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Submitted By:
Vaibhav Maheshwari (Roll No 25) Vishal Poojara (Roll No 26)
Recycling Potential
Recycling in Refineries
Refineries use a significant amount of water when compared to other industries Critical shortages of water in many parts of the world Refineries are trying to minimize water usage and maximize recycle/reuse
Water Balance
Evaporation & Drift Raw Water Waste Steam BFW C.W. Supply Process Units Cooling Towers C.W. Return Sour Water Condensate Return Desalter Effluent Stripped Sour Water Excess SSW Wastewater Treatment Blowdown Blowdown Boilers Raw Water Treatment Makeup IX/RO Makeup Steam losses
Crude Tanks
Discharge
Infiltration
Exfiltration
Stormwater
Wastewater - Desalter
Desalter - First unit operation - used to wash naturally occurring salts in the crude to protect downstream equipment Desalter Wash Water Sources Fresh water Boiler Feed Water Crude Tower Overhead Vacuum tower Overhead Stripped Sour Water Stripped Sour Water is best choice - results in significant savings in water usage
Reuse Technologies
Ion Exchange
Cation Bed Anion Bed
To Makeup
Feed Water
Regeneration Reject
Regeneration Reject
Electric Current
Backwash
Reject
References
www.ipieca.org www.raceagainstwaste.com World Sustainable Council Report on Recycling Concrete