Desalination or desalting of water consists of a water treatment process by which sea or brackish water is converted into potable water for supplying communities that have the most difficulty accessing freshwater.
There are different methods for minimizing salinity levels in water, but Reverse Osmosis is the most extensive and advanced desalination system in the world, used in over 60% of facilities worldwide.
Around two-thirds of the surface of the planet is covered with water, but only 2.5% of this water is freshwater and just 0.3% is fit for human consumption.
This is the most extensive and advanced desalination system in the world, used in over 60% of facilities worldwide.
The reverse osmosis process consists of applying pressure to a salt water solution and forcing it through a semi-permeable membrane whose function is to allow the passage of the solvent (water) but not the solute (dissolved salts). The solvent (water) passes through the membrane, from the side where the salt concentration is highest, toward the side where the salt concentration is lower. The result is that the concentrated solution part is minimized in favor of the fresh water, which increases in quantity.
This water treatment process can be performed thanks to the external application of energy in the form of pressure, which overcomes the natural osmotic pressure of the solution.
We are world leaders in reverse osmosis desalination, the most sustainable, advanced and widely used desalination technique, capable of improving water quality and reducing the impact on the environment.