Water disinfection protects the plant or the process from microbial pollution. Disinfection also prevents bacterial growth in pipes and equipment.
Pathogenic microorganisms can have harmful consequences on human or animal health. This is why the plant’s water resources for use in an industrial process must be secured.
Elmatec adapts its disinfection technologies to the manufacturer’s application and needs.
UV disinfection in water treatment is a proven and widely used process throughout industry.
Various applications include:
UV generators can be easily built into your process with hygienic designs as required.
Germicidal property of UV-Cs
UV light consists of electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from 10 nm to 400 nm:
UV light is effective in eliminating pathogenic microorganisms. The highest germicidal effect of UV-C is observed at a wavelength of 254 nm. UV light penetrates the cell wall of the microorganism and alters its DNA. The microorganism is “inactivated”, preventing it from replicating or infecting. UV light kills bacteria, viruses, spores and other pathogens.
Unlike chlorine, UV also inactivates protozoa such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia. The application of UV light creates an instant reaction.
Mercury vapor lamps are used to produce UV-C rays. Such lamps may be low pressure or medium pressure.
The UV generator consists of one or more lamps that are placed in quartz sheaths. The quartz sheaths offer thermal and electrical insulation from the water.
The following parameters must be taken into account:
The advantages of UV
UV can also be used for ozone dechlorination or TOC reduction.
Various applications include:
Ozone, a powerful oxidizing agent
Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent and disinfectant. It destroys all microorganisms and particularly water-borne pathogens.
Ozone is one and a half times more powerful than chlorine and is one of the strongest oxidizing agents on the market.
Ozone is produced on site. Ozone, however, is unstable and does not persist over time, so it cannot be stored. Ultrapure water is used to produce ozone through electrolysis of the water or by corona discharge.
The advantages of ozone
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