Water system in pharmaceutical industry

One of the most important components in the pharmaceutical industry is water and Water systems in pharma industry is essential for the continuous running of the pharmaceutical procedures. Great care is taken towards water purification so that the water is free of impurities and microbes before it is taken for further processing.

There are various processes used in water treatment systems such as ion exchange, reverse osmosis and distillation.

In the ion-exchange process, the undesirable ions are exchanged with the desirable ions and later the unwanted brine is flushed out. Ion exchange process requires minimum maintenance and hence it is one of the most favoured methods of water purification in the pharmaceutical industry.

In the reverse osmosis process, the pressure is applied to the concentrated solution in an osmosis process due to which the water starts flowing from a more concentrated solution to a less concentrated solution. RO systems are not that efficient for the cleansing process of bacteria and thus needs regular maintenance.

In distillation systems, the water is heated to high temperature and after a certain time, the water vapour is recovered using condensation method.

Impure water can cause contamination of pharmaceutical products and thus it has to be purified by using water treatment systems before passing it through pharmaceutical processes. There are various types of water purification systems such as distillation, reverse osmosis, filtration, and ion exchange. Clean water is required for pharmaceutical operations such as cleaning of specific pharma instruments, manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, sanitization, formulation and rinsing.

There are other features and benefits of Water systems in pharma industries such as reduction of overall water consumption and energy consumption through recycling, validation and support cleanroom factory acceptance test facilities, full or partial subitizable heat systems, skid mounted technology etc.

Water system designs lower the cost of operation and ensure long term operating systems. There are many types of water systems in the pharma industry but here we will look into two types. These are Water treatment systems and Purified Water Distribution system.

The features and benefits of purified water distribution systems are closed-loop recirculation system, auto sanitization and auto sterilization system, pumps working at optimum peak loads, documentation and support system, orbital welding with boroscopy and videoscopy etc.

Water is a highly valuable component in the pharmaceutical industry and its purification and distribution process is one of the most concerned and complicated processes.

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