Bottled Water
The challenge is to produce a product that is free of pathogenic organisms and protozoa and safe for your customer to consume.Water is a very sensitive product on a microbiological and chemical level. Therefore, you have to design your water processing and keep it under strict control to avoid any contamination of pathogenic bacteria or protozoa.
Production processes differ by the type of products and applications. We provide you here below with a general water bottled process that you can adapt to your specific requirements.
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Device Recommendation Guide
| Drawing Reference | Process Steps | Products |
| Water Filtration | ||
| Clarification: remove particles, colloids, contaminants | Polygard-CR 1.0 µm Polygard-CR 3.0 µm | |
| Prefiltration: protection of final filter for better economics | Polygard-CE | |
| Final Filtration/Sterilization: remove particles, mold, algae, and protozoa; water sterile filtration to remove bacteria and other microorganisms | Vitipore II 0.2 µm Vitipore II 0.45 µm | |
| Carbonation | Aerex 2 0.2 µm | |
| Air Venting | Aervent 0.2 µm Aerex 2 0.2 µm | |
| Filling | ||
| Rinse Water Prefiltration: protection of final filter for better economics | Polygard-CE | |
| Rinse Water Final Filtration: water sterile filtration for bottle rinsing | Vitipore II 0.2 µm Vitipore II 0.45 µm | |
| Gas Filtration | Aervent 0.2 µm Aerex 2 0.2 µm | |
| Bottle Blower: gas sterile filtration | Aervent 0.2 µm Aerex 2 0.2 µm | |
| Facilities Filtration | Details | |
| Drawing Reference | Process Monitoring Steps | Products |
| Microbial Enumeration | Milliflex Quantum, EZ-Pak + Microfil MicropreSure, 55-Plus Monitor, Milliflex Rapid | |
| Rinse Water | MicropreSure | |
| Microbial Testing of Surfaces | Swabs and Samplers | |
| Air Monitoring | M Air T |
About Bottled Water Processing
Water Filtration
As it is very sensitive, your water has to free of any contaminants that will spoil its quality, reduce its shelf life and be a pathogenic threat to the consumers.Tank Venting
The air in the storage tank has to be free of micro organisms to ensure that the water stored will not be contaminated.
Carbonation
Carbonation is the step of adding carbon dioxide to a drink. It is used to produce sparkling water. The CO2 you inject in your water must be free of particles and microorganisms.
Bottle Blower and Bottle washer
The air used in the bottle blower to turn the pre-forms into the final PET bottle has to be free of contaminants; its filtration ensures a bottle with low bioburden is produced. Bottle blowing is done in any process using PET bottles.
The water used to rinse these bottles has to be free of contaminants; its filtration ensures good quality of the bottle prior filling.
A safe and reliable container is essential to maintain the quality of your drink, and thus its shelf life.
Bottle Filler
Gas filtration can also be used during the filling process of carbonated drinks. In order to make the filling possible the filler bowl has to be pressurised and it is essential that the gas used here is microbiologically stable.
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