Electrically Conductive Reverse Osmosis (Active) Membranes

NAWI Project 3.12, called Field Pilot Testing of Electrically Conductive Reverse Osmosis (Active) Membranes for High Mineral Content Brackish Groundwater, is field testing the performance of anti-scaling electrically conducting reverse osmosis (Active) membranes against a commercial reverse osmosis (RO) membrane in a high TDS brackish water source in a plant in Sand City, CA, operated by California American Water.

The team plans to design and build a 10-20 gallons per minute pilot unit consisting of a train of Active membranes (Train A) parallel to an identical train of conventional brackish water RO (Passive) membranes (Train B). There are many more NAWI-supported research projects and innovators leading the charge for a circular economy through desalination and water supply research. NAWI provides several opportunities for participation, from applying for Alliance membership to volunteering to advise a project team as a Project Support Group member.

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Taxonomy

• RO Systems
• Reverse Osmosis
• Membranes
• Reverse Osmosis
• Water Supply
• circular economy
• California, United States