Edible Salt

Salt is one of the world’s most important industrial commodities, used across chemical manufacturing, chlor-alkali production, water treatment, food processing, and many other sectors. As demand for high-purity salt continues to grow, producers face increasing pressure to improve resource efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and optimize freshwater consumption.

Conventional salt production and brine management require substantial energy, water, and disposal costs. As industries face greater pressure to conserve freshwater and meet sustainability targets, salt producers are turning towards advanced concentration and resource recovery technologies to maximize the value of existing brines. FTS H2O’s modern membrane-based solutions can recover high-purity salts while reducing wastewater volumes, minimizing disposal requirements, and supporting greater water reuse. This approach helps improve operational efficiency, lower costs, and advance long-term sustainability initiatives.

In 2021, FTS H2O deployed a RecovOAR™ pilot system at Saudi Arabia’s Jubail seawater desalination hub, one of the largest desalination facilities globally. The facility produces over 1.4 million m³/day of potable water, along with a massive volume of high-salinity brine, representing an opportunity for resource recovery. Over three years of continuous operation, the system enabled the production of sodium chloride from concentrated seawater through the use of Osmotically Assisted Reverse Osmosis (OARO). With RecovOAR™, the plant delivered a recovery rate of 75-78%, producing 0.5 m³/h of high-purity brine and achieving a 5.7-fold reduction in volume, with an energy consumption of <10 kWh/m³ of permeate produced.

Explore the strategic expertise FTS H2O brings to the table, unlocking solutions that not only overcome your unique challenges but also extract significant value from your wastewater management processes.