Optimization of Drinking Water Quality Produced from Reverse Osmosis Systems in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt.

Fakhr, Magdy M.; Hashem, Medhat H.; Risk, Nashwa M.H.; Mousa, Ibrahim E.

doi:10.21608/jcvr.2025.462632

Optimization of Drinking Water Quality Produced from Reverse Osmosis Systems in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt.

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/jcvr.2025.462632

Abstract

Reverse osmosis (RO) stands as a crucial membrane-based technology for addressing water scarcity through desalination and purification processes Water quality produced from different compact plants were assessed. This technology is applied in many places all over the world and helpful for drinking water production in seven cities of Menoufia governorate, Egypt. To ensure acceptable drinking water quality, Ensuring the quality of the raw water source is crucial, and treatment plants must be rigorously evaluated for their effectiveness. Raw water resources either groundwater or surface one was assessed, where compact units abstract their waters. Comparisons were made between various sites using different compact units. The average TDS of source water of El-Khatatba was higher than Quesina as1200 and 560 mg/L, respectively. To describe RO of neutral solutes, we utilize the solution-diffusion (SF) model, which closely resembles the classical sieving or pore flow model. Also, the maximum and minimum of obtained drinking water have similar trend. This could potentially illustrate the variability in removal efficiency across the entire range of water plant capacities as successful investigated tools for evaluation. Next improvements of drinking water quality of small-scale unit are followed up. In this view, the new protocol emphasized the characteristics of the raw water source and aimed to maximize the removal efficiency of physical and chemical contaminants during the treatment process.

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