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ALOYOUN
WATER PURIFICATION PROCEDURES: |
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ALOYOUN Water Factory Co. Ltd. is a Saudi limited company
operating under Commercial Registration No. 4030106031
dated
13
September 1994 and with a paid-up capital of SR 8,200,000. The company houses its
office and plant facilities in a 14,625 sq. m. plot
located in Phase 5 Jeddah Industrial Area. |
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A. |
WATER FILTRATION PROCESS |
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ALOYOUN
WATER IS FILTERED AT
FIRST VIA SAND FILTER THAT TRAPS ANY DUST, RUST OR
COLLOIDS THAT MAY CAUSE TURBIDITY IN THE WATER. THEN THE
WATER IS PROCESSED THROUGH ACTIVATED CARBON FILTER THAT
ABSORBS THE CHLORINE AND ANY SOLUBLE ORGANIC MATERIALS
THAT CAUSE TASTE, ODOR, OR COLOR. THEN THE WATER PASSES
THROUGH A 5 MICROMETER SIZE FILTER THAT OBSTRUCTS ALL
MICRO PARTICLES OVER THE SIZE OF 5MM. IN DIAMETER. |
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WATER DESALINATION BY REVERSE OSMOSIS |
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REVERSE OSMOSIS IS AN
ESSENTIAL PROCESS TO REDUCE DISSOLVED SOLIDS (SALINITY) IN
WATER. THE WATER PASSES THROUGH A MEMBRANE UNDER PRESSURE
LEAVING MOST OF THE DISSOLVED SOLIDS BEHIND. THESE SOLIDS
AND THE LEFTOVER WATER ARE MADE TO DRAIN OUT FROM THE
MEMBRANE SURFACE. THE WATER THAT GOES THROUGH THE MEMBRANE
IS PURIFIED AND THAT IS ALOYOUN WATER. |
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WATER DISINFECTIONS AND STERILIZATION BY OZONE AND UV |
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PURIFIED ALOYOUN WATER IS
DISINFECTED BY OZONE WHICH OXIDIZES ALL VIRUSES, BACTERIA,
PARASITES, AND PROTOZOA THAT MAYBE PRESENT IN THE WATER.
BEFORE OZONATION, THE WATER IS PROCESSED THROUGH AN ULTRA
VIOLET UNIT FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTION TO ENSURE
OPTIMUM HYGIENIC LEVEL. |
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THE OZONE AND
ULTRA VIOLET METHODS ARE USED INSTEAD OF COMMON METHOD OF
CHLORICATION THAT AFFECTS THE TASTE AND SMELL OF WATER.
ALSO, CHLORINE REACTS WITH ORGANIC SUBSTANCES SUCH AS
PHENOL, VINYL, AND HUMIC ACIDS PRODUCING HARMFUL
CARCINOGENIC COMPUNDS LIKE TRIHALOMETHANE. OZONE (O3)
DISINFECTS WATER BY OXIDATION OF ALL THE MICROBES AND
ORGANIC MATERIALS, PRODUCING SIMPLE HARMLESS COMPOUNDS.
THEN, OZONE IS REDUCED BACK INTO OXYGEN (O2). THE ULTRA
VIOLET UNIT DESTROYS MICROBES WITHOUT ANY REACTION OR SIDE
EFFECT. |
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FINAL FILTRATION AND PURIFICATION |
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ALOYOUN WATER PASSES FINALLY THROUGH A MICRO FILTRATION
UNIT THAT ELIMINATES AND ABSTRACTS THE DEAD MICROBES,
RESULTING FROM THE PREVIOUS STEPS OF WATER STERILIZATION. |
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CLEANING AND SANITATION OF
BOTTLES |
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EMPTY BOTTLES ARE CLEANED AUTOMATICALLY BY WASHING MACHINE
BEFORE FILLING WITH WATER. THE WASHING MACHINE FIRST
RINSES THE BOTTLES TO WASH OUT ALL MATERIALS AND DUST.
THEN, THE BOTTLES ARE WASHED FROM THE INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR BY DETERGENT SOAP IN FIVE STAGES BY THE MACHINE.
THE BOTTLES UNDERGO THREE STAGES OF RINSING IN ORDER TO
WASH OFF ALL SOAPS AND THEN CONTINUE TO BE SANITIZED IN
TWO STAGES. FINALLY, THE BOTTLES ARE RINSED BY PURIFIED
WATER. |
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AUTOMATIC FILLING AND
CAPPING OF BOTTLES |
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BOTTLES ARE FILLED AND
CAPPED AUTOMATICALLY IN WHICH RESIDUAL OF OZONE IN
RETAINED IN THE WATER TO MAINTAIN THE SANITATION OF THE
BOTTLES. |
