Part 1: Limits of Energy Savings in Seawater RO

Date Published 2013 | UPW journal archive

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Recent years have propelled the development of seawater Reverse Osmosis (RO) (SWRO) processes to reduce energy consumption, a leading contributor to operational costs of SWRO. This article reviews the energy consumption of state-of-the-art SWRO membranes and processes at present and examines the cost of improving membranes, assessing how beneficial this will be.

Organizations: Hydranautics
Authors: Craig R. Bartels,
Tags: MembranesReverse Osmosis (RO)DesalinationEconomics

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