What is a Reverse Osmosis System?
A reverse osmosis system is a water purification process for homes that utilizes a semi-permeable filter and water pressure to extract inorganic contaminants from household water. Unlike traditional water filters, this process is of great benefit if the water is slightly salty or brackish, as it rids the water of its salty taste. It also removes small-sized particles that other distillation methods aren’t able to eliminate. Reverse osmosis as a system was propounded in the mid-1900’s as one of President J.F. Kennedy’s goals for his presidential term. An adequate filter was scientifically tested in 1959 by Samuel Yuster, Sidney Loeb and Srinivasa Sourirajan, a carbon acetate polymer that allowed the system to be functionally effective by limiting energy needed to allow water to move through the filter while eliminating the chemicals. Water filtration by reverse osmosis proceeds in this way: water enters the tanks, moved along by the water pressure naturally in the water lines. The ensui
