Water desalination processes separate dissolved salts and other minerals from water. Feed water sources may include brackish, seawater, wells, surface (rivers and streams), wastewater, and industrial feed and process waters. Seawater desalination has the potential to reliably produce enough potable water to support large populations located near the coast.

Membrane separation requires driving forces including pressure, electric potential, and concentration to overcome natural osmotic pressures and effectively force water through membrane processes. 

Reverse osmosis (RO) and Nanofiltration (NF) are the leading pressure driven membrane processes. Membrane configurations include spiral wound and hollow fibre, with spiral being the most widely used. Contemporary membranes are primarily polymeric materials with operating pressures for RO and NF in the range of 3.4 to 68Bar.

Membracon’s product offerings cover a large range of systems and individual component equipment for many desalination process applications.