DESALINATION TESTS USING REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) PROCESS AT URLA BAY-IZMIR, TURKEY

The most widely used desalination method used in or der to produce potable water from seawater is reverse osmosis (RO). In thi s study, desalination tests were performed at a seashore of Urla Bay, Izmir, Turkey. The tests were carried out at different pressures (55-62 bar) using single RO mod ule and at different feed seawater temperatures (10-15°C). The variables such as pH, conductivity, TDS, salinity, rejection percent of some ions (Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , HCO 3 - ) and B level in permeates collected were measured.