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Compared with wood pulp, straw pulp and papermaking, because of lower cost and abundancy of raw material, has become an indispensable approach in paper industry of China. However, its further application is limited by huge water consumption and wastewater discharge. By employing substance flow analysis, this study built up an optimization model and a performance evaluation system of water saving for the water-use network of a straw pulp and paper enterprise, after identifying the problems in present water consumption. Accordingly, an optimization plan was proposed to combine man-made water circulation with natural water circulation system. Additionally, a contrast analysis between the present and optimized water use was conducted. At last, we applied the proposed optimization plan to one of the most important and largest enterprises of straw pulp and paper industry in China as an illustration. Theoretically, water consumption could be reduced by 75.4 % without wastewater discharge after optimization.
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The research was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project Water Pollution Control and Treatment (No. 2012ZX07202006-003).
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Li, B., Zhang, G., Ye, M. et al. Network optimization and performance evaluation of the water-use system in China’s straw pulp and paper industry: a case study. Clean Techn Environ Policy 18, 257–268 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-1013-y
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