{"id":11557,"date":"2026-03-26T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/?p=11557"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:28:40","slug":"oaro-breaks-through-in-brine-concentration-global-water-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/ko\/external-media\/oaro-breaks-through-in-brine-concentration-global-water-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"OARO Breaks Through in Brine Concentration | Global Water Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11557\" class=\"elementor elementor-11557\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3170e9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3170e9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faba9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faba9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>OARO Breaks Through in Brine Concentration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new analysis by <strong>Global Water Intelligence (GWI)<\/strong> highlights growing adoption of Osmotically-Assisted Reverse Osmosis (OARO) as industries push for higher recovery and more efficient pathways to Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Gradiant, we bring the deepest experience in OARO, with more deployments than any other provider across the world\u2019s most challenging applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why it matters:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Higher brine concentration with lower energy than conventional systems<\/li>\n\t<li>Reduced load on thermal systems, enabling more cost- and operations-efficient ZLD and resource recovery<\/li>\n\t<li>Significantly higher water recovery, even for high-salinity streams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Gradiant, we can pair our CFRO technology with SmartOps AI to maximize system recovery and performance:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong>CFRO <\/strong>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<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>SmartOps AI<\/strong> continuously optimizes operations in real time, improving reliability, reducing downtime, and driving immediate cost and productivity gains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Together, these technologies deliver a more intelligent, fully integrated approach to brine concentration and ZLD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The direction is clear. Advanced membrane systems, combined with AI-driven optimization, are becoming foundational to modern brine management.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gradiant continues to lead. Deploying these solutions at scale to solve the world\u2019s most important water challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2101735 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2101735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349e199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349e199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read the GWI market assessment: <span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gbM8tuxe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/gbM8tuxe<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c13e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c13e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab4cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ab4cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1.png 562w, https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture1-150x188.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this feature by Global Water Intelligence (GWI), Osmotically-Assisted Reverse Osmosis (OARO)\u2019s adoption accelerates as industries pursue higher recovery and efficient ZLD. Gradiant stands far ahead in global OARO installations, demonstrating an unmatched track record in innovation and experience. 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