The process of reverse osmosis first takes place by reversing a natural process called "Osmosis". Osmosis is a natural process that moves salt through a partially porous membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration with the goal of achieving an equilibrium of solute concentration on both sides of the membrane. Reverse osmosis defeats osmosis by employing a higher pressure pump that applies excessive pressure to the highly concentrated side of the membrane, pushing only water molecules through the partially porous membrane, while denying passage to salts, organics, and other impurities. Purified water is collected at the lower end of the membrane, while salts and the other impurities are thrown into a brine stream then into a drain.
Country: Ghana
System/Product: Commercial Reverse Osmosis
Flow Rate: 12,000 GPD; 1,500 PPM
Component & Brands:
- RO system (RO-200 series)
- Media filters
- Activated carbon filters
- Antiscalant chemical dosing system
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Brackish water can be discovered in areas such as estuaries and river openings. Brackish water falls in the middle between fresh water and seawater. It isn’t as clean as fresh water, yet it isn’t as salty as seawater. Since brackish water is moderately salty, it isn’t encouraged for consumption. To produce purified water from brackish water, a reverse osmosis system relies on a process called “reverse osmosis” for assistance.
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A commercial RO unit was supplied to a major company in Ghana to lower chlorine, TDS, and odor from well water. The unit included multimedia and activated carbon filters to remove particulates, odor, color and taste, and an antiscalant chemical dosing system to protect the membranes within the system from fouling. The unit was designed to produce 12,000 GPD at a feed water TDS of a maximum 1,500 ppm, it was selected from our RO-200 series and came complete with a microprocessor control panel. Since the initial startup, the company has been receiving quality water and experienced minimal troubleshooting with the equipment. A commercial RO unit is designed and manufactured to take out such things as salts, organics, and other impurities from wells, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. To gain clean, potable water, the system uses a well-known process called "Reverse Osmosis".
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- Minimal civil work and construction
- Small footprint
- Plug and play installation
- High-quality components (Grundfos pumps, DOW Filmtec membranes, Codeline vessels, Pure Aqua microprocessor control panel)
- High recovery design
- High rejection membranes
- Low energy and chemical consumption
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This system is fantastic
This system is a workhorse. It's been producing fresh water from sea water feed and provides safe a great tasting drinking water here in our community.