Background
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is located at Thuwal, north of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The university is an international, graduate level research institution, dedicated to inspiring a new age in scientific achievement in the
Kingdom and around the world.
It is one of the worlds major research centres that focuses on water desalination and sewage water treatment, both of which are of vital importance in a region where water scarcity is a perennial challenge.
To meet the demand for fresh water a new Sea Water Desalination Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant was designed to satisfy the requirements of the University and its surrounding area. Due to the sensitive nature and location of the seawater supply lagoon, the pretreatment practice required ZERO chemical usage.