This market segment
includes a wide array of unique applications and markets.
Food Processing
Almost
all food-processing uses water to wash and process the food.
Contamination as a result of fertilizer, insecticides and decomposition
all create a need to disinfect the water prior to discharge into the
water supply.
Effluent
Most food
processing uses and contaminates water in large quantities. It the past
most of this water was disposed of with little more than filtration or
settling. As litigation increases, the requirement for disinfection grows. Below are just a few of the most obvious requirements for which
we have contacts.
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Hog Slaughtering
While all animal
processing causing disinfection needs, special consideration and studies
have involved several large universities in trying to find economical
solutions to this problem.
Chicken Processing
Tyson, Pilgrims
Pride and other large processors are coming under increasing opposition
and legal problems as a result of disease and illness downstream from
their processing facilities.
Syrups
Special units for
high turbidity and viscosity up to 66 Brix will be necessary.
Above 66 Brix, the osmotic pressure of the syrup prevents the
growth of microorganisms. Air in the storage tanks must also be
disinfected.
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Container and
Vehicles
Containers and
trucks used to transport food and chemicals all need to be washed prior
to reuse. While some of this water can be reused, much of it needs to be
disposed off. In many cases, the water will need to be disinfected prior
to disposal.
Emulsions
Many industrial
processes create emulsions of various chemicals. Some of them harbor
particularly virulent pests. Decontamination will be required soon in
those cases where it currently is not.
Brines
Brine water is
created for a number of food processing situations. This brine is
subject to the same contamination as ocean water. disinfection will be
required prior to disposal in the next few years.
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Gases/Air/Clean
Rooms
Many research and
hospitals are already required to clean air prior to discharge. This
system theoretically has application for the disinfection of these
gases.
Hotel and Resort
Particularly
outside the United States, this application is increasingly requiring disinfection
for both potable water and for wastewater treatment.
Destruction of the legionella (Legionnaires Disease) bacteria is
critical for these applications.
Stockyard Waste
This market
segment includes a wide array of unique applications and markets.
Hydroponics
Horticulture
Removal of harmful
viruses and algae from water is necessary for specialized plants in
hydroponics.
Pharmaceutical
Process Water
Most processes
require dis-infected water with high kill rates.
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