Pure Water Handbook

Pure Water H a n d b o o k TM Pure Water Handbook-twg 5/16/97 2:20 PM Page 1 $9.95 Osmonics Pure Water Handbook 2nd Edition TM 5951 Clearwater Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343-8995 USA Phone (612) 933-2277 Fax (612) 933-0141 Property of: © 1997, 1991 Osmonics, Inc. 1 Pure Water Handbook-twg 5/16/97 2:20 PM Page 3 Notice Osmonics has made a serious effort to provide accurate information in this book. However, as in all publications, the possibility exists for errors and misprints in the text. Variations in data may also occur depending on field conditions. Information in this guide should only be used as a general guide. Osmonics does not represent the information as being exact. Please notify us of any errors, omissions or misprints in this book. Your suggestions for future editions will help to make this handbook as accurate and informative as possible. 3 Pure Water Handbook-twg 5/16/97 2:20 PM Page 4 Pure Water Handbook-twg 5/16/97 2:20 PM Page 5 History of Osmonics... Osmonics was founded in 1969 by D. Dean Spatz as an industrially-oriented crossflow membrane company. The Company focused on bringing pioneering reverse osmosis/ultrafiltration (RO/UF) technology into the mainstream of fluid purification. In 1970, Osmonics manufactured its first spiral-wound membrane elements called sepralators, which have become the standard to which other RO/UF configurations are compared. Osmonics completed its initial public stock offering in October 1971 to finance equipment for membrane manufacturing. Throughout the early 1970’s, Osmonics pioneered a variety of membrane application firsts, including: the first sugar recovery unit; first system for reclaiming oily industrial wastes; first comme