(re) Designing the water cycle

Tessa van den Brand

Water cycle

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• Identify what could be recovered

• Identify a present market

• Research the technology- safety- quality- technical feasible- environmental impact- sustainable

Not dirty, it is inspiration!

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What is LCA?

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Life cycle assessment (LCA)

“cradle-to-grave” - approach

• 1 Western European Person: 1000 Ecopoints per year.

• CO2-footprint

Problem descriptionDrinking water production

Result in 75 kton per year iron sludge production in the Netherlands

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Based on Barrios et al., 2004

Results

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Fe2(SO4)3 commercial Fe2(SO4)3 recovered FeCl3 commercial FeCl3 recovered

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Comparing 1 p 'Fe2(SO4)3 commercial', 1 p 'Fe2(SO4)3 recovered', 1 p 'FeCl3 commercial' and 1 p 'FeCl3 recovered';Method: ReCiPe Endpoint (E) V1.12 / Europe ReCiPe E/A / Single score

Resources

Ecosystems

Human Health

Conclusion

LCA is a wonderful tool to identify the potential of a resource recovery idea within the water cycle!

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Thank you

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