Winery barrel cleaning ozone generator disinfector

 Winery barrel cleaning ozone generator disinfector

Ozone in the Wine Industry

Ozone's strong sterilizing ability makes it very useful in many aspects of wine processing. Ozone can be used in everything from clean in place systems to controlling bacteria in barrels. Often ozone can offer a safer, less costly, and more effective solution than traditional chemical solutions.

Table of Contents

• Barrel Sanitation with Ozone

• Clean In Place (CIP) of Piping

• Dissolved Ozone Water & Direct Ozone for Irrigation in Vineyards

Barrel Sanitation with Ozone

It's important to understand that barrel sanitation using ozone is not the same as barrel sterilization. The surface of barrels do not have a discrete surface, it is more like a 4-5mm sponge, often with blisters. The porosity of the barrels provide far too many nooks and crannies for ozone in any concentration and duration to completely eradicate all microbes. The ozone treatment of barrels is designed not to eliminate microbes, but instead to control them. This concept of microbial control is especially important when ozone is used to treat barrels with high populations of microbes, which can produce off-flavors or cause wine spoilage.

Many wineries have implemented ozone as a part of their barrel-washing practices. Standard procedure for barrel washing varies from winery to winery, but it typically includes a high pressure, hot water rinse, followed by a dissolved ozone water treatment. The concentration of ozone applied, as well as the contact reaction time in the barrels, depends on the quantity and nature of the contaminant. Larger quantities of microbes in contaminated barrels require longer treatments, but smaller doses may be required to handle sensitive materials. Typically, a 2.5 ppm ozone concentration for two minutes on healthy barrels, after a hot water flush, is sufficient. If the barrel is severely contaminated, a five-minute treatment may be required.

Bacteria Inactivation by Ozone

• E. Coli 0.02-0.06 mg-min/L=CT (2-log) AWWA

• Streptococcus faecalis 0.01-0.025 mg/min/L=CT (2-log) AWWA

• Legionella pneumophila 0.3-1.1 mg-min/L=CT (2-log) AWWA

• Total Coliform 0.19 mg-min/L=CT(6-log) LAAFP

• HPC 0.19 mg-min/L=CT (3-log) LAAFP

Benefits of Using Ozone

• Ozone offers higher sanitization quality, time, and energy savings.

• Decreased chemical use by using natural ozone gas, which is produced safely.

• Economical through sophisticated, yet easy-to-use integration.

• Ozone generation and contact systems are the world’s most powerful cleaning process.

• Commercially available disinfectant. Ozone kills microbes up to 5000 times faster than weaker oxidizers like chlorine, but it decomposes naturally into oxygen unlike harsher agents with harmful disinfection by-products

Dissolved Ozone Water & Direct Ozone for Irrigation in Vineyards

The direct germicidal action of ozone is well known against all types of microorganisms, such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Ozone fights against bacteria such as pseudomonas, flavobacterium, streptococcus, legionella, etc. Ozone is especially effective against fungi and bacteria, which are the main cause of degradation of vines. Ozone is very efficient against these microorganisms, which are able to propagate and reproduce in harsh and extreme conditions.

Ozone has a very powerful and strong oxidation capability and therefore destroys organic waste by oxidizing it. It is also very environmentally friendly, as it does not leave behind any harmful residues and reverts back to oxygen unlike pesticides, fertilizers, and additives used from growing crops. Use of dissolved ozone water for irrigation ensures that plants will grow more vigorously and will be healthier, free from any kind of contagious diseases.

Bottle Washing in the Wine Industry

Most visited wineries have their own bottling lines, some only breed and bottle, selling wine to other wineries. The bottling line of any winery must perform the following tasks:

• Wash and Sanitize bottles

• Bottling

• Capping

• Capped

• Labeling

They may also have other functions such as plasterboards, palletizing, plastic film wrapping, puckering, etc.

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ZHONG CHEN OZONE has over 12 years experiences in ozone generator R&D, production and sales.

Our products are popular in the market of Southeast Asia, Mid East, Europe & America ,ozone capacity from 2g/hr-20kg/hr,widely use for room disinfection and water treatment.

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