Reverse Osmosis System

Pure Water for Many Applications

How does a reverse osmosis system work?

Reverse osmosis systems invert the principle of osmosis. High pressure is applied to the feed side of the reverse osmosis membrane (Fig.1). The pressure forces water through the semi-permeable RO membrane, this water becomes the permeate flow and is returned for process use. Particles and dissolved salts are unable to pass through the membrane and instead flow past into what becomes the concentrate flow to drain.

Industrial applications for a reverse osmosis system

For industrial applications reverse osmosis systems must meet high standards. Nowadays it is not enough to achieve just a certain permeate quality while operating a reverse osmosis system, it is also necessary to get a good recovery rate combined with a low energy consumption.

Kurion ensures the correct pre-treatment and most suitable reverse osmosis membrane is used for each application. Based on your water analysis and our broad experience we are able to select from a wide range of reverse osmosis membrane to find the best membrane for your application and offer you the best possible pre treatment, for example multimedia filters or a softener. To demonstrate our reverse osmosis system on site we can provide you with one of our several pilot units. Our reverse osmosis system  pilot units range from 100 l/h – 400 l/h.

In addition to relatively simple applications like the filtration of tap water with reverse osmosis, Kurion also have the technology for special applications like recovery of chemicals from an electroplating bath, recycling of water from rinses or treatment of waste water for in-house reuse.

Typical applications for reverse osmosis system:

Fig.1 Reverse osmosis membrane

Fig.2 Reverse osmosis system 400 l/hr

Fig.3 Reverse osmosis system 2m³/hr

Fig.4 Reverse osmosis system 200 l/hr

This page was last reviewed 27/01/09