Water Treatment

Abstract

This invention is directed to an integrated process and system for water treatment, in particular, an integrated process and system for water treatment in the beverage manufacture cycle. The water treatment process is directed to treating an influent water solution, a low sugar concentration solution, and a high sugar concentration solution. The water treatment system is directed to a system for treating an influent water solution, a system for treating a low sugar concentration solution, and system for treating a high sugar concentration solution.

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         14 . An integrated system for treating water comprising;
 a system for treating a water solution;   a system for treating a low sugar concentration solution; and   a system for treating a high sugar concentration solution.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the system for treating an influent water solution comprises:
 a first tank to store an influent water stream and a second membrane treated low brix stream;   first membrane to form a first membrane treated beverage makeup water; and   an analyzer to determine the integrity of the first membrane and/or an ozonator to disinfect the first membrane treated beverage makeup water; the system for treating a low sugar concentration solution comprises a second membrane to form a portion of the second membrane low brix stream and a second membrane biomass suspension, and   wherein the system for treating a high sugar concentration solution comprises:   a third tank to form a third tank treated high brix water stream and a third tank treated contaminated solution;   a third membrane to form a third membrane treated high sugar retentate and a third membrane treated low sugar permeate;   a fourth tank for storing a portion of the fourth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution and a portion of the fifth membrane treated low sugar concentration solution;   a fourth membrane to form a fourth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution and a fourth membrane treated downstream brix solution;   a fifth tank for storing the fourth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution;   a fifth membrane to form a fifth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution; and   a fifth membrane treated low sugar concentration solution; and a sixth tank to store a high sugar concentration product.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the system for treating a high sugar concentration further comprises an online conductivity analyzer on the permeate of the fourth membrane. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first membrane comprises a reverse osmosis membrane. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second membrane comprises a membrane bioreactor. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the third membrane comprises an ultrafilter membrane. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the fourth membrane comprises a spiral reverse osmosis membrane. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the fifth membrane comprises a flat sheet reverse osmosis membrane.