Soft Drink Plant Solves Exchanger Fouling Problem Using bioeXile® Treatment

Condition

A UK soft-drink manufacturer using natural fruits for a flavored soft-drink had a history of frequent blockages in the Tetra Pak plate heat exchanger, due to fibrous fruit components building up and blocking the pasteurizer exchanger. Biofilm growth acted as a glue to exacerbate this problem and potentially affect product quality.  This caused the pump amperage draw to increase, forcing  shut-down and reactive mechanical cleaning procedures approximately 10 times a year.  Greater uptime was required.

Chem-Aqua Solution

Bench tests were performed on samples using various Chem-Aqua solutions.  It was found that bioeXile-L in particular was visibly effective at dispersing the fruit fibers from the challenging samples.  bioeXile-L is a patented biofilm removal product that disrupts the structure of biofilm, allowing biocides to be more effective thus ensuring a deep system clean.

This is a key element of Chem-Aqua’s Get Clean, Keep Clean 360ᵒ approach to biomanagement.

bioeXile L is a liquid NSF rated product, which makes it  perfectly suitable for clean-in-place operations in the food and beverage industry.

Operations staff were provided training on biofilm and bioeXile-L application. They are now successfully applying bioeXile-L as a routine CIP step to successfully control biofilm growth and fruit-fiber blockages.

Results

Decreased shutdown and cleaning requirements from 10x per year down to just 3, resulting in substantial savings of cleaning time, labor costs and production loss.