Bottled WaterProcessing CapabilitiesA lot depends on what’s NOT inside.

Water is a highly sensitive product on both microbiological and chemical levels. One of the main challenges of bottled water processing is to consist-ently produce a quality product free of pathogenic organisms and protozoa that could taint its quality, reduce its shelf life, and be a threat to consumers. Strict production control is critical to avoid any contamination.

A robust microbial management program ensures your product quality, optimizes your process steps, and re-duces your costs. Merck Millipore offers total microbial management solutions to make you feel confident that your beverage process yields a safe product at a reasonable cost.

For 50 years, leading beverage companies throughout the world have relied on Merck Millipore to improve manufacturing operations and develop microbial management solutions that save resources and add efficiency to their production.

We are committed to helping you bring products to market faster, with consistent quality and at a competi-tive cost.

Removing contaminants from your waterIn order to make a difference, our products need to be

a practical solution to your daily challenges. We provide

you with information, ideas and tools that improve your

process in regard to contamination removal.

An optimized filtration train in your multi-barrier

contamination removal process will improve efficiency,

Figure 1. Monitoring your processOngoing microbiological monitoring and the removal of microorganisms are critical and sometimes difficult, especially when contaminant levels are low. With Merck Millipore products and services, you can effectively monitor the microbial growth entering your process, during your process, and in the finished product up to the point of use.

Waterspring

Clarification Prefilitration CarbonationStorage tank Final filtration Bottling Machine

reduce waste and save resources. Merck Millipore offers a

complete portfolio of filters and systems that cover your

entire bottling process. Our membrane filtration brings

safety and reliability to your beverage process steps by

ensuring retention of microorganisms in accordance to

industry regulations.

ClarificationMillichilling™ NFF system Economical, state-of-art filtration method optimizing clarification step, and ensuring water quality and flavor while preserving the environment.• Abletorun24hourswith3levelsofautomation• UseslessenergyandwatercomparedtoTFFmodules• Idealforcoarseandfinecleaningofdirtyandhigh

clogging liquids

Prefiltration and Tank protectionBevigard™ M and P filtersVersatile, surface-type filters retaining contaminant and bioburden on a mixed cellulose esters membrane.• Ratedporesizesavailablefrom0.2µmto2µm• Validatedfiltersexhibitinghigherremovalratingthan

absolute rated particle filters when used in prefiltration

• Membranestructureofferingthebestprotectionoffinal sterilizing-grade filters

Polygard® CR, CC and CN filtersPolypropylene prefilter family for coarse and fine clarification and prefiltration of process fluids.• Broadrangeofmicronratingstomatchawidearray

ofparticleremovalapplicationsfrom0.3µmto30µm• Highcapacitymediawithnominalparticleretention

rating • Designedforrigorousprocessconditionsandbroad

chemical compatibility

Aervent® filtersSuperiorfiltersforsterilefiltrationofgaseswithPTFEmembrane.• Protectsstoragetankfromcontamination• Providessterilityassurance,highflowrates,and

throughput• Robust,strong,andresilientcartridgesdesignedto

withstand multiple steam-in-place cycles

A Full Range of Products and Solutions for Liquid and Gas Filtration

Final FiltrationVitipore® II and Vitipore® II Plus membrane filtersHighthroughput,lowbindingcartridgefiltersforthemicrobiological stabilization of beverages.• Superiormechanicalrobustnessresultingfroma

unique, patented end-cap design • Additionalpre-filterlayerofcelluloseestersforhigher

throughputs and longer filter life (Vitipore® II Plus)• Ultra-thin,polyvinylidenefluoridemembraneensures

product quality and taste• Innovativecartridgedesigngenerateshighflowrates

and increased durability

Durapore® CBR membrane filterHighthroughput,lowbindingcartridgefiltersforthemicrobiological stabilization of beverages.• 30yearsofexperiencesinDurapore®membrane

applications• Wideselectionofconfigurationswithbroadchemical

compatibilityfrom0.22µmto1µm• Ultra-thin,polyvinylidenefluoridemembraneensures

product quality and taste

Millipore Express® SHF membrane filter HighfluxPESmembraneforfastandefficientprocessfiltration.• Broadchemicalcompatibility• Exceptionallyhighflowrate• Ratedporesizeavailablefrom0.2µmto0.45µm

Process ControlNovaSeptum® Sterile Sampling SystemsSterile, closed, disposable systems for sampling at source, avoiding false positives and quarantine.• Disposableandclosedunitensuringthesecurityofthe

sample • Easytousereducingoperatortrainertime• Pre-sterilized,eliminatingtheneedforcleaningand/or

sterilization between samples• Flexible,accommodatingawiderangeofsampling

volumeavailablefrom50mlto1000ml

Process AutomationMerck Millipore automated customized filtration systemsReliableandflexibletechnologyforautomaticcontrolofthe filtration process.• Completeprocessautomation,remotecontrol,and

logging• Standardizedproduction,integritytesting,cleaningand

sanitization protocols• Allcomponentsaresanitarytoprotectwaterquality

Millichilling™ NFF system

Vitipore® II and Vitipore® II Plus membrane filter

NovaSeptum® Sterile Sampling Systems

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Service, Support, and TrainingOur wide range of application services and global network of support optimizes your pro-cess, minimizes risk, and delivers effective solutions using current industry best practices. Our highly qualified engineers work with you to ensure that your NFF scale-down solution is robust, and scales to the most cost-effective manufacturing process to meet your specific needs.

Well trained employees will understand the technology and recognize process variations. An operator that knows the system principles and key operating control points will con-tribute to getting the best quality and highest efficiency from the operation.

Food Contact ComplianceMerckMilliporefiltermeetstheFDAIndirectFoodAdditiverequirementscitedin21CFR177.2910and21CFR177–182.AllcomponentmaterialsusedintheseproductsmeettherequirementsoftheEUframeworkregulation(1935/2004/EC)regardingmaterialsandarticles intended to contact food.