Environmental Performance of Effluent Conditioning Systems for Reuse in Oil Refining Plants: A Case Study in Brazil

This study aims to evaluate the environmental and energy effects of the reuse of 1.0 m³ of water in a cooling tower obtained from an oil refinery effluent. An arrangement comprising reverse osmosis (RO), evaporation (EV), and crystallization (CR) was created for water desalination. Six proc...

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Main Authors: Hugo Sakamoto, Flávia M. Ronquim, Marcelo Martins Seckler, Luiz Kulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/2/326