As parents you always want the best for your children, and that includes contaminant, and pharmaceutical free drinking water. Reverse osmosis is a process of filtering water to eliminate 99% of lead, arsenic, sodium, radium and more. This process is safe and extremely effective.
Reverse osmosis starts with a highly concentrated liquid containing dissolved solids being pushed through a semi-permeable membrane to the low concentration side where this water can be collected. The heart of this reverse osmosis system is the semi-permeable membrane which acts as a molecular filter to remove up to 99% of all dissolved solids including contaminants and pharmaceuticals. The semi-permeable membrane allows only water molecules to pass through, while blocking larger molecules. So, as pressure is applied to the concentrated solution, water is forced through the membrane from the concentrated side to the dilute side. The dissolved and particular materials are then left behind.
Water molecules penetrate the thin layer of the membrane and diffuse through it molecule by molecule. Dissolved solids do not diffuse through this layer because the solubility of the salt ions is much less than that of the water. Thus, the water moves through more readily and separation from the other molecules present occurs. The driving force is furnished by both the pressure and the concentration differentials across the membrane. For water, the pressure effect is the most important, and for dissolved mineral ions the concentration difference is most important. Therefore, increases in pressure increase the product water flow without a corresponding decrease in the quality of the product water. This process removes up to 99% of most dissolved mineral salts, virtually all of the particulate matter, and many dissolved organic compounds, leaving you with clean, pure water.
Reverse osmosis starts with a highly concentrated liquid containing dissolved solids being pushed through a semi-permeable membrane to the low concentration side where this water can be collected. The heart of this reverse osmosis system is the semi-permeable membrane which acts as a molecular filter to remove up to 99% of all dissolved solids including contaminants and pharmaceuticals. The semi-permeable membrane allows only water molecules to pass through, while blocking larger molecules. So, as pressure is applied to the concentrated solution, water is forced through the membrane from the concentrated side to the dilute side. The dissolved and particular materials are then left behind.
Water molecules penetrate the thin layer of the membrane and diffuse through it molecule by molecule. Dissolved solids do not diffuse through this layer because the solubility of the salt ions is much less than that of the water. Thus, the water moves through more readily and separation from the other molecules present occurs. The driving force is furnished by both the pressure and the concentration differentials across the membrane. For water, the pressure effect is the most important, and for dissolved mineral ions the concentration difference is most important. Therefore, increases in pressure increase the product water flow without a corresponding decrease in the quality of the product water. This process removes up to 99% of most dissolved mineral salts, virtually all of the particulate matter, and many dissolved organic compounds, leaving you with clean, pure water.
