S Market Size of reverse Osmosis.
Reverse osmosis membranes are so small in the range of 5-20A that they are within the range of thermal motion of polymer chains. They filter monovalent salts like sodium chloride.
Reverse Osmosis - Market Size
Category Unit 2011 2012 2013 2014
Reverse Osmosis Desalination Drinking water
mil. US$ mil. US$ mil. US$
2 993 1 197 1 796
3 212 1 285 1 927
3 446 1 379 2 068
3 698 1 479 2 219
Reverse Osmosis brings the largest opportunity for the nanofiber applications, we expect that all the applications can benefit from nanofiber technology. The opportunity in this category is worth US$ 3.0 bil. in 2011. We expect both subcategories to grow by the same tempo of 7% annualy and reach the value US$ 2.2 bil. for drinking waterapplications and US$ 1.5 bil. for desalination technologies.
Who is doing this business currently :
Hach Company
Hach Company provides advanced analytical systems and technical support for water quality testing, with solutions for lab, process, and field. Hach Company manufactures and distributes analytical instruments and reagents used to test the quality of water and other aqueous solutions.
Biwater
Biwater provides water and wastewater treatment services to millions of people around the world.
Hoffland Environmental, Inc.
Hoffland Environmental, Inc. (HEI), an employee owned company, was founded in 1978 with the purpose of providing the design and installation of wastewater treatment equipment to the metal finishing industry.
APEC, Advanced Purification Engineering Co.
APEC is a leading manufacturer of reverse-osmosis filtration systems based in Southern California. With more than 17 years of industry experience and many satisfied customers on every continent
Analytical Technology, Inc. (ATI)
Manufacturers of toxic and combustible gas detectors along with a complete line of water quality monitors
Intermountain Soft Water, Inc.
Intermountain Soft Water Inc. is a designer, distributor and exporter of a broad line of Water Softening, Conditioning, Filtration and Purification Devices, including Ion-Exchange and Reverse Osmosis
TrojanUV
Our UV systems are installed in over 7,800 municipal disinfection facilities throughout the world, disinfecting over 44 billion gallons of water per day.
Aquaflow Ltd. - a Veolia Water Company
Water, effluent and sludge dewatering equipment, plants and services for the pulp and paper industry.
Infilco Degremont
Infilco Degremont, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of the world`s leading water treatment company.
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd
GF Piping Systems is one of three companies within the Georg Fischer group and a leading supplier of plastic and metal pipe systems with a global market presence.