Ion exchange system for fruit juices and syrups
Enhance juice quality and optimize sugar processing with efficient ion exchange systems, designed to reduce acidity and remove impurities for clearer, high-purity syrups and deionized juices.
Processes and Purifies Fruit Juices and Syrups
The Ion Exchange System from Bucher Unipektin is designed to optimize the clarity and purity of fruit juices and syrups for the food and beverage industry. This system uniquely employs weak anion exchange resins and cation resins for flexible acid reduction and complete deionisation processes. Ideal for producing acid-reduced juices and high-purity syrups, it operates continuously with minimal processing costs thanks to its fully automatic, PLC-controlled interface.
Capable of handling a capacity range between 500 to 50,000 liters per hour, this system is constructed from durable stainless steel, ensuring compliance with local regulations and resistance to corrosion. The inclusion of optional adsorptive polymer vessels further enhances the reduction of colors and organic molecules, producing a colorless, high-quality end product. Bucher Unipektin supports customization and offers comprehensive engineering support, facilitating seamless integration into existing processing lines. The system also includes a convenient regeneration process using acids, bases, or salts, ensuring sustained operational efficiency and reduced downtime.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by achieving precise acid reduction and deionisation.
- Reduces operational costs with continuous, fully automatic processing.
- Ensures product consistency with customizable resin configurations.
- Increases efficiency with a high throughput capacity of up to 50,000 liters per hour.
- Offers reliable corrosion resistance with stainless steel construction.
- Applications
- Fruit sugar syrups,Clarified juice,Deionised juices,Fruit juices
- End products
- Acid-reduced orange juice,Clarified cranberry juice,High-purity glucose syrup,Deionised apple juice,Colorless fructose syrup,Fully-deionised fruit cocktail juice,Fruit syrup concentrates,Acid-reduced grape juice
- Steps before
- Pressing,Clarification
- Steps after
- Concentration,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- fruit juices,fruit syrups,clarified juice,charged components
- Output ingredients
- acid reduced fruit juices,deionised fruit juices,fruit sugar syrups,colourless fruit sugar solutions
- Market info
- Bucher Unipektin is known for producing advanced equipment and systems for the food and beverage industry, specializing in juice processing and filtration technologies with a reputation for innovative solutions and reliable, high-quality products.
- Capacity
- 500 to 50,000 litres/hr or more
- Automation
- Fully automatic,PLC-controlled
- Control Interface
- PC based operator interface
- Resin Type
- Weak anion exchange resins,cation and anion exchange resins
- Regeneration Process
- Acids,bases or salts
- Construction Material
- Stainless steel
- Plant Operation
- Multiple trains for continuous operation
- Color and Organic Molecules Reduction
- Optional adsorptive polymer vessels
- Working mechanism
- Ion exchange with anion and cation resins
- Integrated steps
- Deionisation,adsorption for colour removal
- Automation level
- Fully automatic,PLC control
- Process flow
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- CIP principles
- Regenerating resins with acids,bases or salts
- Control interface
- PC based operator interface
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Machine footprint
- Customizable based on plant size
- Construction material
- Stainless steel
- Plant size range
- 500 to 50,000 litres/hr
- Feed method
- Continuous operation
- Tank shape
- Cylindrical columns
- Control Panel Type
- PLC control
- HMI Type
- PC based operator interface
- Construction Material
- Stainless steel
- Operation Mode
- Continuous operation with multiple trains
- System Size
- 500 to 50,000 litres/hr
- Polishing Step Addition
- Optional adsorptive polymer vessels