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Industrial Process Water Purification
Water & Effluent Treatment

Industrial Process Water Purification

Process water polishing for industrial manufacturing using activated carbon and activated alumina to remove dissolved contaminants ahead of reverse osmosis, demineralisation, or direct process use.

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The Challenge
Industrial manufacturing, electronics, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, petrochemical, requires process water that meets tight specifications on dissolved organics, residual chlorine, and trace contaminants. Direct municipal supply rarely meets these limits; on site polishing is mandatory.
Quick Answer

Industrial process water purification uses activated carbon (for dissolved organics and chlorine) and optional activated alumina (for fluoride and arsenic) ahead of reverse osmosis, demineralisation, or direct process use. The polishing stage protects downstream resin and membrane and delivers process water to the operator quality specification.

Industrial Process Water Purification

Manufacturing Process Water Has Tight Specifications

Industrial manufacturing demands process water that meets specifications well beyond drinking water standards. Electronics fabs require ultra pure water with conductivity below 18 megohm-cm and total organic carbon below 5 ppb; pharmaceutical manufacturing requires water meeting USP Purified Water or Water for Injection grade; food and beverage processing requires water meeting the food contact regulations. Direct municipal supply does not meet any of these, on site polishing is mandatory.

GAC Polishing Protects Downstream Equipment

The SorbiTech polishing stage uses GAC 1240 upstream of reverse osmosis or demineralisation. The carbon removes residual chlorine (which oxidatively damages RO membranes and ion exchange resin), dissolved organics (which foul the membrane and the resin), and trace taste and odour compounds. The combined train extends the downstream resin and membrane life by 30 to 50 percent compared to no polishing.

Industrial Process Water Purification process equipment

Optional Activated Alumina for Fluoride and Arsenic

Where the inlet water carries fluoride or arsenic, common in groundwater supplies across geological belts, an upstream activated alumina bed removes these inorganic contaminants. The combined GAC plus alumina train delivers process water meeting tight industrial specifications from a wide range of inlet water qualities.

Delivery and Service

Delivered as a packaged polishing skid by SorbiTech or as an integrated part of a larger process water plant by SorbiTech. The SorbiTech media is supplied with the certificate of analysis and the food contact compliance documentation where required. Sector coverage spans industrial water, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and petrochemicals.

Selection Guidance

Stage GAC for chlorine, taste, and dissolved organics; add activated alumina for fluoride or arsenic where present; protect downstream reverse osmosis or demineralisation with the polishing stage.

How SorbiTech Solves It

A Specified, Verified Solution

Define the duty

We capture your process conditions: flow, composition, pressure, temperature, and the target outlet specification.

Select media & configuration

Our engineers recommend the adsorbent grade and system type that meet the duty with margin.

Size & engineer

Bed sizing, vessel design, and cycle parameters are engineered to your case and documented for approval.

Commission & verify

We support loading, start up, and performance verification against the guarantee.

Recommended Products & Systems

Media

Adsorbents & Media

  1. 01 SorbiTech Activated Alumina Aa 201 Fluoride Removal Defluoridation Adsorbent Activated Alumina AA-201 Smooth sphere activated alumina for compressed air and gas drying, fluoride removal, and guard bed duty. Water Cap. ≥ 18 %
  2. 02 Activated Carbon GAC 1240 Adsorbent Activated Carbon GAC 1240 Coal based granular activated carbon for dechlorination, taste and odour, and dissolved organics in water. Form 12 × 40 US mesh (0.42–1.70 mm)
  3. 03 Powdered Activated Carbon Adsorbent Powdered Activated Carbon Fine powder carbon for slurry dosing in water treatment, sugar decolorization, pharmaceutical purification, and emergency contamination response. Form 200×325 mesh (45–75 µm)
Equipment

Engineered Systems

  1. 01 SorbiTech Activated Carbon Water Contactor Drinking Water GAC Polishing Contactor Equipment Activated Carbon Water Contactor Granular activated carbon fixed bed water contactor for dechlorination, taste and odour, dissolved organic carbon, and emerging contaminant polishing in drinking water and process… Capacity 5–2,000 m³/h
  2. 02 SorbiTech Community Defluoridation Treatment Unit Activated Alumina Fluoride Removal Skid Equipment Community Defluoridation Treatment Unit Containerised activated alumina defluoridation unit for community and decentralised drinking water supply to the WHO guideline of 1.5 mg per litre. Capacity 0.5–50 m³/h
  3. 03 SorbiTech Multi Media Filter Water Treatment Pressure Vessel Mmf Equipment Multi Media Filter Multi media filter for suspended solids and turbidity removal upstream of activated carbon polishing, reverse osmosis, or process reuse in water treatment trains. Capacity 5–500 m³/h
  4. 04 SorbiTech Coalescing Filtration Skid Oil Water Coalescer Filter Package Equipment Coalescing Filtration Skid Two stage coalescer and separator skid that removes fine dispersed hydrocarbons and solids from water down to single digit ppm. It is the polishing… Capacity 2–200 m³/h
Industries

Industries Using This Application

  1. 01 SorbiTech Industrial Water Treatment Pulp Paper Mill Water Block Daf GAC Sector Industrial Water Treatment Process water polishing, cooling tower blowdown, boiler feedwater, and groundwater remediation served by SorbiTech adsorbent media and engineered treatment skids.
  2. 02 SorbiTech Petrochemicals Refining Integrated Cracker Complex Distillation Columns Sector Petrochemicals & Refining Adsorbents and separation systems for feedstock drying, process gas conditioning, solvent recovery, and refinery effluent treatment.

Specify a Solution for This Application

Provide your process conditions and our team will recommend the grade, configuration, and sizing.

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