Application of pH Controllers in Numerous Industries

Accurate pH control of any solution can only be determined if all the different components work together in absolute synchronisation and ensure that the reading is correct. The entire system consists of a pH controller, electrodes, control methods, tanks, mixers, metering pumps, control valves and recorders. The most important and prime component out of all the above listed, remains to be a pH controller.

A pH controller is a great electronic device that helps in checking and balancing the pH levels of a solution. The pH basically refers to the power of hydrogen. The errors of high levels of acidity or alkalinity in a solution can be easily resolved if the exact and precise quantities of acids and bases that are present in the solution are known. This is possible with the help of a pH controller.

Where pH Measurements Made: 

Ascertaining the right pH value is significant in a huge array of applications:

• Quality control.

• Pharmaceutical and the chemicals industry.

• For controlling and monitoring chemical reactions.

• Food Production Industry- The quality characteristics i.e. the pH value of meat after slaughtering, storage of food products (the reproduction of bacteria depends upon the pH value of the product), controlling and monitoring of micro-biotical food production.

• Ensuring quality control at milk dairies: Fresh and healthy milk has a pH value ranging from 6.6 to 6.8. If this value decreases the milks turns sour.

• Ensuring Quality Control along with a Healthy Production at Bakeries: The dough used in bakeries requires a low pH value to rise. The size of the bread depends upon it pH value. A higher value makes it hard and as a result, it does not rise much.

More Applications of a pH controller:

A pH controller finds immense application in the evolving agricultural industry. All crops and plants require water for their survival. Also, water is used in irrigation processes. If this water is acidic in nature, it can harm all the plants and crops and also erode away all the soil. With the help of a pH controller, a farmer can determine the pH level of the water and neutralize it before watering the crops. This ensures a healthy crop as well as keeps the soil fertile and free from erosion. Similarly, a pH controller is also used in an aquarium. All the aquatic beings can only survive if the water is neutral in nature.