RO Salinity Stress

Escalating demands for clean water due to contamination have heightened the urgency for advanced purification technologies, with reverse osmosis being prominent. However, biofouling, caused by diverse microorganisms forming biofilms on membranes, remains a critical challenge requiring a deeper understanding to prevent detrimental formations. RO membrane dissection yielded inner and outer segments, extracted for cells, and used in salinity tests. Analysis of microbial communities were performed to understand diversity and composition of the membrane and the regrowth at different salinities. The results reveal distinct microbial compositions associated with individual membranes, emphasizing membrane-specific factors, and showcase salinity-dependent regrowth patterns, elucidating microbial community dynamics in response to varying salinities. The results unveiled unique microbial compositions linked to individual membranes, highlighting membrane-specific factors, and demonstrating salinity-dependent regrowth patterns.