Complete water treatment
It’s been some time since my last post on drinking water. I’ve run into another company that’s a major supplier of water treatment equipment for the maritime and offshore industry. They don’t just offer reverse osmosis equipment but a full range of related products for filtration, decoloration, demineralization, disinfection, softening, pH-correction … the list goes on. Everything you need for top quality water under one roof, industrial quality equipment. Below you can see the different elements that go into a full-feature water treatment plant. A water maker is just a small part of it.
Take for instance their neutralising/mineralising filters for the conditioning of water from Reverse Osmosis plants to improve taste and avoid corrosion in the fresh water system.
Water with a low pH value, such as water of R/O water makers, is often corrosive and tasteless. This so-called ‘acid condition’ is due to the presence of free carbonic acid gas (CO2) and lack of natural minerals.
To make this water neutral or slightly alkaline, it should be neutralised or mineralised. To ensure the complete removal of CO2, the water can be filtered through a bed of neutralising filter media, named E.W.T. compound. In the low pressure filtration process, the CO2 reacts with the E.W.T. compound and natural bicarbonates are formed. As a result, the water is no longer corrosive and, when used for drinking, a natural taste is added to the water which is otherwise insipid to the palate.
In the past is has been common practice to use marble for this purpose though the reaction is slow and equilibrium is difficult to reach and maintain. E.W.T. compound is now preferred as its action is quick and complete. Due to its special structure, E.W.T. compound is rapid and uniformly soluble. To get full details on the different pieces, visit the Hatenboer Water website.
No, a complete system is not an ultra-compact package so this won’t fit on a typical yacht but, for a serious explorer yacht that wants the best water for its guests, you can’t do much better.
very informative and concise blog. I think water treatment plant is necessary for every country for preserving the nature.
The major aim of wastewater treatment is to remove as much of the suspended solids as possible before the remaining water, called effluent, is discharged back to the environment. As solid material decays, it uses up oxygen, which is needed by the plants and animals living in the water. Water treatment consultant like JNB are providing great services to the nature.