How Reverse Osmosis Desalination Works

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Reverse osmosis is a water treatment process that removes contaminants from water by using pressure to force water molecules through a semipermeable membrane. During this process, the contaminants are filtered out and flushed away, leaving clean drinking water.

Schematic of how RO units function.
Reverse osmosis provides an effective filtration system for the polluted water of Gaza.

Anera has installed 25 – and counting! – reverse osmosis systems across Gaza. The water that goes into the systems is dirty and salty. But the water that comes out is clean and drinkable.

We have an amazing engineer we work with on these impactful systems. His name is Mahmoud Sulaiman and he walks us through how it works in the below film.

Water engineer Mahmoud Sulaiman reports from the rooftop of Al Azhur University in Gaza, where Anera installed a reverse osmosis system.

Learn more about why Anera installs reverse osmosis systems in Gaza >>


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