REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO)

RO Desalination unit technology is used to remove dissolved impurities from water through the used of a semi-permeable membrane. R O involves the reversal of flow through a membrane from a high salinity or concentrated solution to the high purity or “permeate” stream on the opposite side of the membrane. Pressure is used as the driving force for the separation. The applied pressure (p) must be in excess of the osmotic pressure of the dissolved contaminants to allow flow across the membrane.