Reverse Osmosis is a method developed back in the 1950’s, which accomplishes the separation of purified water from sources such as lakes, rivers, wells, and even the sea. This Reverse Osmosis method guarantees the least amount of contaminants to be found in water. But this process cannot be conceived without the use of a reverse osmosis system.

Reverse Osmosis System is composed of a pump that is used to highly pressurize Brackish or Sea water against the surface of a semi-porous membrane forcing the transport of salt-depleting water, suspended colloidal particles, minerals ,ions, and other disassociated species across the membrane leading to the emergence of purified water on the lower-pressured side.

But before reverse osmosis can be applied to the water source, certain pretreatments should be taken into consideration. To avoid plugging up the membranes, the silt (solids) in the water must be lowered or removed. This can be mastered by either keeping them in suspension or removing them completely. Efficient filtration or adding chemicals to the incoming water will assist in keeping the solids suspended. The best bet is to remove the solids completely which achieves the lowest chance of plugging up the membranes.

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