Water purification treatments remove impurities and contaminants from a water supply that can impact the efficiency of commercial and industrial operations or leave mineral deposits inside the machine parts and on equipment. Many applications such as medical, food and beverages, pharmaceutical, and others demand purified water.
Different industries need water purification at different levels and for various purposes. Using the latest water treatment systems in combination, you can accomplish any level of feed water purification to enjoy enhanced efficiency and productivity of your business processes.
The two most effective water purification treatments that many industries often use in combination are RO (Reverse Osmosis) and DI (Deionization). These water treatment systems can develop a two-step water purification process to give you highly purified water to perform various commercial and industrial operations efficiently and cost-effectively.
What are RO and DI Systems?
Reserve Osmosis System (RO)
An industrial or commercial reverse osmosis system removes contaminants, microorganisms, solids, and metal traces from the water feed. Industrial RO systems have pressurized containers with a semi-permeable membrane. When water feed passes through the system, the pressure containers exert pressure on the water to pass through the membrane. This process filters impurities and supplies purified water for use. It is possible to revert the pressure needed for operating the RO system back to your industrial or commercial facility reusing energy.
Deionization System (DI)
Commercial deionization systems generate water with properties similar to distilled water without the time-consuming and expensive distillation process. The DI system passes the water feed through negative and positive resins that eliminate completely dissolved mineral deposits and solids from water. However, deionization may not remove microbiologic from water. Therefore, combining the DI system with RO water treatment provides a perfect solution for maximum water purification.
How DI System Improves RO System Efficacy?
Many industries often use DI and RO systems together to improve the quality of water significantly. Commercial DI/RO system works as a pre-treatment to thoroughly purify water feed before entering mainstream production systems and operations.
Pre-treatment of water with DI system before RO removes all the dissolved salts and minerals, such as magnesium, chloride, sulfates, sodium, and calcium from the water feed, releasing an equal number of hydrogen and hydroxide ions in water. These ions interact with the water ions and form water.
Deionization does not remove the microbes and other similar contaminants from water. So, industries often pass the water from the RO system after pre-treatment through a DI water purification system. RO system eliminates microbiologic along with solids, minerals, and trace metals for maximum water purification.
Implementation of DI/RO system offers various commercial and industrial benefits. The DI/RO water treatment system enables peak operations and equipment efficiency with high energy efficiency and minimal downtime due to heating or blowdown of equipment or boiler applications. Plus, it significantly reduces the health risks associated with waterborne microorganisms by decreasing bacterial and microbial content from the water feed.
