The project aimed to reduce water consumption and wastage in the beverage industry. It implemented an integrated set of innovations through the creation of a new water treatment and recovery system able to reduce the use of primary water in beverage preparation plants.
The project solution comprises two parts: a new double Reverse Osmosis system capable of increasing water treatment efficiency and reducing both the raw water consumption and the amount of wastewater; and a wastewater post-treatment system for recovering part of the wastewater produced by the beverage production process and by the Clean-in-Place (CIP) treatment.
The advantages include 33% primary water savings, reduction of wastewater by 56% resulting in a 25% total reduction of water consumption in the beverage preparation plant.
The consortium was lead by A Due S.p.A. in coordination with The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna and CVAR Ltd. The project was financed between 2014–2017.
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- Project locations
- Italy