The size of dirt particles contained in sea
water varies widely. Therefore, sea water filtration needs more care than other
fluids. A very special filtration solution is required to remove particles from
10 mm at one end of the spectrum down to 50 micron particles at the other. It
requires filtration of both coarse and fine particles at the same time.
Another important consideration in the
filtration of sea water is the corrosive effect it has. Reverse Osmosis is a
process in which dissolved inorganic solids (such as salts) are removed from a
solution (such as water). This is accomplished by household water pressure
pushing the tap water through a semi permeable membrane. The membrane (which is
about as thick as cellophane) allows only the water to pass through, not the
impurities or contaminates. These impurities and contaminates are flushed down the
drain.
Also to the filtration process we add a softener, alkaline filter and ultraviolet light to maximize the filtration process
