A safe way to disinfect bottled water without producing bromate - UV

A safe way to disinfect bottled water without producing bromate - UV

Hanovia UV has recently cooperated with the largest natural drinking water company in the country to protect its highest quality drinking water. This is a landmark event in the domestic bottled water production industry. It means that the production of bottled water industry will enter another height. In the production process, the treatment of green environmental protection and no negative products should be used as much as possible to maximize the taste of natural water and protect the original ecology of water.

According to our understanding, more and more bottled water companies are now seeking such a safe way of disinfection, not only because of the recent hot issue - the carcinogenic negative product bromate of ozone disinfection, many domestic excellent bottled water producers. Including the largest natural drinking water enterprise in China, there is no problem of bromate. However, from the long-term development of the company, reducing the safety hazards and ensuring the original ecological perspective of the water, it has turned to a green and safe water treatment method such as ultraviolet disinfection. .

Most mineral water or natural water sources contain bromide ions, which are themselves non-toxic and harmless. However, in the presence of ozone, ozone, a strong oxidizing substance, oxidizes bromide ions to form bromate, a carcinogen defined by the International Health Organization. The latest national standard also limits it to below 10 ppb. On July 4, 2008, the China Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau revised the national quality standards for drinking water and mineral water. In this revision, the maximum value of bromate in mineral water is recommended to be 0.01 mg/L. This new regulation has been implemented since October 2009.

As an alternative and/or complementary means of ozone disinfection, UV disinfection has many unique advantages. It has been widely used in food and beverage manufacturing enterprises worldwide, and has been widely used in other industries with high water quality requirements, such as the pharmaceutical industry. Ultraviolet light kills all known microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and molds (including spores) without producing any disinfection negatives. It is a low maintenance, environmentally friendly disinfection technology that ensures the highest level of disinfection while reducing People rely on chemical disinfectants.

John Ryan, General Manager of Hanovia, said that most bottled water and soft drink manufacturers around the world have adopted safe UV disinfection technology to avoid a series of problems caused by ozone or other chemical disinfection, combined with global successes. In the reform of China's bottled water industry, Hanovia UV will undoubtedly play a leading role.

Ultraviolet light is the part of the electromagnetic wave between the visible light and the X-ray, and its spectrum is 1 8 5 - 400 nm; among them, ultraviolet light (also called UV-C) between 240 nm and 280 nm has a strong bactericidal effect. The highest bactericidal efficiency is 265 nm. Ultraviolet rays destroy the DNA by invading the cell membrane of the pathogen, causing them to lose their ability to reproduce and kill them effectively.

A typical UV disinfection system consists of an ultraviolet lamp, a quartz sleeve, a stainless steel processing chamber, and a control system. The water to be treated flows in at one end of the chamber and flows out through the other end of the chamber. In fact, any water source can be effectively treated with ultraviolet light, including spring water, surface water and municipal treated water, RO water, viscous syrup and industrial wastewater.

Depending on the UV lamp used - low pressure tube and medium voltage tube - UV disinfection technology is mainly divided into two types. The low-pressure lamp has a monochromatic UV output (whose wavelength is limited to 254 nm), while the medium-pressure lamp has a multi-color UV output (with a wavelength range of 185-400 nm). In general, low pressure systems are best suited for small flow and intermittent flow liquids, while medium pressure systems are more suitable for high flow, high flow applications.

UV disinfection has many advantages over other methods. Unlike chemical disinfectants, UV does not produce toxicity, does not contain any residue and various by-products, and does not alter the taste, odor or pH of the water.

UV sterilization can be used to initially sterilize water or as an alternative to other purification methods such as carbon filtration, reverse osmosis, or pasteurization. Since there is no residue in UV disinfection, it is best to place the system in front of the water outlet so that the microorganisms in the water flowing into the water supply system are completely destroyed and no longer contaminated after treatment. Danger.

Source of raw water

Although springs and mineral waters usually do not contain harmful or pathogenic microorganisms, this is not absolute. Water removed from wells, rivers or lakes may be contaminated and must be disinfected.

CIP (Clean-in-Place clean position) flushing water

It is important that the CIP rinse water used to rinse off foreign bodies and disinfectant solutions is sufficiently safe to be microbiologically safe. A fully automated UV disinfection system can be combined with a CIP rinse cycle to ensure that the final rinse water is not contaminated with microorganisms again. For this application, medium voltage lamps are ideal because of their high mechanical strength and are not affected by sudden changes in CIP water temperature. For example: After rinsing with 80oC of hot water, it is then rinsed with 10oC of cold water.

Filter disinfection

Reverse osmosis (RO) concentrates and granular activated carbon (GAC) filters are breeding grounds for bacteria. For reverse osmosis concentrated water and granular activated carbon filtered water, ultraviolet light is an effective method for disinfecting it, and has been widely used in the processing industry.

Dechlorination

The water is often dechlorinated using a particulate activated carbon filter to remove the odor generated after the chlorination treatment, so that the resulting water has a good mouth feel and has no unpleasant taste. The addition of an ultraviolet system in front of the dechlorination activated carbon filter can improve the working efficiency of the activated carbon filter and prolong the use time of the activated carbon, thereby reducing the cost.

Packaging and surface sterilization

Surface sterilization systems are often used to reduce the microbial count of all packages, including glass and plastic bottles, cans, lids and foils. If these packages are irradiated with UV light before filling, the various pathogenic organisms can be eliminated, thereby extending the shelf life of the product and reducing the risk of spoilage.

syrup

The syrup used as a flavoring agent is often the best thing that breeds microorganisms. Although syrups with high sucrose sugars are not conducive to microbial growth, once the syrup is diluted, the dormant spores will multiply. If these syrups and dilution water are sterilized with an ultraviolet disinfection system before the syrup is used, it is possible to ensure that the dormant spores are revived.

Disinfection of the air at the top of the storage tank

For pressure tanks or pressure pipes that store easily degradable liquids, an ultraviolet sterilization system can also be used to sterilize the pressurized air. Storage tanks are particularly susceptible to bacterial growth and contamination by spores carried by the air. To prevent this from happening, an immersion UV sterilization system was designed, mounted on the top of the can, and sterilized at the top of the air.

Disinfection and / or reuse of wastewater

UV disinfection systems can treat wastewater flowing out of process equipment without the use of chemicals that are harmful to the environment. This ensures that all wastewater discharges meet local environmental regulations. As mentioned above, since the wastewater flowing out of the equipment can be reused by the treatment of the ultraviolet sterilization system, the amount of waste water generated in the production process is greatly reduced.

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