TDS Reduction Depending on ...
Published by Troy Vassos, PhD FEC PEng, Golder Associates - Senior Environmental Engineer
TDS Reduction
Depending on the chemical characteristics, some components of TDS can be removed by technologies other than RO, the majority do not result in a net reduction in TDS, but serve to exchange ions. If you can provide a detailed water chemistry analysis I may be able to suggest a few new technologies that are of current interest in the oil & gas sector. However, when comparing "equivalent" technologies attempting to address the same market opportunity, in this case TDS removal, generally there is very little difference in cost - particularly where there are few competing technologies. Generally the differentiating factors are rated to operations cost and site specific factors.