Ecological system for water treatment in fine chemicals industry enterprises

The issues of water management in chemical enterprises are considered to be very challenging and important at present. There are a significant number of studies devoted to individual stages of enterprises’ water management (water treatment, wastewater purification, etc.). For the first time, an integrated water management system (SWME) for the fine chemicals industry is proposed. The structure of the system is designed on a modular principle and consists of seven local subsystems: water recycling; steam generation, collection and treatment of condensate; desalted water production; high-purity water production; collection and treatment of polluted water; industrial water purification; and hot water. Balanced and interactive operation of all subsystems of SWME allows to reduce the water consumption of the enterprise as a whole by 20%, the loss of water, industrial and semi-pure wastewater, and the negative impact of the enterprise on the environment, while increase the efficiency and safety of production. Development of SWME was carried out under CALS (Continuous Acquisition and Life cycle Support) technologies—the most prospective system of computer support. The CALS technology of project design documentation (technological regulations) and an information model have been developed to optimize the input and retrieval of information at all levels of the hierarchy: an integrated system, a local subsystem, and equipment.