Another form of desalination is reverse osmosis (RO) in which the salt is filtered out by means of special membranes and potable water is produced immediately. The major advantage of RO is its extremely low power requirements.
Reverse osmosis is a well-tried and tested technology for the production of desalinated water for use as both drinking and industrial process water. WABAG supplies RO plants in differing sizes for various types of raw water such as sea and brackish water and industrial effluent. Major attention is paid to economic factors such as chemical consumption, energy recovery, membrane durability and process automation. The result is optimum quality drinking, or process water at minimum cost. On the basis of our experience with plants of varying sizes, we offer economically advantageous and technically prove solutions for every application.
As a system supplier, we provide the required in- and outflow structures and place a special emphasis on efficient pre-treatment. In this connection, apart from conventional filtration technologies, highly effective micro- and ultrafiltration systems are employed.