The use of reverse osmosis (RO) in process water treatment applications considers the process itself, the use of reverse osmosis membranes, and factors affecting water quality and plant performance.
Reverse osmosis is a process that the industry uses to clean water, whether for industrial process applications or to convert brackish water, clean up wastewater, or recover salts from industrial processes.
Reverse osmosis will not remove all contaminants from water, as dissolved gases such as dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide are not removed. However, reverse osmosis can be very effective at removing other substances such as trihalomethanes (THMs), some pesticides, solvents, and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).