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Reverse Osmosis Basics & General Information

Osmosis Vs. Reverse Osmosis

Osmosis
Normal Flow from Low to High Concentration

 Reverse Osmosis
 Flow Reversed by application of pressure to high concentration solution

Crossflow vs. Dead-End Filter

Crossflow (Reverse Osmosis)
 Water is separated into permeate and concentrate and contaminants are washed away in the concentrate flow.

 

 Dead-End Filter (Conventional Filtration)
 All water is passed to filtrate and contaminants are held in the filter.

 
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