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Membrane Technologies for Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Applications

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Point-of-use (POU) system is the treatment process aimed to treat only water intended for direct consumption (drinking and cooking), typically at a single tap or limited number of taps. Point-of-entry (POE) treatment devices are typically installed to treat all water entering a single home, business, school, or facility. Reverse osmosis (RO) is recognized by the industry as one of the top POU and POE treatment technologies. This chapter describes the advantages and limitations in using RO for POU and POE applications. Types and configurations of reverse osmosis, and installation, operation and maintenance, and testing of RO are also included.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand

    Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Yung-Tse Hung

  3. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA, USA

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  4. Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, MA, USA

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Kajitvichyanukul, P., Hung, YT., Wang, L.K. (2011). Membrane Technologies for Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Applications. In: Wang, L.K., Chen, J.P., Hung, YT., Shammas, N.K. (eds) Membrane and Desalination Technologies. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 13. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-278-6_14

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