Some questions about our reverse osmosis systems reoccur with such regularity that we have written this short question and answer brief to cover the most commonly asked questions. A. Reverse Osmosis is a process where water is demineralized using a semipermeable membrane at high pressure.
Reverse osmosis is osmosis in reverse.
Osmosis is most commonly observed in plants. If you don't water your plants they wilt. Water is drawn into the cell from the outside because pure water will move across a semipermeable membrane to dilute the higher concentration of salt on the inside. This is how water is drawn in from the ground when you water your plants. To reverse this process, you must overcome the osmotic pressure equilibrium across the membrane because the flow is naturally from dilute to concentrate.