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Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 7/2015

01-10-2015 | Original Paper

A new graphical representation of water footprint pinch analysis for chemical processes

Authors: Xiaoping Jia, Zhiwei Li, Fang Wang, Dominic C. Y. Foo, Yu Qian

Published in: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | Issue 7/2015

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Abstract

Water resource conservation and wastewater minimization are important strategies for the chemical industry. In this work, a graphical technique established for carbon footprint reduction is extended for the analysis of water footprint reduction. Similar to its original variant, this extended water footprint pinch analysis technique is based on the decomposition of total water footprint into external and internal footprint components. A case study on coal-to-methanol process is used to illustrate the proposed technique. Results show that water is mainly consumed in the utility processes and it is possible to achieve a goal for water saving of 16 %. Several practical water saving measurements are suggested to achieve the water reduction target.
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Metadata
Title
A new graphical representation of water footprint pinch analysis for chemical processes
Authors
Xiaoping Jia
Zhiwei Li
Fang Wang
Dominic C. Y. Foo
Yu Qian
Publication date
01-10-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1618-954X
Electronic ISSN: 1618-9558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0921-1

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