https://afgdubai.ae/blog Plain-English articles from AFG Dubai Engineering on desalination, RO design, pre-treatment, water reuse, aquaculture and hydroponic water in the Gulf. en Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:16:58 GMT https://afgdubai.ae/blog/containerised-ro-plants https://afgdubai.ae/blog/containerised-ro-plants Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying guide When a containerised (containerized) RO plant or a skid-mounted RO system is the right choice, what to check before ordering, and what to specify. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/how-a-desalination-plant-works https://afgdubai.ae/blog/how-a-desalination-plant-works Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Desalination A walk through a seawater desalination plant: intake, pre-treatment, high-pressure RO, energy recovery, post-treatment and concentrate discharge. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/reverse-osmosis-plant-vs-system https://afgdubai.ae/blog/reverse-osmosis-plant-vs-system Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying guide RO plant, RO system, RO unit: what buyers mean by each term, and the data a specification needs so every quote covers the same scope. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/packaged-wastewater-treatment-mbbr-uae https://afgdubai.ae/blog/packaged-wastewater-treatment-mbbr-uae Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Wastewater How packaged MBBR wastewater treatment plants work, where they suit UAE buildings and factories, and what data is needed to specify one. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/seawater-ro-vs-brackish-ro-gulf https://afgdubai.ae/blog/seawater-ro-vs-brackish-ro-gulf Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Desalination Seawater and brackish RO differ in pressure, materials, pre-treatment and running cost. How to tell which one your Gulf site actually needs. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/how-to-size-an-ro-plant https://afgdubai.ae/blog/how-to-size-an-ro-plant Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Design Daily demand, peak flow, recovery and feed TDS decide the size of an RO plant. A plain guide to the numbers you need before asking for a quote. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/water-analysis-before-ordering-ro https://afgdubai.ae/blog/water-analysis-before-ordering-ro Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Design A good water analysis is the foundation of RO design. Which parameters to request, how to sample and what the results tell the engineer. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/seawater-pretreatment-sdi-uf-fouling https://afgdubai.ae/blog/seawater-pretreatment-sdi-uf-fouling Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Desalination Most SWRO problems start before the membranes. How fouling happens, what SDI tells you and how filters and ultrafiltration protect a Gulf plant. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/ro-plant-cost-factors https://afgdubai.ae/blog/ro-plant-cost-factors Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying guide Capacity is only one part of what an RO plant costs to buy and run. The design choices that move capital and operating cost, explained without price lists. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/greywater-reuse-uae-buildings https://afgdubai.ae/blog/greywater-reuse-uae-buildings Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reuse UAE hotels, towers and homes produce water that can be treated and reused. How greywater and wastewater reuse work, and what to plan for. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/ras-fish-farming-water-checklist https://afgdubai.ae/blog/ras-fish-farming-water-checklist Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aquaculture A practical checklist of the water treatment a recirculating aquaculture system needs, from intake and make-up water to solids, disinfection and effluent. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/hydroponic-water-ro-ec-mistakes https://afgdubai.ae/blog/hydroponic-water-ro-ec-mistakes Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Agriculture Why hydroponic growers use RO water, how source EC affects the nutrient solution, and the water mistakes that most often cost crops. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/remineralisation-and-uv-drinking-water https://afgdubai.ae/blog/remineralisation-and-uv-drinking-water Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Treatment RO permeate is pure but not ready to drink. Why it is remineralised and disinfected, and how dolomite, dosing and UV fit together. https://afgdubai.ae/blog/manufacturer-vs-trader-water-plant https://afgdubai.ae/blog/manufacturer-vs-trader-water-plant Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying guide Buying a water plant from the company that designs and builds it differs from buying via a trader. What changes for design, spares and support.