Malaysia has granted Radical Waters International a beverage patent for its pioneering Electrochemically Activated Water (ECA) application for use as a substitute to traditional CIP chemicals for the global beverage industry.
Radical Waters was first granted an innovative beverage patent in the USA for Cleaning in Place (CIP) in bottling facilities in July 2012.
Adding to a portfolio of patents
The beverage patent granted in Malaysia relates to the use of ECA in the beverage manufacturing, processing, packaging and dispensing of beverages. Specifically, to the use of ECA solutions during CIP, a standard cleaning regime used in beverage facilities.
This adds to the portfolio of beverage patents granted to Radical Waters in the USA, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Mexico, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, the UK, Ireland, India, Japan, Nigeria, Philippines and South Africa. These patents further strengthen Radical Waters’ position as a preferred global ECA supplier of ECA Technology to the beverage industry.
Harmful chemicals for sanitisation
CIP is used during production when changing from one product to another or at specific times for hygiene reasons to eliminate the growth of harmful bacteria often present in water rich environments. Previously, beverage manufacturers relied on traditional harmful chemicals to clean and sanitise.
Traditional non-ECA chemical CIP steps are performed at very high temperatures, and involve: a water rinse, followed by application of a detergent, followed by another water rinse, followed by application of a disinfectant, followed by a final water rinse, all of which require significantly more time, water and energy than cleaning with Radical Waters’ ECA solutions.
ECA replaces CIP
ECA has proved more efficient and environmentally beneficial. Replacing traditional chemical CIP with Radical Waters’ green ECA detergent and disinfectant solutions eliminates the need for high temperatures and eliminates the rinse between the detergent and the disinfectant steps reducing cleaning to a four-step process, which results in a considerable reduction in the loss of valuable production time. This time saving cleaning process also saves energy and water for the bottler, resulting in greater profits and a greener CIP process.
The Radical Waters patented methodology helps beverage plants achieve sustainability goals, protect product & human life and improve profitability by providing, amongst others, the following benefits: Increased production time due to less time having to be spent on CIP; Total microbial decontamination; Reduction or complete elimination of costly and harmful chemicals; Savings on energy, with a reduction or elimination of the need to heat chemicals resulting in significant energy savings; Significant water savings; flavour and residue elimination; and Improved safety for workers. The application of Radical Waters ECA technology for the CIP application in one of the world’s leading brewery plants achieved the following cost savings: Water savings of 83%; Time reduction of 43%; Energy savings due to cleaning at ambient temperature of 98%; and Chemical cost savings of 99%.
In contrast to traditional chemicals, Radical Waters ECA Anolyte solution is produced and applied at a neutral pH, i.e. neither too acidic nor too alkaline, which makes it completely safe when in contact with humans and as an effluent in the environment. The ECA solutions can be used without any requirement for safety or protective gear.
Radical Waters’ new generation N.O.W CIP Hygiene Generators are designed using state of the art European technology. The N.O.W Generators are remotely monitored, easy to use, robust and achieve repeatable CIP results.
