Our technology for the integrated management of filtration plants simplifies and economises regeneration methods.
It is well known that the protein and colloidal phases of products, especially in certain particular vintages, lead to clogging, sometimes irreversible, of the final microfiltration membranes in bottling.
Obviously, at the end of the process, various heterogeneous substances such as protein phases, polysaccharides, pectins, polymerised phenolic fractions and glucidic colloid protectors must be removed from the septa.
These strong clogging agents, although located on the outside of membranes, tend to penetrate the ‘sponge’ of polymeric septa or the coating layers of ceramics and are difficult to remove completely.
Usual washing protocols involve caustics, acids and peroxides.
In the definition of new approaches to the cleansing of organic phases, given the need for greater effectiveness on proteins and collodions and for greater sustainability, innovation today passes through enology-specific enzyme cocktails, which act by hydrolysis on the substances mentioned above:
- ENZYWINE R10
- ENZYWINE W10
The ENZYWINE product range, which has been adopted by leading wineries for many years, brings multiple benefits:
Increased average productivity of at least 10-20%.
- compared to traditional cleaning systems;
- Restoration of up to 98% of the flow rate of membranes in crisis;
- Increased membrane shelf-life of up to 25%;
- Maintenance of membrane performance over time;
- Energy savings due to low washing temperatures (45°C);
- Water and time savings due to simplified protocols;
- These formulations have biodegradability of up to 98%, produce effluent with fewer surfactants, are EDTA-free, and enzymes are active in the pre-cleaning of effluent fluids
As part of an integral service and to complement our enzymatic washing protocols, we provide customers using our enzymatic formulations with the following selected products
- Alkaline detergents specifically for wine filtration systems
- Sanitisers
- Foaming systems
Piramide’s experience in the biotechnological regeneration of membranes used by the wine industry is now well established and statistically significant.