Diferrence Between Ro, UV, UF
Diferrence Between Ro, UV, UF
Diferrence Between Ro, UV, UF
filteration technology:
What is filtration?
Filtration is a process of removing particulate matter from water by forcing the water through a
porous media. This porous media can be natural, in the case of sand, gravel and clay, or it can
be a membrane wall made of various materials. Sometimes, large particles are settled before
filtration; this is called sedimentation. For information on sedimentation and filtration, in general,
see the Conventional Water Treatment: Coagulation and FiltrationU fact sheet.
The size of materials that can be removed during filtration depends upon the size of the pores of
the filter. The chart below summarizes the various separation processes relative to common
materials that would be filtered out through each process. Particle filtration refers to
conventional media filtration, while the other types are membrane filtrations.
The chart below summarizes the types of particles that are removed from the water with each
type of membrane filter. The green arrow indicates that the particle is small enough to pass
through the filter, whereas the deflected orange arrow indicates that the filter blocks the particle
from passing through the filter.
What is ultrafiltration?
An ultrafiltration filter has a pore size around 0.01 micron. A microfiltration filter has a pore size
around 0.1 micron, so when water undergoes microfiltration, many microorganisms are
removed,
but viruses remain in the water. Ultrafiltration would remove these larger particles, and may
remove some viruses. Neither microfiltration nor ultrafiltration can remove dissolved substances
unless they are first adsorbed (with activated carbon) or coagulated (with alum or iron salts).
What is nanofiltration?
A nanofiltration filter has a pore size around 0.001 micron. Nanofiltration removes most organic
molecules, nearly all viruses, most of the natural organic matter and a range of salts.
Nanofiltration removes divalent ions, which make water hard, so nanofiltration is often used to
soften hard water.
salt and lead, it also removes some healthy minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. This is
why water that is treated by reverse osmosis benefits by going through a magnesium and
calcium mineral bed. This adds calcium and magnesium to the water, while also increasing the
pH and decreasing the corrosive potential of the water. Corrosive water may leach lead and
copper from distribution systems and household water pipes.
Summary of the comparison between RO, UV, UF and Nano water filteration technology:
RO Water Purifier
UV Water Purifier
UF Water Purifier
No need of electricity