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Reverse osmosis is one of the processes that makes desalination (or removing salt from seawater) possible. Beyond that, reverse osmosis is used for recycling, wastewater treatment, and can even produce energy.
What is RO? Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the process to have clean and pure water through a permeable or semi-permeable membrane. In Reverse Osmosis, pressure is used to force a solution through membrane. The solute remains on the one side and the solvent passes through the membrane to other side.