Water Purifier Glossary

Water Treatment Terms Starting with A

• Heavy Metals(English: Heavy Metals): All elements with metallic properties but not fully defined are in this group. The most well-known and unfortunately, the most common ones that are frequently seen everywhere from water sources to agricultural areas: Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, Chromium and Arsenic These elements, which tend to enter the food chain, have toxic effects on the body.

 

• Aqua: (English: Aqua): Defines water, a term derived from the Latin aqueous. All compounds to which water is added also begin with the prefix Aqua.

 

• Aquifer: (English: Aquifer): Geological formations that store underground spring waters. It is permeable with its structure consisting of sand, stones or pebbles.

 

• Alkaline Water (English: Alkaline Water): It is a chemical value that defines water groups with a pH value higher than 7.4. Alkaline water has antioxidant properties. It supports the stronger capture and excretion of harmful oxides in the body.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with B

• Bacteria (English: Bacteria): They are in 2 groups: harmful and beneficial. They are single-celled micro-organisms.

 

• Bacterial Water Pollution (English: Bacterial Water Pollution): It is a picture that occurs especially when sewage wastes are mixed with water resources. It has the potential to cause epidemics.

 

• Pressure Filtration (English: Pressure Filtration): It is the process of filtering the particles forming sediment in the water by applying pressure with a pusher mechanism or high volume air. In areas where the mains water pressure is low, the pumps used for better filtration of the water purifier fulfil this task.

 

• Pressure Filter (English: Pressure Filter): Filters designed to separate micron-sized, for example microplastics, from water. They are mostly made of carbon. There are sand or anthracite coal layers.

 

• Ice (Ice in English): Its temperature is water whose molecules have become immobilised by falling below 0 °C.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with C and Ç

• °C Centigrade (English: Centigrade) is a unit of temperature measurement.

 

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)– A US organisation that aims to identify and prevent environmental pollutants that affect air, water, soil and threaten natural life. Many environmental pollutants such as pesticides, asbestos, radiation are included in this group.

 

• Dissolved Solids (English Dissolved Solids): Total Dissolved Solids, also used as TDS, includes minerals such as Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Potassium, BiCarbonate and heavy metals dissolved in water. There is a thin line in the TDS value of water. The excess of dissolved solids in water adversely affects both the drinking quality of water and its use in industry. However, useful minerals should be present in drinking water for human health. Waters with a TDS value of 50-150 mg / litre have the most ideal value for drinking water.

 

• Dissolved Oxygen (English: Dissolved Oxygen) (DO) – Oxygen gas dissolved in water has a very important role. Dissolved oxygen in water, also known as subtrate quality, eliminates the chance of many pathogens to survive in water.

 

Water Treatment Terms Starting with D

• Defluoridation (Defluoridation in English): It is the purification and removal of fluorine level in water at a level to prevent staining of tooth enamel.

 

• Dehydration (English: Dehydration): It has two meanings. Removal of water from a substance containing water or dehydration of the human body at a critical level is defined as dehydration.

 

• Deionisation (English: Deionization): It is the process of removing all charged atoms and molecular structures in water. In the separation of salt from water, Na and Cl ions are separated from the structure. It is a technology widely used in Water Treatment Devices. It is especially needed in industrial water treatment.

 

• Deionised Water (English: Deionised Water): It is used to define water whose ions are separated by ion exchange system thanks to advanced technology. It is the sterile form of water. It is frequently used especially in industrial water treatment.

 

• Dechlorination (English: Dechlorinate): It is the process of removing chlorine, which affects the flavour quality of water with water treatment devices.

 

• Demineralisation (English: Demineralization): It is the process of separating the total dissolved solids in the water, i.e. dissolved minerals or mineral salts. In this way, the TDS value is brought to the most ideal level according to the area where the water will be used.

 

• Desalination (English: Desalination): It is the process of purifying the water by separating the salts dissolved in the water from the water, mostly in industrial water treatment.

 

• Disinfection (English: Disinfection): It is the process of sterilising the water in the safest way, without any risk. UV filters can also be used in water purifiers as well as filters developed with special technology.

 

• Distilled Water (English: Distilled Water): Demineralised pure water.

 

• Natural Water (English: Natural Water): Groundwater that comes to the surface from one or more sources, whose mineral content does not change, is protected against all kinds of contamination risks and does not undergo any chemical treatment

Water Treatment Terms Starting with F

• °F Fahrenheit (English: Fahrenheit Temperature Scale): According to this scale, the freezing point of water is determined as 32 °F and the boiling point as 212 °F and between these two points is divided into 180 equal parts.

 

• Phenols (English: Phenols): Compounds that cause taste and odour problems in drinking water even if they are present in trace amounts. There are many different phenols of petrochemical and industrial origin.

 

• Filtration (English: Filtration): In summary, it is the process of extracting unwanted components and molecules. In water treatment systems, filters such as carbon, membrane, ceramic, hyper filtration, UV are used for this purpose.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with H

• Light Water (English: Light Water): It is drinking water with an ideal mineral content with a TDS value of 50-150 mg/litre.

 

• Raw Water (English: Raw Water): Water that has not undergone any processing after leaving its source.

 

• Hydrogenated Water (English: Hydrogen Water) : It is water with increased hydrogen enrichment. In water treatment devices, H2, i.e. hydrogen molecules in drinking water are increased with special technologies. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory properties.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with K

• Carbonated Water (English: Carbonated Water): Effervescent water prepared by giving pure carbon dioxide gas under high pressure. Some of the water purifiers in the premium class have this feature.

 

Water Treatment Terms Starting with L

• Langelier Index (English: Langelier Index – LI): Index values that define the ability of water to form or dissolve limescale in plumbing pipes, washing machines, small household appliances, irons. This index is an important evaluation criterion, especially in systems where accumulated limescale can damage equipment such as washing machine, boiler, water heater.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with M

• Membrane Filtration (English: Membrane Filtration): It is a feature that has been developed especially in recent years in water treatment filters. In addition to purifying the salt from the mains water, it is used for the cleaning of disease-causing micro-organisms, micro-plastics, colour and odour. It is semi-permeable. There are four different membrane filtration.
• Microfiltration (Microfiltration) (MF): Membranes have an average pore diameter of 0.03-10 microns. In addition to particles such as sand, mud, slime, it also cleans disease-causing microorganisms such as Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium.
• Ultrafiltration (UF): There is a more sensitive filtration with pressure effect.
• Nanofiltration (Nanofiltration) (NF): The pore width of the membranes is 0.001 microns and the pressure applied is higher. All bacteria, viruses and disease-causing organisms are purified by nanofiltration.
• UV Filtration (UV Filtration): It is a special sterilisation process with ultraviolet light.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with N

• Nominal Flow (English: Nominal Flow): It is the maximum potential required to ensure the flow of liquid through the pump. It is also defined as the entire feed water flow in a single direction and directly through the filter medium.

 

• NTU (English: Nephelometric Turbidity Unit): Turbidity unit also known as turbidity. Up to 20 NTU level, all waters have a clean appearance. When NTU reaches 75, the appearance of the water becomes cloudy. According to EPA standards, drinking water should not exceed 1 NTU.

Water Treatment Terms Starting with R

• Reverse Osmosis RO (Reverse Osmosis): Osmosis is a natural process known for hundreds of years. The cell walls of all living organisms are semi-permeable membranes.

Cell membranes, the liquids outside; It filters in and tries to equalise the pressure. RO membranes work with this understanding.

 

Water Treatment Terms Starting with S

• Water Softening Systems: The basic working principle is to remove calcium and magnesium from the water coming from the network or well. Mainly cationic resins are used. Industrial and domestic general treatments mostly work with this principle.

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