sustainable beverage concept lr

8/3/2019 Sustainable Beverage Concept LR

1/5

Desalination

SustainableBeverage Concept

ChemicalsSustainable Beverage Concept


2/5

Sustainable Beverage Concept

Sustainable Beverage ConceptIntroduction

In an increasingly competitive marketplace that has seen the consumption of non-alcoholic beverages

grow rapidly, producers must nd highly exible and sustainable processes. As the variety of beverages

has expanded to include carbonated soft drinks, mineral and bottled water, juices, and energy and health

drinks the entire industry is challenged, especially due to the rather short shelf life of many of these

products.

Higher cost for raw materials, water, energy, and logistics in virtually every geographical area force our

customers to change their investment philosophy and to optimize their economies of scale. Consistent

quality, cost-competitiveness and sustainability are important drivers of non-alcoholic beverage producers

resulting in the need for continuous and fully-automated production facilities with cost-efcient and

environmentally friendly systems.

Norit Group meets these challenges with an integrated and sustainable beverage production concept.

It is based on Norits activated carbon, innovative valve technology, membrane technology for water

purication and ltration, continuous beverage processing, carbon dioxide (CO2) purication, liquefaction,

storage, and quality control equipment to create a highly efcient and advanced production operation.

Combined with Norits comprehensive Global Service Management that ensures efcient plant

performance, more precise control, better economics and the most optimal process utilization, Norits

concept offers a viable, long-term and carefree alternative to conventional services with optimal lifecycle

management. Norit takes care of plant design, engineering, project management, automation, assembly,

handling, scheduling, installation, commissioning, documentation, and after-sales service.

Norits sustainable beverage concept is designed to provide beverage producers with a total process

solution.

Reduced CAPEX & OPEX

Optimized cost for raw materials: high-performance sugar decolorization systems

Continuous production: continuous sugar dissolving & multi-stream in-line blenders

Cut energy cost: next generation heating & cooling systems

High quality: accurate in-line & laboratory quality control

Reduced water consumption: ultraltration (UF) & reverse osmosis (RO)

Reuse of process water and recycled wastewater: Norit Membrane BioReactor (MBR) systems

Minimized CO2

footprint

Reduced environmental impact

Sugar reception

& conveying

Process water

conditioning

Sugar dissolving

Energy

recovery

Product

recovery

Decolorization/

deodorization

Simple syrup

(liquid sugar)

storage

Distribution

matrixIn-line blending

Final syrup

storage

Concentrate

storage &

preparation

Water

deaeration

AC preparation/

dosing

Final dilution/

proportioning

Cooling &

carbonation

Filling

Pasteurization

CIP UNIT

Effluent

treatment/

water recovery

Turnkey System Integration & Automation

Automated CIP systems

Individually designed to suit customer requirements or supplied as

standard units

Conforming to modern industry standard design concepts

Multiple circuits and tank designs, complete with recirculating or

in-line heating or a combination of both

Automation systems with process variables data recording, trending

and traceability

Siemens or Allen Bradley based control systems

Complete process design, installation & commissioning facilities

Conforming to ISO, EN, FDA & EHEDG guidelines & regulations

Mix proof valve technology

Automation with mix proof valve technology reduces product losses ,

cleaning solution & energy

Intelligent state-of-the-art piping systems including in-line product

recovery & interface control


3/5


Continuous

Continuous multi-stream blending

Continuous in-line blending is utilized to blend the nished product and reduces product losses to a minimum. In a constant ratio,

the various liquid components are already mixed in the pipeline. Homogenous blending of products with high viscosity is ensured

by using static mixers.

Continuous crystal sugar dissolving

To dissolve dry or liquid sugar continuous dissolving of sugar is utilized. A fully automated system with ow rates of up to 20 m3/h

is equipped with accurate in-line Brix measurement (+/- 0,1) treating sugar up to 72 Brix and 85 C dissolving temperature.

Custom-made systems, pipework and valve manifolds can be designed in accordance with ISO, EN , FDA & EHEDG guidelines and

regulations.

Automated and fully integrated syrup rooms

Continuous or batch multi-stream blending and carbonation, process water deaeration systems, and powder dissolving systems

are designed to achieve signicant savings on raw material usage, water and energy consumption. The highly automated beverage

process requires minimal labor, which results in additional operating cost-savings. A compact footprint with an ideal beverage

plant design lowers investments to the absolute minimum. The control systems provide for product traceability and multi-receipt

management.

Aseptic product processing

Products with a pH value in the range of 6 and 7, carbonated or non-carbonated products and those containing pulp and bers

are very sensitive. Norits extensive range of aseptic valves and aseptic process systems, which provide a continuous analysis of the

sterility, is ideal to meet the e ver demanding safety standards for sensitive products.

Beverage ProcessingSugar TreatmentLiquid sugar decolorization & deodorization

In the sugar and beverage industries activated carbon is used for decolorization and deodorization to

improve the sensory characteristics of sugar syrup. Depending on the origin of the sugar and the type

of beverage produced, dedicated powdered and granular activated carbon (PAC/GAC) grades can be

used to meet the high standards for color and sensory characteristics for any non-alcoholic beverage.

Regenerable activated carbon is used to improve the efciency, health, safety and sustainability of

the raw material management. This is specically important when decolorizing low quality sugar.

Fruit juices

Norit offers dedicated decolorizing carbon grades removing colorants such as polyphenols and

melanoidins from fruit juices like apple and grape juice, minimizing membrane damage and

maximizing throughput. Other carbon grades are used to remove undesirable taste compounds and

color precursors.

A good denition for a quality beverage is a beverage that consistently meets specifcation . To

ensure consistency and that the required specications are met, each step of the production process

in a beverage production plant should be controlled, starting with the arrival of raw materials to

the analysis of product samples taken randomly among the bottles in the holding room. Norit has

solutions for the following quality control aspects:

Total CO2

and O2

management (in-line, at-line and lab)

Brix measurement (in-line)

Monitoring of downstream processes such as pasteurization or keg/bottle washing (in-line)

In addition to individual pieces of equipment Norit offers a T otal

Lab Solution (TLS). Each TLS project is customized, whether it is

upgrading an existing lab or part of a new beverage plant. As

needed a TLS can include layout, design and equipping of the

laboratory, in-house training, and commissioning of the project.

In a comprehensive sweep, Norit provides or sources the

supply of lab furniture, quality control equipment, glassware,

consumables, chemicals and anything else a customer may

need. The advantage of a TLS project lies with the expertise that

Norit provides by overseeing the entire project from concept

to commissioning to after-sales service with advanced operator

training courses in the area of preventive maintenance.

Quality Control


4/5


Water & CO2

Water management

When assessing and reducing the environmental footprint of a beverage production plant, one focus area is the reduction of the

water footprint. Because water is essential to beverages both as an ingredient and in the production process, it must be given special

attention. Norits expertise in water use and its wide range of technologies provide the ideal solution for water management in non-

alcoholic beverage production plants.

A Water Audit determines the current water usage and water streams in a production plant and highlights opportunities to

reduce overall water consumption.

Process water polishing prepares product water to comply with the specic needs of a production plant utilizing membrane

technology and activated carbon (decolorization and THM removal).

Wastewater treatment with MBR technology provides better water quality, smaller footprint, less sludge, adherence t o

legislation, and reduced handling costs when compared to conventional wastewater tre atment.

Efuent polishing prepares efuent for specic process requirements with activated carbon or membrane treatment.

Pilot plant sand ltration for mineral water

Before investing in a full-scale plant setting up a test lter for sand ltration

of mineral water, which removes unwanted alkaline soil particles and

deaerates methane and sulde through the headspace, allows for testing

under production parameters. The collected information is used to design a

tailor-made plant, which meets the needs of the customer including reduced

product losses.

CO2

purication, liquefaction and storage

CO2

is the sparkling element and important ingredient in carbonated soft

drinks, mineral and bottled water. The CO2

used in the beverage industry

usually originates from two sources - fermentation or generation sources.

Breweries

In the production process CO2

is not only added to the beverage, but also

used as a protective atmosphere during bottling, canning or transporting

the product. CO2

originates from fermentation sources such as brewing is

often only puried by GAC to remove taste and odor causing compounds

including H2S and mercaptanes, and other organic compounds. Breweries

use a Norit High Low Purity (HLP) plant design to recover food-grade CO2

to

meet their demand for beer production. Surplus CO2

can be used for non-

alcoholic beverage production with the benet of not containing any food-

alien substances.

External sources

When the CO2

comes from external sources such as the burning of fossil

fuel, it is common practice to treat the CO2

with GAC before it can be used

as an additive to assure the removal of traces of taste and odor causing

compounds, and eliminate any traces of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Today, service is much more than just repair and maintenance. Service contracts are an integral part of your preventive maintenance

program. During project management, Norits service team is introduced to the customer and assists with commissioning. On-site

the service team gathers valuable information about the local conditions of an operation. With performance data monitoring, they

are able to acquire long-term data, which ensures that troubleshooting and service activities can be very efcient and to the point

in case of an emergency. Depending on the type of service level agreement, a customer can solely focus on the core business and

be assured that the potential for continuous improvement of a plant is explored on a regular basis.

Norits lifecycle/service management can be divided into two phases: design and operation. Proposal/planning, contract

management, and engineering up to commissioning are typical design services. Start-up, monitoring, consulting (24/7 helpdesk),

maintenance/ replacement of components, evaluation and optimization are components of the operation services. The overall

goal is to secure that an operation is running in the best possible and most cost-efcient way.

One of Norits service beliefs is that acting is always better than reacting. Our pro-active service approach aims at:

Improving production periods

Reducing downtime

Lowering the energy consumption

Limiting maintenance costs to a bare minimum

Increasing the ROI of an operation

Contract management

24/7

Certified local

helpdesk

service teams

Data trending/monitoring, reportingPro-active

data analysis

Plant audits andmaintenance More control

Better economicsOptimal utilization

Training

Global ServiceManagement


5/5


orit NV

ertmerweg 42c 7625 RH Zenderen The Netherlands

+31 74 255 07 77 F +31 74 255 07 79

[email protected] I www.norit.com

ease visit our website to obtain information about your local support! Norit reserves the right to make changes in the specifcations at any time.

SDoF

E

9-2009

sustainable beverage concept lr

Documents