TITLE:
Rationalizing the Use of Water in Industry—Part 2: Instruments Developed by the Clean Technology Network in the State of Bahia
AUTHORS:
Asher Kiperstok, Karla Esquerre, Ricardo Kalid, Emerson Sales, Geiza Oliveira
KEYWORDS:
Water; Effluent; Rationalization; Industry; Cleaner Production; Clean Technology Network (TECLIM)
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.4 No.5,
May
22,
2013
ABSTRACT:
The instruments developed by the Clean Technology Network of Bahia (TECLIM) at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) (cited in Part 1 of this paper) are presented. Factors regarding water management in industry were examined, on the basis of experience acquired over the period of a decade in cooperative research projects with large industrial process plants located mostly in the Camacari Petrochemical Complex, Bahia State, Brazil. The main results consist of training about 1700 industry professionals in CP, the identification of about 500 ideas for the rationalization of water use, the presentation and publication of 90 articles in journals, conferences and other academic events, identification of ideas with potential water savings estimated at around 1400 t·h–1 and the reduction of at least 500 t·h–1 in effluents. Other sectors that make use of water, for example public buildings, commercial buildings, homes, shopping centers and airports can adapt and use the TECLIM method as will be exemplified.