PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Reverse Osmosis
REVERSE OSMOSIS is a process which overcomes many of the shortcomings of distillation
and deionization.
Reverse osmosis can be explained better after understanding the
natural process of osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semipermeable
membrane from the less concentrated (purer) side to the more concentrated (saltier)
side. This movement continues until the concentrations reach equilibrium or the
pressure on the more concentrated side becomes high enough to stop the flow. Osmosis
is the natural process by which water is drawn into a plant’s root, or moved from
one cell to another in our bodies.
Reverse Osmosis typically removes 90-99% of most contaminants
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Containment
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Removal Efficiency |
Suspended solids |
100% |
Bacteria
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99.5% |
Viruses
|
99.5% |
Pyrogens
|
99.5%
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Organics
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97-99.5%
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Monovalent inorganics |
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Divalent inorganics |
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Trivalent inorganics |
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