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Integrated Industrial Water Management -

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Situation today

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challenging economic environment

growing international competition

natural resource scarcity

strategic imperative: efficient resource management

resource-intensive industry

WATER:

- the single most important chemical compound for

human survival

- a vital element of the manufacturing and process

industries as well as for the development of the Bio

Based Economy

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Water stress worldwide

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UNEP 2008: An Overview of the State of the World’s Fresh and Marine Waters - 2nd Edition

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Water demand worldwide:

Basic scenario 2000 and 2050

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OECD 2012: http://www.oecd.org/env/indicators-modelling-outlooks/49889636.pdf

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Integrated resource water management

• Water allocation

– deal with availability↘ / demand↗

• More holistic approach is essential

– Cope with competing demands

• Efficient, equitable and sustainable development and

management

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Integrated Industrial Water Management

Integrated Industrial Water Management:

Drivers

• Incentives/ leverages of companies (process industries,

non technology provider) as drivers

– Legislation

– Shortages of resources (freshwater)

– Cost savings

– Green/ sustainable targets/ responsibilities (internal & external)

– Competitiveness

– Compliance with sustainable water management standards

– …

• Other stakeholder as drivers (e.g. municipalities,

technology provider…)

– broad regional collaboration/ PPP’s

– Offer „complete solutions“

– …

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Risks – the concerns of industry

• Physical risk

– Quantity

• (-) : water scarcity

• (+) : floods

– Quality : salinity, pollution, …

• Regulatory risk

– Constraints on water abstraction (permit)

– Increase of water price

• Reputational risk

– Negative image in media

– Securing production capacity

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Risks are difficult to assess/monetarize

Integrated Industrial Water Management:

Opportunity Factors

• Becoming less depended on the availability of fresh

water resources

• Anticipating future legislation and water policies

• Economic benefits

• Ensuring operating permits

• Reputational aspects

• Business opportunities

• ...

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Water innovation offers a wide range of benefits

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Economically and Ecologically Efficient Water Management in the European Chemical Industry (E4Water)

Partner: 19, > 40% industry

Countries: 9

Industrial case studies: 6

Project volume: > 17 mio €

EC Funding volume: 11 mio €

Duration: 05/2012 – 04/2016

The E4Water project

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The situation before E4Water

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Strategic

• Decrease dependency from fresh water resources

• Increase resource efficiency (water, energy, raw materials)

decoupling from production

• From wastewater management towards circular economy

Technical

• Creating water loop interfaces and synergies:

(I) in industry

(II) with urban & agricultural water management

• Overcome the bottleneck in recycling and reuse:

Treating concentrates/complex wastewaters

• Linking water- and production processes for process efficiency

optimization

Challenges

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The E4Water concept

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E4Water Case Studies

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CS4: Italy/ Czech Republic:

in-process water loop closure,

new technology trains

CS1: Netherlands:

Mild desalination,

alternative water

sources

CS2: Belgium:

multi-company

site, Identification

of Synergies

CS5: France: Integrated

water management at a

petrochemical site

CS3: Spain: water loop closure, ensure

process continuation

CS6: Denmark: Industrial

Symbiosis, new

technologies for an

integrated water

management system Water use ↓

Waste water production ↓

Energy use ↓

Economical efficiency ↑

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Innovation in E4Water

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Integrated Industrial

Water Management

Treatment train

Technology

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Innovation in E4Water

• Regional approach: Concept for „Mild Desalination“ applicable

to delta regions

• Enhanced water management: Symbiotic concept for reuse of

concentrated water streams from neighbouring company –

towards zero liquid/ zero waste discharge

• PVC production: new concept with adapted/ optimized technologies

going towards zero fresh water dependency in a water scarcity

region applicable to PVC sites

• Circular economy: full recycling of water and surfactants – in-

process water loop closure

• Integrated water management in a petrochemical site

• Overall concept inside an industrial symbiosis: Industrial

proceswater in algae production, PPP/innovation

• ....

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Transfer across process industries and other

industry sectors possible

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o Reduction in water and related energy usage, as well as in industrial

waste water production:

up to more than 20% in water use up to > 50%

up to more than 30% in waste water production up to > 50 %

up to more than 15% in energy use up to 20%

• Generate direct economic benefits for the process industry:

significant benefits are expected at the E4Water case study

sites YES

comparable benefits seem to be achievable in Chemical Industry

and related sectors to a high degree

• Full compliance of process industry with the EU policies on

water pollution and industrial emission. YES

(IED – 2010/75/EC; BAT’s/ BREF; 2000/60/EC; 2006/118/EC)

• Feed into the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Water.

Expected / achieved (draft) impact

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Future in water innovation…..

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Water management Production processes

Zero Liquid Discharge / Water Loop Closure

Intelligent Integrated Industrial Water Management

(Trans)Industrial Symbiosis in a Circular Economy

High innovation & benefit potential

Conclusions

• Water matters to the industry

– Water = resource

– Targets, KPIs = efficiency

• Integrated water management becomes a necessity

in process industry

• European industry contributes to innovative solutions

• Water is crutial in a Circular Economy

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Water innovation offers a wide range of benefits for

European Process Industries

Technology providers

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Thank you very much for your attention

This project has received funding from the European

Union’s Seventh Programme for research,

technological development and demonstration under

grant agreement No 280756/.

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