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This invention is directed to an integrated process and system for water treatment, in particular, an integrated process and system for water treatment in the beverage manufacture cycle. The water treatment process is directed to treating an influent water solution, a low sugar concentration solutio

This invention is directed to an integrated process and system for water treatment, in particular, an integrated process and system for water treatment in the beverage manufacture cycle. The water treatment process is directed to treating an influent water solution, a low sugar concentration solution, and a high sugar concentration solution. The water treatment system is directed to a system for treating an influent water solution, a system for treating a low sugar concentration solution, and system for treating a high sugar concentration solution.

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What is claimed is: 1. An integrated water treatment process comprising:treating a water solution, a low sugar concentration solution, and a high sugar concentration solution,wherein treating the water solution comprises:blending an influent water solution with a second membrane treated low brix str

What is claimed is: 1. An integrated water treatment process comprising:treating a water solution, a low sugar concentration solution, and a high sugar concentration solution,wherein treating the water solution comprises:blending an influent water solution with a second membrane treated low brix stream into a first tank to form a first blended water stream;passing the first blended water stream through a first membrane to form a first membrane treated beverage makeup water and a first membrane treated contaminated solution;passing the first membrane treated contaminated solution to a sewer for disposal; andpassing the first membrane treated beverage makeup water to an analyzer and/or an ozonator to form a substantially pure water solution,wherein treating the low sugar concentration solution comprises:passing a brix stream of less than about 0.3 brix through a second membrane to form at least a portion of the second membrane treated low brix stream and a second membrane treated contaminated solution;passing the at least a portion of the second membrane treated low brix stream to the first tank to blend with the influent water solution to form the first blended water stream; andpassing the second membrane treated contaminated solution to the sewer for disposal, andwherein treating the high sugar concentration solution comprises:passing a brix solution of greater than about 0.3 brix through a third tank to form a third tank treated high brix water stream and a third tank treated contaminated solution;passing the third tank treated contaminated solution to the sewer for disposal;passing the third tank treated high brix water stream to a third membrane to form a third membrane treated high sugar retentate and a third membrane treated low sugar permeate;passing the third membrane treated low sugar permeate back to blend with the brix stream of greater than about 0.3 brix in third tank for further treatment;passing the third membrane treated high sugar retentate to a fourth tank forming a fourth tank treated brix stream followed by treatment in a fourth membrane to form a fourth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution and a fourth membrane treated downstream brix stream;passing the fourth membrane treated downstream brix stream to blend with the brix stream of less than about 0.3 brix in the second membrane;passing the fourth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution to a fifth tank forming a fifth tank treated brix stream followed by treatment in a fifth membrane to form a fifth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution and a fifth membrane treated low sugar concentration solution;passing the fifth membrane treated high sugar concentration solution to a sixth tank to form a high sugar concentration product; andpassing the fifth membrane treated low sugar concentration solution back to the fourth tank for further treatment.