systems?
RO water offers many advantages over other purification processes. These include: 1. Lower operating costs and better energy efficiency due to ambient temperatures 2. Improved safety as no hazardous chemicals to transport, store and handle 3. Compact footprint 4. No regeneration downtime as system continuously in operation 5. Treatment of any type of feed water 6. Integration with other water treatment systems 7. Simple to operate and maintain (e.g. integrated PLC control system, self-cleaning)
5 Surprising Benefits of Reverse Osmosis Systems
Our reverse osmosis systems rely on four to five stages of filtration. This filtration includes progressively finer membranes that remove contaminants from your water. These contaminants include: Sodium, sulfate, calcium, mercury, lead, arsenic, fluoride and chloride Reverse osmosis can remove as much as 98% of these contaminants from your drinking water. This is much more effective than using a charcoal filter alone, which is incapable of removing certain contaminants.
#1. RO is Highly Effective at Removing Contaminants
Given how powerful and effective reverse osmosis systems are, you might be surprised to learn that they actually don’t use electricity. This stands in stark contrast to something like distillation, which requires heat and therefore electricity.
#2. RO is Energy Efficient, Too
Another downside of distillation is that it requires considerable input from the consumer. You’ll always be conscious of the process since you need to refill the tank in order to keep up with your water needs.
#3. RO Provides Clean Water On Demand
Nonetheless, reverse osmosis does remove many of the minerals that produce hard water. Hard water, in turn, causes lime scale build up and other issues.
#4. RO Also Removes Minerals
Another example of the key reverse osmosis system benefits is their ability to reduce your production costs drastically. Depending on how much water you use, these savings can range from hundreds of dollars to thousands per year.
#5. RO Will Save You Money
Another downside of distillation is that it requires considerable input from the consumer. You’ll always be conscious of the process since you need to refill the tank in order to keep up with your water needs.
#6. RO Provides Clean Water On Demand