Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network
This paper describes a procedure to establish the minimum utility targets, which relates to the maximum potential utility savings for a manufacturing plant. The focus is on setting the best achievable, or the minimum water and wastewater benchmark targets for a semiconductor plant using a new proced...
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| author | Wan Alwi, Sharifah Rafidah Abdul Manan, Zainuddin |
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| description | This paper describes a procedure to establish the minimum utility targets, which relates to the maximum potential utility savings for a manufacturing plant. The focus is on setting the best achievable, or the minimum water and wastewater benchmark targets for a semiconductor plant using a new procedure known as the minimum water network (MWN) technique (Manan and Wan Alwi, 2006). The procedure involves detailed analysis of a plant configuration, material and energy balances, design and thermodynamic constraints. The minimum water network (MWN) technique can help a company realize its’ best achievable water savings target and assess its true potential for continuous improvement as part of its quality management requirement. Application of MWN technique on a semiconductor plant in Malaysia showed that savings of up to 85.5% fresh water and 97.8% waste water were achievable with an estimated payback period of less than half-a-year. The proposed detailed improvement schemes and targets provided a useful guideline for the semiconductor plant short and long term water-saving program. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-9632017-08-30T04:19:24Z http://eprints.utm.my/963/ Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network Wan Alwi, Sharifah Rafidah Abdul Manan, Zainuddin TP Chemical technology This paper describes a procedure to establish the minimum utility targets, which relates to the maximum potential utility savings for a manufacturing plant. The focus is on setting the best achievable, or the minimum water and wastewater benchmark targets for a semiconductor plant using a new procedure known as the minimum water network (MWN) technique (Manan and Wan Alwi, 2006). The procedure involves detailed analysis of a plant configuration, material and energy balances, design and thermodynamic constraints. The minimum water network (MWN) technique can help a company realize its’ best achievable water savings target and assess its true potential for continuous improvement as part of its quality management requirement. Application of MWN technique on a semiconductor plant in Malaysia showed that savings of up to 85.5% fresh water and 97.8% waste water were achievable with an estimated payback period of less than half-a-year. The proposed detailed improvement schemes and targets provided a useful guideline for the semiconductor plant short and long term water-saving program. 2006 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/963/1/Sharifah2006_BenchmarkingWaterUtilisationUsingMWN.pdf Wan Alwi, Sharifah Rafidah and Abdul Manan, Zainuddin (2006) Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network. In: 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE) 2006, 19-20 Dec, 2006, University Publication Centre (UPENA), UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor. |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Wan Alwi, Sharifah Rafidah Abdul Manan, Zainuddin Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| title | Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| title_full | Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| title_fullStr | Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| title_short | Benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| title_sort | benchmarking water utilisation using minimum water network |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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