Abstract
In this study, a novel industrial application of membrane distillation (MD) is presented for waste water treatment in the nano-electronics industries. Previously reported performance of a semi-commercial Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) module is employed to evaluate the system operation in the terms of thermal energy analysis. To comply with thermal power demand in the MD systems, different integration possibilities between the MD unit and waste heat sources namely condenser outlet water from heat recovery chiller, process cooling water exhaust from manufacturing tools and hot air from Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) abatement combustion system are identified. Along with the technical assessment, this feasibility study has also involved the economic evaluation of the industrial waste heat integrated MD systems including unit water treatment cost. Results show the techno-economic viability of the proposed MD system integrated with industrial waste heat sources.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECOS 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems |
| Publisher | University of Minho |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-972-99596-4-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
| Event | International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems - Guimaraes, Portugal Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 21 Jun 2018 Conference number: 31 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems |
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| Abbreviated title | ECOS |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Guimaraes |
| Period | 17/06/2018 → 21/06/2018 |
Keywords
- Energy analysis
- Industrial waste heat
- Membrane distillation
- Nano-electronics
- Techno-economic
- Waste water