For the past four decades or so the reverse osmosis process has been refined into a very useful method of filtering water. From the discovery of the phenomenon of osmosis by Abbe Noilett in 1748 to the opening of the first commercial reverse osmosis plant in 1965, the process has become an integral part of commercial, industrial and our domestic lives. Its impact to the present day cannot be undermined.

However, reverse osmosis is not without any defects. The whole water filtering process is never perfect especially when we ourselves produce all sorts of new pollutants or water contaminants as by products of human races continuing thirst for technological advancements. Today, we have new techniques of filtering water which makes it more appropriate to review the plusses and minuses of reverse… Continue reading Pluses and Minuses of Reverse Osmosis

A research team from the University of California in Los Angeles has announced preliminary feasibility testing for a new mobile pilot system that would make reverse osmosis significantly cheaper. The system, called M3, would be able to determine whether fresh water could be extracted effectively from any water source. This could help make the process of desalination much easier and practically cheaper especially within developing nations.

Desalination is a widely used process of purifying seawater or even brackish water to produce potable water that is safer for drinking and consumption of people. The process is massively used in about a hundred countries globally, with nations in the Middle East and other desert areas as the heaviest users. It is also becoming popular in other nations where growing population has depleted… Continue reading New Method Developed to Make Reverse Osmosis Cheaper

The US Environmental Protection Agency is admitting that consumers could not help but be exposed to several toxic substances that are naturally found in ground and tap water. It even estimates that an American in every five consumes tap and supplied water that is violating safety standards set by the agency itself as part of the national Clean Water Act. Thus, demand for reverse osmosis, carbon filtration, and other water purification method has always been on the rise.

It should be noted that today, reverse osmosis is one of the most widely used water treatment process used not just in the US but also in 100 more other nations across the globe. It has created in itself a global $8 billion industry, as wealthier nations in the West and in… Continue reading More Information about Water Filtration through Reverse Osmosis