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R

Re-hardening filter

device which uses on board ships to remove solid particles and contaminants and to adjust suitable PH value of desalinated water.

Reverse osmosis

water purification process commonly used in freshwater generation or boiler feed-water desalination and relies on the principle that when solutions of differing concentrations are separated by a semi-permeable membrane.

RO

reverse osmosis