Brewery UV Water Treatment

Contamination of  brewery process water  can result in loss of product (not only resulting in production losses, but also higher waste effluent surcharge costs), product recalls, and lost consumer confidence. Additionally, there are a number of chlorine resistant organisms that are effectively destroyed with UV water treatment. Hanovia's  UV water treatment systems and technology will help control your process environment and support your Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) programs. Hanovia provides non chemical UV water treatment systems to the brewing industry worldwide. Hanovia is widely recognised as the centre of excellence for new developments in UV water treatment for brewery process water and waste water.

Brewery process water treatment applications include:

• Pre-Treatment Disinfection
• Direct Contact Fluids and Ingredients
• CIP, Bottle Rinse or Wash Waters
• Liquid Sweeteners
• And Many Others...

The Role of UV disinfection in Brewery Process Water Treatment

Outbreaks of water-borne pathogens place producers at high risk of costly and damaging recalls and product liability. In addition, disinfection of product and package surfaces effectively extends shelf life, providing huge cost savings for our customers. Hanovia has led the way in pre-treatment disinfection and treating direct contact fluids and ingredients, CIP and bottle rinse, liquid sweeteners etc.

Pre-treatment Disinfection

• Placement of the UV system ahead of the carbon filters for dechloramination provides higher carbon filter efficiency resulting in longer carbon runs, thus decreasing your operating costs. In addition to extending the life of carbon beds, dechlorinating process water will remove the off flavours associated with chlorine disinfection. The flavour of the final product will remain unadulterated and free from undesirable flavours and odours.

Post Carbon

• The carbon filter forms an ideal environment for micro organisms to grow rapidly, thus producing biological contamination. UV disinfection of carbon filtered water has been an accepted application for many years. Ozone has the same detrimental effects on beverage flavours as chlorine compounds, thus ozone must be removed from product waters. UV systems also provide a safe, simple means of deozonation.

CIP, Bottle Rinse or Wash Water

• Even water used to clean surfaces or used in CIP operations can be a source of contamination. UV is an approved method of reducing bacteria without the use of chemicals.

Waste Water

• Process plant effluents can be treated without the use of environmentally hazardous chemicals.

Direct Contact Water or Ingredient

• Water as an ingredient in a food or coming in direct contact with food can be a source of contamination. UV can disinfect this water without chemicals or pasteurisation