Zero Brine
Zero Brine is a other that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Advancing circular economy in silica production
At one of Europe’s largest silica producers, Industrias Químicas del Ebro (IQE), the ZERO BRINE project has demonstrated circular economy through the recovery of resources from industrial waste brine. The production of silica is highly water-intensive, resulting in brine discharge containing a high concentration of sodium sulphate. Through pre-treatment of the effluent and the application […]
Zero Brine’s site II pilot launches in Rotterdam Port
At the Port of Rotterdam, one of the largest petrochemical clusters in Europe, the ZERO BRINE project has launched its second site as part of the demonstration of industrial circularity combining residual heat and wastewater streams to eliminate brine effluent (zero brine discharge) in the production of demineralised water. Demineralised water is an essential commodity […]
The new mining – Polish coal mine recovers valuable resources from wastewater
Every year, Polish mines dump nearly 4 million tonnes of salt into rivers and freshwater basins in the form of industrial wastewater. This salty wastewater (also known as brine) is putting great environmental pressure on Poland’s rivers. The raising salinity of the Vistula River, for example, which provides 60% of the country’s freshwater needs, has […]