Reverse Osmosis Desalination
Membrane-based removal of salts and impurities from seawater or brackish water for municipal, industrial, and emergency supply.
Core metadata
- ID: reverse_osmosis_desalination
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1965 (decade)
- Region: United States and global desalination industry
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Filters & Membranes (Early) (filters_membranes_early)
- Municipal Water Treatment (municipal_water_treatment)
- Polymer Chemistry (polymer_chemistry)
Dependents
- Desalination Energy Recovery (desalination_energy_recovery)
- Fusion Desalination Water Systems (fusion_desalination_water_systems)
- Low-Energy Desalination Membranes (low_energy_desalination_membranes)
Fields
Field lanes
- Climate & Environmental Systems: Water & Waste
- Water & Sanitation Systems: Desalination & Advanced Treatment
Node sources
- Ground Water and Drinking Water (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filters & Membranes (Early) (filters_membranes_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Filters & Membranes (Early) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Municipal Water Treatment (municipal_water_treatment) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Municipal Water Treatment provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Polymer Chemistry (polymer_chemistry) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Polymer Chemistry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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