GEA AromaPlus PRO reduces the water consumption for diafiltration throughout dealcoholization by as much as one hundred pc. The alcoholic base produced as a by-product of the filtration process can be utilized for manufacturing other beverages within the brewery, such as onerous seltzer.
GEA AromaPlus uses a filtration expertise with special polymer membranes to separate alcohol and water from the opposite elements by the use of reverse osmosis; these elements are essential for the aroma, color and turbidity of the ultimate product. Adding the new PRO expertise to the water-saving CO2 blow-out operate and the selective membrane which is already implemented within the AromaPlus unit design, GEA saves greater than two thirds and as a lot as one hundred pc of the fresh water used for diafiltration.
“ เกจวัดแรงดันลม combines the trend towards 0.0% beer with the aim of reducing water in production,” says Ralf Scheibner, filtration skilled at GEA, underneath whose management the GEA AromaPlus has been further developed. “In fact, a membrane course of requires plenty of water to flush out the alcohol. That is an issue for breweries with a limited deoxygenized water availability. Our new PRO solution is a vital step for them towards recent water neutrality in production processes.”
The complete dealcoholization system GEA AromaPlus is mounted on a body. It contains the filtration modules and reverse osmosis membranes, pumps for media switch and system stress build-up, the entire internal piping, a CIP dosing unit installed next to the system, and the control equipment required for semi-automated operation. – Image: GEA/Mike Henning.
While breweries need less recent water for the diafiltration step, the permeate leaving the system could be reused as a useful by-product. Due to its decrease quantity, it has a better alcohol content material and can therefore serve as a base for alcoholic blended drinks and newer drinks, corresponding to exhausting seltzer, or may be reused within the brewery itself.
“The Corona pandemic confirmed that breweries whose production services provided the pliability to course of other drinks coped finest with the drop in demand. GEA AromaPlus is an effective example of how prospects can gear their vegetation toward high demand dynamics,” says Scheibner. Originally designed for the dealcoholization of beer right down to zero.0%, the system can be used used for different non-alcoholic drinks, similar to 0.0% cider.
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