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Understanding Reverse Osmosis (RO)
The versatile application of reverse osmosis (RO) technology extends across various sectors, including bottled water production, seawater desalination, and even space exploration.
Meeting your water filtration needs is iSpring’s range of RO products, catering to specific requirements. This lineup includes our conventional under-the-sink models, tankless under-the-sink models, countertop models, and light commercial models.
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While a relatively straightforward process, reverse osmosis (RO) stands as one of the most potent methods for ensuring a supply of contaminant-free drinking water.
During the reverse osmosis process, elevated water pressure propels water through a semi-permeable membrane, allowing H2O and lower-molecular-weight substances to pass while eliminating impurities with higher molecular weights.
Ensuring Reliable Drinking Water with RO Systems
While purging water of impurities is a common goal for all water purification systems, RO systems excel in this regard across a wide spectrum of contaminants. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), RO systems are highly efficient in removing protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and common chemical contaminants such as sodium, chloride, copper, chromium, and lead. They also manage to reduce levels of arsenic, fluoride, radium, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrate, and phosphorous.
With impurity removal rates reaching up to 99%, RO systems distinguish themselves from the rest.
Reverse osmosis, acknowledged as a supremely effective water purification technology, finds extensive use in industries, daily life, and even space. It tackles diverse challenges, from desalinating seawater and producing a significant portion of Earth’s bottled water to serving as a crucial process both on our planet and in the cosmos.
However, with this impressive technology comes some water wastage. Throughout the RO process, purified water emerges from the faucet, offering you pure drinking water, while the discarded brine, containing impurities, is considered rejected water. The pure-to-waste ratio can often be adjusted, typically at 2:1 or even 3:1, and the reclaimed wastewater can be recycled to further minimize the overall volume of generated wastewater, making it nearly negligible.
Although formidable on their own, RO filters often collaborate with carbon block filters to capture chemicals and contaminants, as well as alkaline filters to restore healthy minerals and taste to your water.