Grantee Research Project Results
Final Report: Wastewater Reuse and Zero Discharge Cycles in Process Plants
EPA Grant Number: R828210Title: Wastewater Reuse and Zero Discharge Cycles in Process Plants
Investigators: Bagajewicz, Miguel J. , Savelski, Mariano
Institution: University of Oklahoma
EPA Project Officer: Packard, Benjamin H
Project Period: June 15, 2000 through June 14, 2001
Project Amount: $99,988
RFA: Technology for a Sustainable Environment (1999) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Sustainable and Healthy Communities , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Objective:
The purpose of this project is to continue the development of methodologies for the design and/or retrofit of environmentally benign water cycles in chemical and petrochemical processing units. This project is a continuation of EPA grant 825328010, which made several conceptual contributions. An industrial partner is participating in this new phase to prove these concepts and the new developments in practice.
End-of-pipe treatment solutions for wastewater cleanup are being replaced by water recycle/reuse and decentralized cleanup systems. Since the first formulations of the problem, which are graphical in nature, there have been several investigators that have addressed this problem using a variety of tools. Some of the limitations of these tools are numerical, but other are conceptual.
Summary/Accomplishments (Outputs/Outcomes):
Summary report of the research is under preparation.Journal Articles on this Report : 11 Displayed | Download in RIS Format
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Bagajewicz MJ, Rivas M, Savelski MJ. A robust method to obtain optimal and sub-optimal design and retrofit solutions of water utilization systems with multiple contaminants in process plants. Computers & Chemical Engineering 2000;24(2-7):1461-1466. |
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Bagajewicz MJ, Rodera H, Savelski M. Energy efficient water utilization systems in process plants. Computers & Computer Engineering 2002;26(1):59-79. |
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Bagajewicz M, Soto J. Rigorous Procedure for the Design of Conventional Atmospheric Crude Fractionation Units. Part II: Heat Exchanger Network. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2000;40(2):627-634. |
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Gomez J, Savelski MJ, Bagajewicz MJ. On a systematic design procedure for single component water utilization systems in process plants. Chemical Engineering Communications 2001;186(1):183-203. |
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Koppol APR, Bagajewicz MJ. Financial Risk Management in the Design of Water Utilization Systems in Process Plants. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2003;42(21):5249-5255. |
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Koppola APR, Bagajewicz MJ, Dericks BJ, Savelski MJ. On zero water discharge solutions in the process industry. Advances in Environmental Research 2004;8(2):151-171. |
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Rodera Hí, Bagajewicz MJ. Multipurpose Heat-Exchanger Networks for Heat Integration Across Plants. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2001;40(23):5585-5603. |
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Savelski MJ, Bagajewicz MJ. On the optimality conditions of water utilization systems in process plants with single contaminants. Chemical Engineering Science 2000;55(21):5035-5048. |
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Savelski MJ, Bagajewicz MJ. Algorithmic procedure to design water utilization systems featuring a single contaminant in process plants. Chemical Engineering Science 2001;56(5):1897-1911. |
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Savelski M, Bagajewicz M. Design of water utilization systems in process plants with a single contaminant. Waste Management 2000;20(8):659-664. |
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Savelski M, Bagajewicz M. On the necessary conditions of optimality of water utilization systems in process plants with multiple contaminants. Chemical Engineering Science 2003;58(23-24):5349-5362. |
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Supplemental Keywords:
RFA, Scientific Discipline, Water, Sustainable Industry/Business, Environmental Chemistry, Sustainable Environment, Wastewater, cleaner production/pollution prevention, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Environmental Engineering, in-process changes, cleaner production, process plants, waste minimization, waste reduction, industrial wastewater, decentralized cleanup systems, environmentally benign water cycles, petrochemicals, wastewater reuse, zero discharge cycles, green process systems, mass exchange network technology, industrial process, process modification, production processes, wastewater systems, innovative technology, water conservation, industrial innovations, pollution preventionThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.