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Water Consumption Optimization Study Using Water Pinch Technology

Industry: Crude Oil Refining

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Water Consumption Optimization Study Using Water Pinch Technology

Industry: Crude Oil Refining

Challenge

This project consists of verification and feasibility study of conservation and optimization of water consumption and waste-water producer systems in a Petroleum Refinery plant. By using the most modern Water pinch technology, 38% freshwater saving was realized.

    Water consumption minimization and reducing wastewater generation was reached via these strategies, individually and/or using a combination of any of these approaches:
    1. Process Changes: Retrofitting, modification and changes made on the processes requiring water
    2. Water Reuse: Reusing water discharged by a process unit as water intake for the next process unit downstream.
    3. Regeneration Reuse: Treatment of discharged water from a process and reusing in another process
    4. Regeneration Recycling: Treatment of discharged water fro a process and reusing in the same process

Proposed Solution

Results

Energy Saving

(%)

OPEX Saving

($/yr)

Investment

($)

Payback Period (month)

38

110,000

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