Cidox

Effective Water Treatment for Processing Plants

The benefits of chlorine dioxide water treatment in processing plants have been well known for many years. The high capital cost of generation equipment has restricted its use to only the largest plants. Now, Cidox technology from Scotmas allows chlorine dioxide to be applied in a safe and easy to use form, suitable for the smallest operator

Water is one of the biggest single raw materials used in the processing system, and its quality is of great importance to prevent contamination of the food product. Water will always carry bacteria. Without proper treatment, the bacteria will grow in water storage tanks and pipe work to infect the water passing through. The use of contaminated water in the food processing plant can spread contamination across a whole batch.

Too many processing plants still rely on the application of chlorine or similar ineffective biocides in process water, or worse – take no additional treatment measures and rely on external factors to control what is undoubtedly the second most important raw material in any processing plant.

Scotmas pioneered the use of simple, cost effective chlorine dioxide dosing systems in the early 1990s, and have continued in this market leading position to date. Our Cidox chlorine dioxide product has been specifically designed for use in processing plants in conjunction with our state of the art range of dosing equipment.

Automatically applying low levels of Cidox to process water will ensure that bacterial contamination is reduced within the plant, making HACCP compliance easier to achieve.

While the use of high levels of chlorine and similar products is being restricted in a number of jurisdictions due to the risks of carcinogenic by-products, ClO2 use in the food industry has gone from strength to strength as processors seek an effective, modern alternative