Feature

Excellence in chlorine detection

Veolia Water Technologies Ireland – a long-established provider of water treatment solutions and services for municipal, industrial, scientific and healthcare markets – recently opened its Life Science Centre of Excellence near Dublin. Designed to provide training for internal engineers as well as customers, the new facility is fully equipped with the latest cutting-edge technology for water purification and distillation, including a water analysis system from Bürkert.

31/03/2025 11:31:35

The new facility is supporting water treatment processes for the pharmaceutical and food & beverage sectors with filtration and purification process equipment. The site takes everyday water from the mains system and creates purified water, WFI, and pure steam, which is suitable for pharmaceutical applications.

Chlorine detection
One of the key processes is granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration which is tackling several of the prominent water treatment challenges. It also removes chlorine, a disinfectant used in mains supplies, which can damage the membranes used in reverse osmosis (RO) filters.

Opened in June 2024, Bürkert visited the new facility and found several of its products already being used to control the purification processes. Discussions between the two companies found that the plant uses RO equipment to remove any remaining contaminants.

The only thing missing was a chlorine detection system. Veolia Water Technologies Ireland was aware of this omission, but explained that customers had experienced problems with systems that use reagents, finding them unreliable and maintenance intensive.

Read the full article in DPA's April 2025 issue

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.