Protect reverse osmosis membranes with online water quality monitoring for desalination
Reliable online water quality monitoring to ensure compliance, extend RO (Reverse Osmosis) membrane lifetime, and reduce operating and maintenance costs across all desalination stages.
Desalination and water reuse are essential to secure freshwater supply as natural water sources decline. Reverse osmosis is the most widely used desalination technology due to its efficiency and cost effectiveness. However, membrane systems are highly sensitive to fouling, scaling, and chemical damage.
Inconsistent or late detection of changes in water quality can lead to membrane degradation, higher energy consumption, unplanned downtime, and increased operating costs. Manual sampling and complex individual installations increase commissioning time and integration risk.
Endress Hauser provides fully engineered analytical monitoring solutions that deliver reliable real time measurements across all stages of desalination and water reuse. These solutions protect membranes, stabilize operations, and ensure compliance from intake to distribution.
Solution overview:
Available for:
Chemical
Mining, Minerals & Metals
Oil & Gas / Marine
Power & Energy
Water, Wastewater & Waste
Hardware & Software:
Fully assembled analytical panels, cabinets, or containers
Liquiline transmitters CM44x
Liquid analysis sensors including turbidity, chlorine, pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, Bromine, SAC, oil in water, TOC, hardness
Flow assemblies and sample conditioning systems
Liquiline System analyzers for TOC and hardness
Modular piping, valves, and electrical integration
Optional third-party analyzers for SDI, alkalinity, and chlorophyll
Services:
Application consultancy
Project management
Basic and detailed engineering
Project Site Services
Installation and commissioning
Site supervision
Documentation and certification
Factory and site acceptance testing
System training
Annual calibration services
Smart Support services
Protect membranes and ensure stable water quality with proven analytical solutions from Endress+Hauser
Endress+Hauser combines online analytical measurement technology with engineered panels, cabinets, or containerized systems for desalination and water reuse. Critical quality parameters are monitored from intake and pretreatment to reverse osmosis and distribution, enabling faster response to process changes. Preconfigured and factory tested assemblies simplify engineering, reduce commissioning effort, and lower integration risk. Combined with diagnostics and lifecycle services for engineering, installation, commissioning, training, and calibration, the solution supports reliable analytical monitoring with less effort.
Reliability and Compliance
Continuous measurement with proven technologies ensures safe and compliant water quality
Lower Chemical Consumption
Optimized dosing reduces chemical usage and operating costs
Extended Membrane Lifetime
Precise chlorine control and effective monitoring prevent membrane damage
Improved Operational Efficiency
Stable reverse osmosis operation reduces energy demand
Reduced Maintenance Effort
Predictive diagnostics and optimized cleaning cycles minimize unplanned downtime
Population growth, water scarcity, and climate change significantly affect water availability. Reused water is the most sustainable source, consuming less energy compared to desalinated sea water.
Pasfrost relies on Memosens CLS82D for the conductivity measurements in its water reuse plant. The sensor provides precise measurements even of very low conductivity values.