Wychwood Water Systems has supplied and installed several water purification systems used in the chemical industry over many years.

Industrial water purification poses many questions and most companies are faced with a variety of choices. Some industries need sterile water for their production processes whilst others don’t have such strict requirements but still must follow certain regulations.

The purity of industrial process water is often vital to the production process. Water contamination can cause unexpected downtime and formidable expense. There are several approaches to industrial water purification. One of them is deionisation.

The adoption of ultrafiltration (UF) water systems by UK industries is helping improve the quality of process water in a range of applications, as well as simplifying waste water management. What is the ultrafiltration process and how could your benefit from it? Let’s find out.

Bacteria is one of the worst enemies of all water purification systems. The key to keeping it away is proper prevention. In case the prevention methods fail and bacteria makes its way into the system, it’s vital to get rid of it as soon as possible. Otherwise, it starts spreading and creating a biofilm, a protection layer which is extremely hard to remove.

Water purification system servicing is vital to your system’s longevity and performance. Regardless of the water purification type, the system will benefit from close attention on a regular basis. The majority of systems require professional maintenance twice a year, as well as regular membrane cleaning, filter replacement, chemical regeneration etc.

Why is servicing so important? Let’s take a look at just a few problems which can arise due to improper or irregular maintenance.

System Disinfections

To maintain any purified water system to produce bacteria free water, regular effective disinfections are essential. The disinfection procedure is normally pre-planned, often to occur over a weekend to avoid downtime.

Industrial water treatment plants play a crucial role in both manufacturing efficiency and ensuring harmful pollutants are removed from waste water. Many commonly used compounds and elements in manufacturing, such as heavy metals, are actively harmful to human health and can cause severe damage to the ecosystem. 

As a category, heavy metals encompass 56 naturally occurring elements stratified by atomic weight. Weight and density vary, with the lightest of the heavy metals sometimes considered to be calcium (atomic weight 20), scandium (40), or mercury (200). Many, such as iridium, nickel, selenium and chromium, are commercially mined. An additional 34 heavy metals, all radioactive and more or less unstable, are produced by transmutation in a laboratory. These include radium, polonium and flerovium. Some heavy metals are fairly innocuous to human health, some harmful in high quantities and others are toxic in even trace quantities.

One of the most common errors made by facilities using water purification system is to not set up a regular preventative maintenance programme. Not performing regular maintenance on ultrafiltration (UF) water systems can result in several problems that can render your system inoperable.