Lalita Projects Private Limited is one of the leading manufacturers, suppliers, traders and distributors of reverse osmosis plant. They make sure to use the best quality components in their plants so that they can operate fully and remain damage free for a long time. These plants are responsible for removing pollutants from water by forcing it to pass through using reverse osmosis technology. Several factors influence the performance of reverse osmosis plants.
In this blog, we will discuss the factors that need to be considered while evaluating how these plants work.
What affects the performance of osmosis plants?
Here are the factors that you must take into consideration which might change the flow and filtering capability of the RO plants.
- Temperature
The flow of these water treatment plants greatly depends on the temperature. The higher the temperature, the easier it is for the water to flow through the RO membrane. Temperature also affects the amount of salt passage through the semi-permeable membrane.
- Pressure
Whenever the pressure of the feed water increases, the dissolved contents in the water also decrease while the permeate flux increases.
- Salt concentration
Osmotic pressure determines the amount of salt concentration in the feedwater. As the salt concentration of the water increases, the osmotic pressure also increases. High salt concentration also results in lower membrane water flux.
- pH level
The pH level of the various types of RO plants varies. The rejection of salt by the membrane depends upon the pH level. Thin-film composite membranes are usually stable over a broader pH range which allows faster and more effective cleaning procedures.
- Recovery
Recovery means the relation between the feed water flow and permeates flow. When recovery increases, the permeate flux decreases and becomes stagnant. Thus when recovery increases, the salt retention capability also increases.
Conclusion
All these factors above play an important role in determining the performance of these plants. Hence it is necessary to know about these factors and make sure its performance remains unaffected.