New Water Treatment Technology Could Save Billions of Gallons Annually

A new technology unveiled by GE during early July’s Singapore International Water Week potentially saves millions of gallons of water a day from being flushed down the drain by the world’s beverage makers.

The company recently completed a pilot run of its new AquaSel water treatment system at an Asian bottling plant. During the two-and-a-half-month production-scale study, the technology helped the plant use almost all the water it took in and reduce its liquid waste stream to less than 1 percent. “This means unprecedented water recovery,” says Juan Alfredo Zepeda, food and beverage industry product manager, water and process technologies for GE’s power and water. “It’s a powerful tool that helps companies use water that they would otherwise send to the drain.” -Will be continue in post