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    Reverse Osmosis: Louis Lim Mervyn Wong Tham Jia Ching Alric Wong

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    Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that uses a semipermeable membrane to remove ions, molecules, and larger particles from drinking water. Pressure is applied to reverse the natural flow of osmosis and allow pure solvent like water to pass through the membrane while retaining dissolved solutes. Reverse osmosis systems are commonly used for household water purification and include sediment filters, activated carbon filters, and a thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane to remove bacteria, chemicals, and other contaminants. Portable reverse osmosis systems also allow individuals to purify water in locations far from municipal water sources.

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    Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that uses a semipermeable membrane to remove ions, molecules, and larger particles from drinking water. Pressure is applied to reverse the natural flow of osmosis and allow pure solvent like water to pass through the membrane while retaining dissolved solutes. Reverse osmosis systems are commonly used for household water purification and include sediment filters, activated carbon filters, and a thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane to remove bacteria, chemicals, and other contaminants. Portable reverse osmosis systems also allow individuals to purify water in locations far from municipal water sources.

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    Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that uses a semipermeable membrane to remove ions, molecules, and larger particles from drinking water. Pressure is applied to reverse the natural flow of osmosis and allow pure solvent like water to pass through the membrane while retaining dissolved solutes. Reverse osmosis systems are commonly used for household water purification and include sediment filters, activated carbon filters, and a thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane to remove bacteria, chemicals, and other contaminants. Portable reverse osmosis systems also allow individuals to purify water in locations far from municipal water sources.

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    Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that uses a semipermeable membrane to remove ions, molecules, and larger particles from drinking water. Pressure is applied to reverse the natural flow of osmosis and allow pure solvent like water to pass through the membrane while retaining dissolved solutes. Reverse osmosis systems are commonly used for household water purification and include sediment filters, activated carbon filters, and a thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane to remove bacteria, chemicals, and other contaminants. Portable reverse osmosis systems also allow individuals to purify water in locations far from municipal water sources.

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    Reverse Osmosis

    Louis Lim
    Mervyn Wong
    Tham Jia Ching
    Alric Wong
    How a country without water can provide
    water supply
    • Collecting water from the sea(Reverse
    Osmosis)
    Reverse osmosis (RO) is a 
    water purification technology that uses
    a semipermeable membrane to remove 
    ions, moleculesand larger particles from
    drinking water. In reverse osmosis, an
    applied pressure is used to overcome 
    osmotic pressure, a colligative property,
    that is driven by chemical potential
     differences of the solvent, a 
    thermodynamic parameter. 
     Reverse osmosis can remove many types of
    dissolved and suspended species from water,
    including bacteria, and is used in both industrial
    processes and the production of potable water.
    The result is that the solute is retained on the
    pressurized side of the membrane and the pure 
    solvent is allowed to pass to the other side. To
    be "selective", this membrane should not allow
    large molecules or ions through the pores
     (holes), but should allow smaller components
    of the solution (such as solvent molecules) to
    pass freely.[1]
    In the normal osmosis process, the solvent
    naturally moves from an area of low solute
    concentration (high water potential), through a
    membrane, to an area of high solute
    concentration (low water potential). The driving
    force for the movement of the solvent is the
    reduction in the free energy of the system when
    the difference in solvent concentration on either
    side of a membrane is reduced, generating
    osmotic pressure due to the solvent moving into
    the more concentrated solution. Applying an
    external pressure to reverse the natural flow of
    pure solvent, thus, is reverse osmosis.
    Singapore
    Around the world, household drinking water 
    purification systems, including a reverse osmosis step,
    are commonly used for improving water for drinking
    and cooking
    •Such systems typically include a number of steps:
    •a sediment filter to trap particles, including rust and calcium carbonate
    •optionally, a second sediment filter with smaller pores
    •an activated carbon filter to trap organic chemicals and chlorine, which
    will attack and degrade thin film composite membrane reverse osmosis
    membranes
    •a reverse osmosis filter, which is a thin film composite membrane
    •optionally, a second carbon filter to capture those chemicals not
    removed by the reverse osmosis membrane
    •optionally an ultraviolet lamp for sterilizing any microbes that may
    escape filtering by the reverse osmosis membrane
    Portable reverse osmosis water processors are sold for
    personal water purification in various locations. To work
    effectively, the water feeding to these units should be
    under some pressure (280 kPa (40 psi) or greater is the
    norm).[8] Portable reverse osmosis water processors can
    be used by people who live in rural areas without clean
    water, far away from the city's water pipes. Rural
    people filter river or ocean water themselves, as the
    device is easy to use (saline water may need special
    membranes). Some travelers on long boating, fishing,
    or island camping trips, or in countries where the local
    water supply is polluted or substandard, use reverse
    osmosis water processors coupled with one or more
    ultraviolet sterilizers.
    • We can collect runoff rain water and store it
    in a below-grade storage area by collecting the
    water on the ground. Take note of where
    the rain water falls off of your roof and mark it
    with landscaping markers.
    • Every year, our home collects over 15,000
    gallons of rainwater and continually stores
    over 5,000 gallons of water to grow food.
    Besides being free, rainwater is also the best
    water for growing plants. We have even
    learned the secret to harvest and store dew
    and frost water, literally water from thin air!
    Below you will find an instructional video and
    more detailed info on how we do it.

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