Rapid Strata

Rapide Strata™ is a high-performance range of ion exchange deionizers with short cycle regeneration for the production of high-purity water for various industrial applications. Fully standardized, the Rapide Strata units offer a regeneration time of only 30 to 60 minutes, minimizing downtime and improving bacterial control as well as the efficiency of the chemicals used. These ion exchange systems are particularly suitable for use in the pharmaceutical and beverage industries for boiler feed, surface finishing and general industry applications.

Overview

Rapide Strata is a skid-mounted and pre-commissioned resin bed water deionizer that removes all the dissolved salts from water in a single process that combines both PRO-S Water Technologies’ short cycle deionization technology and an innovative pulse regeneration sequence.
The system consists of two or three beds (glass-reinforced plastic pressure vessels) holding the ion exchange resins, together with a process pump, pipework, valves, flowmeters and controls. This enables the production of continuous high-quality deionized water and the automatic regeneration of the resins when required. The components are all mounted on a compact steel framework, coated for corrosion resistance.

How Rapid Strata works

The raw water is first conditioned, usually using reverse osmosis membranes or nanofiltration, to remove organic matter and other contaminants. Next, clean water enters the Rapid Strata deionization system and flows through ion exchange resins, small and porous plastic beads offering a large surface area to exchange the ions present in the water; some are positively charged (cations) and the others negatively charged (anions). The positively charged resins attract and trap negative anions (chloride, sulfate, nitrate, carbonates, etc.), while the negatively charged resins attract and trap positive cations (calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, etc.) resulting in highly purified water.
Once the resins are saturated and have exhausted their exchange capacity, they are regenerated in a chemical solution based on acid and caustic soda. This regenerating solution eliminates the accumulated ions and reactivates the resins.

Product Range:

To best meet your needs, the Rapid Strata range includes seven standard models with capacities ranging from 2.5 to 60 cubic meters per hour (m3/hr).

• Rapid Strata P series is specially designed for small flow rates: 4, 10 and 18, 4+, 10+ and 18+ m3/hr 
• Rapid Strata S series is dedicated for high flow rates: 23, 32, 45 and 60, 23+, 32+, 45+ and 60+ m3/hr