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and Canning
Beverage Bottling and
Canning Applications
The process of mixing ingredients with water Chemical Oxygen Demand, solids and acidity
to produce a finished product. and could also contain pesticide residue.
It is assumed that ingredients are simply Cleaning agents such as sodium hydroxide
mixed and receive little or no onsite and detergents are typically used in
processing. Once mixed, the drink is usually Clean-in-Place process or in batches.
carbonated and then canned. The canning Cleaning agents discharged with
procedure is typically fully-automated and wastewater are typically alkaline and
comprises the following: contain surfactants. Due to the large volume
of water treated, some systems may require
Preformed and printed cans that have no lid the discharge of concentrated blow down.
are put onto a conveyor; the product is High salt content is in this wastewater
poured into the can, and the lid is put on and stream – not safe for our environment.
fixed in place.
• ScaleBreck will greatly reduce or eliminate
• Water Use And Product Contamination the lime scale and Biofilm that build up from
Canning operations use large amounts of the water used in these processes, and
water. Water treatment like activated reducing the opportunities for particulates
carbon filtration is used, but extra care from other fluids involved in the processes
must be exercised to make sure to further build up on.
the treatment process does not
introduce contaminants such as cleaning • ScaleBreck will keep fill nozzles from
agents into the water. With ScaleBreck, clogging - lessening the occurrence of
chemical cleaning agents for storage inconsistent fill, reducing spills, overfills and
surfaces, delivery tubes and piping and the need for cleaning them up as well as
process equipment is cut down reducing process downtime to clear the fill
substantially. nozzles.
• Wastewater Discharge - ScaleBreck keeps • Energy use ScaleBreck will allow the boiler
parts and can washing equipment working to heat water more quickly and efficiently,
efficiently with little or no lime scale buildup using less energy, requiring less time to
and allows the detergent formula to use less reach proper operating conditions while
detergent to do the same job. This using less chemicals.
detergent will also be more easily removed
from the process and end-product. • The main energy consumption on canning
lines is friction caused by moving parts.
• Wastewater from the food process may be ScaleBreck will lower energy using by
high in sugar content and may also be improving their operating efficiency.
impacted by food coloring formulas. Fruit
juices in untreated wastewater increase the
• Rolling Plants
Cooling water & Flush Impurities - ScaleBreck
will allow for the removal of lime scale
deposits, Biofilm, and bacteria control in
pipelines and roller channels.
Large volumes of water are needed for lifecycle. This may be an issue with health
ScaleBreck can allow for reduced use of and all HVAC systems to work efficiently. This
detergents for cleaning and make other liquid will avoid bio corrosive conditions which will
• Pumps • Lagoons
Lime scale deposit control to prevent Lime scale deposit control in pretreatment
packing and volute failure due to abrasion aerators, pumps, valves and pipelines.
and occlusion.
• Fractionators
• Heat Exchangers Lime scale deposit control in columns used
Lime scale deposit control in fluids on both to remove various elements at varied
the product side and the fluid side. temperatures, viscosities, and specific
gravities. The deposits are controlled that
• Mixer / Blenders
plug the bubble caps on the trays.
Lime scale deposit in feed lines, on paddles,
liners and jackets will be under control. • Stills
Lime scale deposit control in coils that are
• Chemical sewers
used for stilling and distilling will be handled
Lime scale deposit control in flocking tanks,
by ScaleBreck.
dosing tanks, pumps and transfer lines will
be handled by the ScaleBreck system. • Tank trucks
Lime scale deposit control in the Clean – in –
• Scales
Place facilities.
Lime scale deposit control by ScaleBreck in
liquid scales, which are metering devices. • Plant Equipment
Boilers, heat exchangers, air compressors,
• Sensors
vacuum pumps, air pollution control
Lime scale deposit control to prevent optics
equipment, transfer lines, pumps, valves,
from becoming fouled and feed lines
condensers and cooling towers will all
becoming clogged.
benefit from the ScaleBreck system.
• Valves
Lime scale deposit to prevent both automatic
and manual valves from getting frozen or
blocked, thus causing eventual leaking.
• Coaters
Lime scale deposit control on rollers from
coating towers, spray headers, pumps,
transfer lines, control valves, gauges,
metering and chemical sewer controls will all
take place under ScaleBreck's
chemical-free operation.
• Mixing Tank
The ScaleBreck System can treat the water
to be mixed and will keep the tank sides and
propeller clear of lime scale buildup.