Flow, level & control
EXCELLENCE IN CHLORINE DETECTION
Veolia Water Technologies Ireland, a long-established provider of water treatment solutions and services for municipal, industrial, scientific and healthcare markets, recently opened its Life Science Centre of Excellence near Dublin in Ireland. Designed to provide training for internal engineers as well as customers, the new facility is fully equipped with the latest cutting-edge technology for water purification and distillation, including a water analysis system from Bürkert.
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he new facility is supporting water treatment processes for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage sectors with filtration and purification process equipment. The site takes everyday water from the mains system and creates purified water, WFI and pure steam which is suitable for pharmaceutical applications.
CHLORINE DETECTION
One of the key processes is granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration which is tackling several
of the prominent water treatment challenges. It also removes chlorine, a disinfectant used in mains supplies, which can damage the membranes used in reverse osmosis (RO) filters.
Opened in June 2024, Bürkert visited the new facility and found several of its products already being used to control the purification processes. Discussions between the two companies found that the plant uses RO equipment to remove any remaining contaminants – the only thing missing was a chlorine detection system. Veolia Water Technologies Ireland was aware of this omission
but explained that customers had experienced problems with systems that use reagents, finding them unreliable and maintenance intensive. Kieran Lyons, project director at Veolia Water Technologies Ireland, explains: “Bürkert offered to supply a Type 8906 Online Water Analysis System, equipped with sensor cubes for chlorine, ORP, pH, and temperature, to be assessed as an alternative. The system offers rapid detection of any chlorine breakthrough and real-time alerts to any issues that are detected.”
EFFECTIVE SIMPLICITY
The system was created to offer not only functional analysis but also help visitors to the plant to understand how it works and the benefits it provides. The compact dimensions of the Type 8906 meant that it was easy to install, and the 7-inch touchscreen display provides current data points at a glance.
At the same time, data can be reviewed online, and recorded using the datalogger,
22 April 2025 Instrumentation Monthly
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