Looking to improve the shelf life and quality of your beverages?
Discover how to effectively remove dissolved oxygen from your water sources with our advanced deaeration equipment! In this video, Monty from Deutsche Beverage & Process takes you through the features and benefits of our state-of-the-art plug-and-play dissolved oxygen removal systems, catered to the unique needs of beverage production. Our deaeration equipment ranges from 10 gallons per minute to 500 gallons per minute, offering versatile solutions for breweries, distilleries, co-packers, and other beverage manufacturers. Learn how our system uses 3M / Solventum Fibrous Hollow Membrane Contactors to efficiently reduce oxygen levels in your water or product streams, enhancing quality, extending shelf life, and protecting your equipment from corrosion.
What You’ll Learn in This Video:
- How our dissolved oxygen removal systems work
- The role of vacuum and sweep gas in the deaeration process
- Key components, including polypropylene fibrous membranes and automated controls
- The importance of sanitary design for beverage production
Why Choose Our Deaeration Equipment? Our systems are designed to remove dissolved oxygen down to levels as low as 8 parts per billion, ensuring the highest quality for your beverage products. With a focus on efficient and reliable operation, our equipment is perfect for those in the craft beer, spirits, seltzers, RTDs, coffee, tea, and infused beverage industries. Whether you’re looking to increase product stability, improve taste, or protect your beverage processing equipment, we’ve got you covered!
Hey, I’m Monty with Deutsche Beverage and Process. Have you been looking to increase the shelf life of your beverage products, enhance their quality, or perhaps protect your equipment from corrosion? If you need to remove dissolved oxygen from any of your water sources, whether it’s boiler water feeds or specific product water necessities, we have deaeration equipment solutions for you that range from 10 gallons per minute all the way up to 500 gallons per minute.
In front of us, we have a plug-and-play solution, and we want to walk you through how one of these systems works and what components are required to make it function. We’ll start with the most important feature within this system: the 3M, now known as the Solvent Fibrous Hollow Membrane Contactor. You pass your water or product through this contactor while simultaneously running a sweep gas in a countercurrent direction, similar to a shell and tube heat exchanger. Using the laws of partial pressure, this process removes oxygen from your water or product source.
Inside these contactors is a typically polypropylene fibrous membrane. The contactor connects to both a water stream and a gas stream, and while these two streams pass each other, we pull a vacuum on the system. This helps to set the expectations of partial pressure.
The process begins with a liquid connection where you either pipe up or connect a hose into the front end of our water feed. The water passes through some pneumatic valves and flow meters to ensure it feeds at the correct rate for the technology to work as desired. The water then passes through the first membrane and loops to a second membrane. These two membranes are running in series, although circuits can also run in parallel. For this standardized plug-and-play system, which is typically rated to 30 GPM, you can remove dissolved oxygen to a level of less than eight parts per billion.
The water flows through, and you connect your outlet pipe or hose at the end. On the back side, there is a feed for the sweep gas, which flows countercurrently past your water solution through a rotometer and some automated valves. A pressure relief valve ensures the same rate of flow through both contactors, again in countercurrent flow to your water solution.
We also pull a vacuum on the system during this process. Let’s take a look at some of the components on the back side. The vacuum is critical because it helps adjust the partial pressure within the system. There are many options for vacuum pumps, and the one we have here is a dry screw technology, which is more on the luxurious side but doesn’t require any ancillary utilities. We also have liquid ring options that work well but require a small water feed. They are very industrial and simple to use.
Vacuum is pulled from the bottom side of these contactors, and it is essential to ensure that there are no vacuum leaks throughout the system, as we aim to remove oxygen without any air entering the system. We use sanitary connections and avoid any threaded fittings to maintain a perfect vacuum process. Our vacuum is controlled by a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive), which we use in most of our systems.
We build our controls directly into the system, allowing for various valve configurations to work with different recipes. You can set it up to run for specific durations, control both the feed in and out of the valve together, or stop based on temperature or flow concerns. This control panel offers many opportunities to manage different components of the system.
The entire assembly is built with a sanitary frame to serve all sanitary industries, ensuring we do not introduce any biological issues into the product and achieve a clean output. If you have further questions, please give us a call. Again, I’m Monty, and this is with Deutsche Beverage and Process. Thank you very much for your time!
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What is deaeration, and why is it important for beverage production?
Deaeration is the process of removing dissolved oxygen from water or other liquids. It’s crucial for beverage production because oxygen can affect the taste, quality, and shelf life of the product. Removing dissolved oxygen helps prevent oxidation, improves product stability, and protects processing equipment from corrosion.
How does the dissolved oxygen removal system work?
Our system uses 3M/Solventum Fibrous Hollow Membrane Contactors, where water or product passes through while a sweep gas flows in a countercurrent direction. By applying a vacuum, the system uses the laws of partial pressure to efficiently remove dissolved oxygen from the liquid stream.
What types of beverage producers can benefit from this equipment?
This equipment is ideal for breweries, distilleries, co-packers, and other beverage manufacturers, including those producing craft beer, spirits, seltzers, RTDs (Ready-to-Drink beverages), coffee, tea, and infused beverages.
What capacities do the deaeration systems offer?
Our deaeration systems range from 10 gallons per minute (GPM) to 500 GPM, accommodating various production scales, from small craft operations to large commercial facilities.
What oxygen levels can be achieved with this equipment?
Our systems can reduce dissolved oxygen levels to less than 8 parts per billion, ensuring high-quality production standards for beverages.
What is the role of the vacuum in the deaeration process?
The vacuum plays a critical role in adjusting the partial pressure within the system, facilitating the efficient removal of dissolved oxygen. It helps maintain the integrity of the process by preventing air from entering the system, which could otherwise compromise oxygen levels.
What types of vacuum pumps are used in this system?
We offer different types of vacuum pumps, including dry screw technology, which requires no additional utilities, and liquid ring options that require a small water feed. Each pump type has its advantages, depending on the specific needs and budget of the operation.
What makes this deaeration system sanitary and suitable for beverage production?
Our systems are built with a sanitary frame and use sanitary connections, avoiding any threaded fittings that could compromise the process. This design ensures no biological contaminants are introduced into the product, maintaining the highest standards of hygiene.
Can the system be customized to specific production requirements?
Yes, our equipment features a customizable design and controls that allow for various valve configurations and process adjustments. You can set it up to run for specific durations, control temperature, and flow, and manage different recipe processes, providing flexibility to meet specific production needs.
How can I learn more or inquire about purchasing this equipment?
To learn more about our dissolved oxygen removal solutions or to inquire about purchasing, please visit our website at Deutsche Beverage & Process or contact our team directly. We’re here to help with any questions or support you need!