Purified Water for Pharmaceutical Industry

We always hear the term “purified water”, but do we even know what it is? Purified water is water that has been filtered or processed to remove impurities or other contaminants. As water is one of the most important aspect of the pharmaceutical industry, it is vital for water to meet the standard quality of purified water.  Pharmaceutical companies use purified water as an excipient in the production of non-parental preparations, it can also be used as a cleaning agent.

For water to be purified it is passed through different types of industrial water purification systems, such as, filtration, reverse osmosis, and ion exchange. Ion exchange is one of the most efficient types of purified water treatments. The water undergoes separation from soluble undesirable ions and exchanging it these ions with desirable ones. This technology primary focuses on altering ionic composition, making it desirable to pharmaceutical companies.

Reverse Osmosis also known as “RO” is when pressure is applied to the concentrated solution in an osmosis process, hence disturbing the natural flow. Due to this, the water flows from the concentrated area to the less concentrated area. RO units need to be monitored continuously for microbial fouling.

It is understood that pharmaceutical companies need to be very careful and aware of water purification. At Hiflux Systems we provide high quality industrial water purification supplies for your company.