UV irradiation has emerged as a proven treatment technology for the treatment of process water and wastewater in industrial applications. UV treatment has been established as a low cost, environmentally-friendly treatment technology that provides exceptional disinfection benefits. Exposure to UV irradiation ensures the inactivation of all types of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, yeasts, molds and spores. UV treatment can also be combined with other oxidants (i.e. ozone, hydrogen peroxide) to create hydroxyl radicals for removal of many other harmful contaminants.

UV treatment has numerous advantages in industrial applications. UV treatment can easily inactivate, even with low UV doses, chlorine resistant compounds such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium. UV is a "green technology", as it is chemical free and produces no disinfection by-products (DBPs). The systems can also be easily retrofitted into existing treatment plants due to its small footprint.

Degremont Technologies – Ozonia offers a wide range of low pressure and medium pressure UV systems for various industrial applications:

Food and Beverage

UV disinfection equipment can be used prior to filters and/or membranes or after carbon beds to disinfect the source water and minimize microbial contamination at beverage plants, reducing backwashing and servicing frequencies. Waste water streams can also be treated with UV in order to disinfect and reduce BOD levels for safe discharge or reuse.

Power and Cogeneration

UV disinfection equipment can be used prior to RO/UF membranes or mixed bed resins to disinfect and lower TOC levels, reducing backwashing and servicing frequencies, limiting the need for chemical biocides, and minimizing downstream contamination problems.

Oil Field Water Injection

UV equipment placed after particle filtration, which minimizes reservoir plugging, disinfects the water to prevent microbial contamination from being injected into the oil reservoir. The use of UV disinfection virtually eliminates the need for water treatment chemicals and expensive dosage monitoring equipment, preventing the chemical composition of the oil from being altered.

Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics

UV disinfection equipment can be used prior to filters and/or membranes or after carbon beds to disinfect the process water and reduce TOC levels, thereby reducing backwashing and servicing frequencies for downstream treatments. UV equipment can also be implemented in the recirculation line from purified water storage tanks, for residual ozone destruction and to provide additional disinfection and microbial control. Waste water streams can also be treated with UV in order to disinfect for safe discharge. UV can be combined with other advanced treatment technologies (i.e hydrogen peroxide, ozone, etc.) to remove numerous harmful and difficult to remove compounds.

Chemical Process

UV disinfection equipment can be used prior to filters and/or membranes or after carbon beds to disinfect the process water, reduce TOC levels, minimize microbial contamination, thereby reducing backwashing and servicing frequencies. Waste water streams can also be treated with UV in order to disinfect for safe discharge. UV can be combined with other advanced treatment technologies (i.e hydrogen peroxide, ozone, etc.) to remove harmful and difficult to remove compounds.

Aquaculture

UV disinfection equipment can be positioned after particle filters to disinfect the source water and significantly reduce microbial contamination prior to fish and shellfish exposure. The treatment leads to reduced BOD levels, and reduced disease and mortality of aquatic species

Electronics

UV disinfection equipment can be used prior to RO/UF membranes or mixed bed resins to disinfect and lower TOC levels, reducing backwashing and servicing frequencies, limiting the need for chemical biocides, and minimizing downstream contamination problems.

Accordingly, UV irradiation is regarded by many industry professionals as the most technically effective and cost-effective treatment option for numerous industrial applications.

In order to simplify the integration of UV into existing or future processes, Degremont Technologies – Ozonia has engineered and fabricated a broad range of UV systems to fit nearly every application.

Degremont Technologies provides high-performance water, wastewater, sludge treatment and process water solutions for industrial applications. We design, engineer, manufacture and service industrial water treatment systems.

For more information on UV for industry or other UV related topics, contact your nearest Degremont Technologies – Ozonia office or agent through our website.