Electrocoagulation as a new and advanced technology for future challenges in the steel industry’s water treatment plants Technical paper
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Water is a basic necessity of life, and it may seem inconceivable to imagine living without it. The environmental impact, together with social and the economic impact of past and traditional water treatments in the steel industry plants and inevitable fact of water scarcity are leading and driving a shift to a new paradigm in water treatments. Nowadays, many communities and countries are approaching the limits of their available water supplies and because of that, many steel industry plants are facing a big problem with water availability. Although water reclamation and reuse is practiced in many countries around the world, current levels of reuse constitute a small fraction of the total volume of industrial effluent generated. In addition, to
meet their growing water supply needs, communities are considering other non-traditional sources of water which could lead to water saving. Water reclamation and its reuse have become an attractive option for conserving and extending available water supply by potentially applying different solution based on biological, chemical and mechanical improved solutions. Since these trends are emerging developments in the field of water reclamation and reuse, there are a number of research needs associated with these topics. Here proposed research is needed to better understand the issues present in traditional water treatment plants in steel industry plants, to propose and explain innovative technologies, which are improving traditional solutions of the water treatment plants, and to develop tools and other assistance for the steel industry plants to implement successful water reclamation and reuse projects.
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