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Date:         Mon, 18 Feb 2002 23:31:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: reverse osmosis
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
In-Reply-To:  <f05100302b8979c219f17@[202.27.183.247]>
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Reverse osmosis is a valid and accepted term for the process described previously.

In the kind of work I do (small -> large scale bacterial fermentations), that term is used and understood.

You of course, are free to name it whatever you want.

Alistair

on 18/2/02 11:46 PM, you wrote:

> That's not osmosis. Osmosis is an entirely PASSIVE process. If > pressure is necessary, it's something else. I don't care what > marketers call it; these people make up whatever they like, no matter > how incorrect.


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