Water and wastewater minimization in Tehran oil refinery using water pinch analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-594

  Bidhendi Nabi, Gh R ^a   Mehrdadi, N ^a   Mohammadnejad, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Minimization; Regeneration; Water reuse; Water utility

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 79955599791     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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