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Categories: Filters, Separation processes, Industrial water treatment, Membrane technology, Water technology

reverse osmosis Desalination membrane Osmotic pressure agent reverse-osmosis reverse-osmosis membrane

(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure WordNet 3.0

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Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate water molecules from other substances. Wikipedia

A membrane-technology filtration method Wikipedia Disambiguation

water purification process Wikidata

A technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure, used to generate drinkable water from sea water, or to separate chemical compounds. OmegaWiki

A technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds. Wiktionary

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