Clean in Place Liquids
Next Generation Green Cleaning Product to Replace Toxic Chemicals
Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) and Sterilization-In-Place (SIP) systems are systems designed for reliable cleaning of process equipment and piping with fully-automated with efficient circulation of cleaning medium such as purified water, hot water, detergent solutiontechnology. There is increased demand in the Pharma, Chemical and Food industries whereby solid – liquid separation applications should avoid cross-contamination along with prevention of Microbial growth.
How GC Biowater Technology helps save Millions of Dollars.
The effective use of GC Biowater allows the CIP facility to reduce Validation, Equipment downtime, Faster Cleaning which has resulted in additional opportunity as this enables the equiment to run 24/7 as a result of having additonal capacity. Savings are also realized through significantly reduced labor costs and capital requirements needed to handle Toxic chemicals onsite with the following benefits
1.No Need for On-Site storage of Cleaning Chemicals.
2. 100% Green and Bio-Degradable Cleaning solution
3. Significantly less Heat and Energy leads to lower Utility bills
4. By Eliminating 2 Rinse cycles will lead to reduced Water Usage.
Significantly reduced Downstream pH Neutralization.
By optimizing the amount of mechanical and heat energy delivered to the surface being cleaned as the reaction is Endothermic means no time lost in trying to Cool the surface which means significantly lower energy costs. This also helps to replace the traditional “fill, boil, and dump” cleaning approach with truly automated Bio-Degradable CIP means complete elimination of solvents in the cleaning of API reactors, leading to almost zero hazardous waste disposal. Shorter Cleaning Cycles along with replacement of Chemicals means minimal waste to the Neutralization facility and to the Sewer.
| Operation (Existing) | Cleaning Agent | Operation (Biowater) | Temp (Existing)(deg C) | Temp (Biowater)(deg C) | Time (Min) (Existing) | Time (Biowater)(Min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Rinse | Water | Pre Rinse | 25 | 25 | 2-5 | 3 |
| Alkali Clean | Caustic | Biowater Clean/Disinfect | 80 | 35-45 | 5-30 | 10 |
| Inter-Rinse | Water | Final Rinse | 25 | 25 | 1-5 | 5 |
| Acid Clean | Phosophoric | 55 | 3-15 | |||
| Inter-Rinse | Water | 25 | 4-10 | |||
| Sterilant | Peracetic Acid | 25 | 3-15 | |||
| Final Rinse | Water | 25 | 4-10 |
Table 1: The Table above shows the difference from an existing CIP system Operation that requires more than 5 Cycles with higher Temperature and Energy Usage along with taking Longer time in relation to the Biowater Operation. The Comparison also shows the Biowater that will reduce the number of cycles, reduced heat and significant energy savings.
Beer Facility CIP Use Case Results:
| Sample ID | NTU of Sample | NTU of Sample 1 | NTU of Sample 2 | NTU of Sample 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biowater 1oz to 3 Gal | 4.2 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
| Biowater 1oz to 4 Gal | 3.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Biowater 1oz to 5 Gal | 2.8 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 19.8 |
| Biowater 1oz to 6 Gal | 1.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| LoSuds Cleaning Chemical | 0.62 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
| NCS conc | 0.52 |
Table 2: The above table shows results from InPro 8610i turbidity sensor designed for turbidity measurement in brewery, beverage, dairy or reclaimed water applications. It provides high measurement accuracy due to multipoint calibration and immunity to background changes which measured the cloudiness of a sample by measuring the amount of light emitted perpendicular to a monochromatic light source by the process of Mie Scattering. The Biowater was diluted to varying concentrations with the highest being 1oz to 6 Gallons of DeIonized water and it performed same as the existing Chemical based cleaning solution from a reputable company which is their Popular LoSuds product. At a similar dilution to LoSuds the GC Biowater performed 10X better in cleaning than similar Cleaning test. The Test was performed over a period of three months at Bar Locations in Chicago and performance evaluation done at Customer Facility in Florida.