Asphalt driveways are typically less expensive than concrete, costing a minimum of about $2.50 per square foot. An asphalt driveway might last just 20 years; however, while a concrete driveway can last more than 30.
Semipermeable membrane. The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called osmosis.This allows only certain particles to go through including water and leaving behind the solutes including salt and other contaminants. In the process of reverse osmosis, thin film composite membranes (TFC or TFM) are used.
Permeability refers to the ease with which molecules cross biological membranes. Because of the chemical and structural nature of the phospholipid bilayer (hydrophobic core), only lipid-soluble molecules and some small molecules are able to freely pass through the lipid bilayer. Ions and large polar molecules cannot pass through the lipid bilayer.