Sustainable Processing of Paper Industry Water and Wastewater: A Case Study on the Condition of Limited Freshwater Resources

Abstract

The increase in demand for paper products in the world is one of the consequences of civilization development. Due to economic and environmental conditions, modern industrial paper production belongs to very complex technological processes [1]. Water resources are the most important factor for those industries, that are used in significant quantities in many different ways: as process water, water for boiler feed, cleaning agent, solvent, as part products or facilitating waste discharge. The water supply importance of industrial management is crucial for continuous industrial production. It should be taken into account that there are strong interactions between the flow of materials, energy and water in industries [2]. Further, water resources in Europe and in Poland are rather modest. The problem varies depending on the region or type of water and does not affect the drinking water supply. Even if there are periodic water shortages, they are connected with the water supply distribution system performance, and not with

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