OARO Breaks Through in Brine Concentration.

A new analysis by Intelligenza idrica globale (GWI) highlights growing adoption of Osmotically-Assisted Reverse Osmosis (OARO) as industries push for higher recovery and more efficient pathways to Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD).

At Gradiant, we bring the deepest experience in OARO, with more deployments than any other provider across the world’s most challenging applications.

Why it matters:

• Higher brine concentration with lower energy than conventional systems
• Reduced load on thermal systems, enabling more cost- and operations-efficient ZLD and resource recovery
• Significantly higher water recovery, even for high-salinity streams

At Gradiant, we can pair our CFRO technology with SmartOps AI to maximize system recovery and performance:

• CFRO pushes recovery limits in high-salinity conditions, achieving up to 99% recovery up to the saturation limits. This reduces downstream ZLD capacity requirements, delivering up to 60% cost savings versus conventional systems
• SmartOps AI continuously optimizes operations in real time, improving reliability, reducing downtime, and driving immediate cost and productivity gains

Together, these technologies deliver a more intelligent, fully integrated approach to brine concentration and ZLD.

The direction is clear. Advanced membrane systems, combined with AI-driven optimization, are becoming foundational to modern brine management.

Gradiant continues to lead. Deploying these solutions at scale to solve the world’s most important water challenges.