Visual clarity of soft drinks is an important standard for many consumers.There are a number of factors that can influence the clarity of a soft drink: quality of water, particulate content of the sugar or sweeteners, haze content in the flavourings and essences, and bacterial contamination from CO2 and storage vents.
There are multiple stages in filtration of soft drinks:
Water treatment is essential to provide clarity, bioburden reduction and sterility.
We recommend to filter the following water systems this can either be done at the main water intake, or at each water using component:
Sterile filtration is required to make sure the water is free of bacteria.Filtra International supplies a complet range of sterile filter cartridges, RO systems, CIP systems for your specific requirements.
Coarse particulate filtration can be required to ensure optical brightness of sugar syrups and artificial sweeteners. Sugar syrup used for soft drinks is mainly made from cane sugar and its quality is mostly depending on its origin and refining process. For the removal of impurities or additives like activated carbon for the de-colorisation of the sugar, a kieselguhr filtration is a very economic and flexible solution. For continuous proceses our crossflow filter systems are ideal.
We also recommend our absolute and food grade rated filter cartridges to prevent particles entering the mixing tank during the manufacturing of soft drinks.
By using our filters you will reach visual clarity and optimize carbonation efficiency.
During the final filtration stage in soft drink production it is crucial to remove spoilage organisms such as yeast and bacteria. We recommend to use sterile filter cartridges and integrity tested filter cartridges and perform integrity tests after each batch. By doing this, you are ensured the wine is sterile and quality is guaranteed.
This can be done by using a filter housing, cartridges and a portable integrity tester. Filtra International offers On-site and Off-site integrity services. Another option is to use a fully automated filtration skid with integrity tester, which performs filtration automatically.
Another option is to use a fully automated filtration skid with integrity tester, which performs filtration automatically.
For the production of soft drinks multiple gases are used such as CO2, N2 and air. A few examples are carbonation of the soft drink during filling and blanket of the mixing tank. Sterile filtration of carbon dioxide (CO2), Nitrogen (N2) and air is required to prevent microbial contamination of the soft drink. We recommend our integrity testable PTFE sterile filter cartridges. Compressed gases come in contact with quite some critical components and therefore we advice to filter at least the gases in contact with:
Soft drinks also come in contact with holding tanks and storage tanks which require a vent filter in order to prevent microorganisms to enter the tank and spoil the soft drink. Filtration for both gases and venting applications can be done by polymeric and metallic filters. We will provide you a custom advice, depending on the process parameters and your specific requirements. Please note that all our filters come with foodgrade certificates and batch identification for full traceability.
We offer a full range of porous sinterd metallic filters which are advised to use on steam filtration in order to sterilise the steam before entering the soft drink making components. The benefits of porous sintered metal filters is that they are corrosion and temperature resistant while providing sterile filtration. Porous sintered metal are commonly used for carbonisation.
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