Nano-filtration for Water Tank Explained
How does Nano-filtration work as opposed to Reverse Osmosis?
Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Nanofiltration (Nano) are very similar, although Nanofiltration is the slightly newer technology for water tank cleaning. In appearance, they are virtually identical and both use essentially the same technology to remove impurities from water or other liquids
In both systems, Membrane Elements (or membranes, or elements) are used to separate a liquid from contaminates. Membranes are basically filters with very small “openings” that prevent contaminates from passing through when the liquid that is being purified is “pushed” through the membrane.
Nano was developed primarily for drinking water applications because RO was found to remove some of the minerals in water that are considered beneficial for human consumption.
Nano allows these minerals to pass through the membrane with the water, but the Nano membrane will “block” pesticides and other contaminates that can be harmful to people.
Reverse Osmosis has been the traditional method for emergency water filtration due to the ability to desalinate water.