Water is essential to many industrial processes, used primarily for cooling, process and steam generation. New uses of water such as steam flooding and fracking for the production of hard to reach oil has further increased the demand on water use. Using impaired water in place of fresh water is potentially an attractive solution to the problems of water scarcity and competing demands. As the population increases, good fresh quality water is much more needed for human use including growing food. Tertiary sewage treated water has been successfully used in many industrial applications for cooling. The use of seawater is becoming quite popular for cooling applications in many coastal areas of the world. The paper discusses the challenges and the development of novel technologies to meet the increasing water demand

Challenges and future of water use in industry

244th National Meeting (2012)

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