IWA Publishing Efficient Desalination by Reverse Osmosis: A Best Practice Guide to RO: A guide to RO practice

Efficient Desalination by Reverse Osmosis provides a complete guide to best practice from pre-treatment through to project delivery. It is written for utility managers & professionals. Contents The process of RO (how it operates, need for pre-treatment, general fouling considerations, appropriate use; Pre-treatment Technologies for Reverse Osmosis - (groundwater, wastewater, seawater, industrial water); Reverse Osmosis - Process, Design and Applications (design flux, RO process design recirculation, stages, split permeates, eg. groundwaters, seawater, wastewater, industrial); Fouling issues in Reverse Osmosis scale, biofouling, organic fouling, disposal; The energy efficiency of Reverse Osmosis (energy recovery systems (high and low pressure), seawater, other waters, role of renewable energy); Reverse Osmosis beneficiation - (Improving RO by the addition of Membrane distillation, pervaporation and forward osmosis); Reverse Osmosis by-products Brine management a value added product, higher water recovery (MD, seeded precipitation etc) Impacts of Reverse Osmosis on the Marine Environment (marine waters, wastewaters); Reverse Osmosis Economics and Financing Project delivery; The future of Reverse Osmosis (small scale systems, process control (scaling control), large scale designs eg. seaHero, reduced chemical use.