In emerging countries where water pollution is becoming more severe, regulations are being strengthened to achieve a healthy water cycle. From the perspective of reducing water pollution risks and promoting the regeneration and reuse of wastewater, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) is being promoted to eliminate liquid waste. To achieve zero discharge, system based on thermal treatment processes, such as evaporation drying using boilers (dry evaporators), are common. However, thermal treatment processes consume a significant amount of energy and are very costly, making them heavy loads on the environment. Therefore, by incorporating membrane treatment processes as a pre-treatment, it is possible to reduce the burden on thermal treatment, thereby reducing energy consumption and costs.
Membrane treatment process reduces energy consumption
Membrane method enables significant wastewater treatment energy savings compared to the evaporation method
Mechanism of ZLD Using Water Treatment Membranes
The membrane treatment process can concentrate wastewater while reusing the permeate water obtained from each process, thereby reducing the burden on thermal treatment processes and allowing evaporators to operate more efficiently.