Reverse osmosis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text=== Improving Current Membranes === Current RO membranes, thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes, are being studied to find ways of improving their permeability. Through new imaging methods, researchers were able to make 3D models of membranes and examine how water flowed through them. They found that TFC membranes with areas of low flow significantly decreased water permeability.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Culp |first1=Tyler E. |last2=Khara |first2=Biswajit |last3=Brickey |first3=Kaitlyn P. |last4=Geitner |first4=Michael |last5=Zimudzi |first5=Tawanda J. |last6=Wilbur |first6=Jeffrey D. |last7=Jons |first7=Steven D. |last8=Roy |first8=Abhishek |last9=Paul |first9=Mou |last10=Ganapathysubramanian |first10=Baskar |last11=Zydney |first11=Andrew L. |last12=Kumar |first12=Manish |last13=Gomez |first13=Enrique D. |date=January 2021 |title=Nanoscale control of internal inhomogeneity enhances water transport in desalination membranes |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abb8518 |journal=Science |language=en |volume=371 |issue=6524 |pages=72–75 |doi=10.1126/science.abb8518 |pmid=33384374 |bibcode=2021Sci...371...72C |s2cid=229935140 |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> By ensuring uniformity of the membranes and allowing water to flow continuously without slowing down, membrane permeability could be improved by 30%-40%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201231141511.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page