The industries producing mineral water and beverages require the pretreatment of the water supplied in order to comply not only with legal potability limits but also with internal production protocols.
An accurate chemical characterization of supply water, the knowledge of the quality of the water to be produced and the flows to be satisfied are the essential parameters to offer a suitable plant-engineering solution.
There are many possible solutions:

filtration;
ultrafiltration;
microfiltration through reverse osmosis systems;
demineralization through ion exchange processes.

In general, the water treatment line for this type of plants is upstream the phase of addition of syrups or other flavouring agents and bottling. The final disinfection of the water produced is therefore crucial to ensure the salubriousness of the finished product and quality (lack of unpleasant flavours); these results can be achieved through the following processes: