Water quality in pasteurisation of beer and beverage cans
Corrosion effects and deformation related to excess pressure in beer and beverage cans as well as slime or biofilm formation in the pasteuriser can be typical problems arising in the pasteurisation process of cans. Frequently, such problems are a direct consequence of unsuitable water quality and/or wrong process parameters not in accordance with specifications. Very often, they lead to upsets in the filling process.
This was the reason why the VMV Technical Working Group Beverage Cans organised this workshop. Manufacturers of beverage cans, tunnel pasteurisers and producers of water treatment chemicals came with the objective of letting operators in filling operations know the causes for these types of upsets and to contribute to decisions about preventive measures....