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In addition to renewable energies, utilisation of residues, water and its been permitted in Europe to produce to the interface between water manage- both the public and private sectors. For circular economy, pharmaceutical pro-
effi cient and robust water-related solu- thermal energy through recovery. water for injection no longer exclu- ment and industrial production. Be it to some time now, companies have been duction and digital integration – clearly
tions are therefore needed: sively using distillation, but also using establish modular, dynamic and fl exi- faced with the challenge of strate- shows that effi cient water management
 Expertise and planning to produce Chemical recycling processes as membrane processes, for example. This ble production approaches or to realise gically adapting to the new digital world is a central component of the process
hydrogen/follow up PtX products well as processes based on renewable process has been standard in the USA supply security through integrated water and rethinking their strategy, business industry. This applies across all scales,
and water management must go raw materials and biotechnological and other parts of the world for many resource management: Collecting the models and cultures to this end. If an from plant to operation and site to
hand in hand. processes generate aqueous residual years. This production variant is not necessary information and process- organisation fails to take this important the entire company. In contrast to the
 (Wastewater) treatment technolo- fl ows that are characterised by a high- only more fl exible and energy-effi cient, ing the resulting data streams is only step, it will lose its future viability and energy and raw material base of the
gies and management concepts volume fl ow and high organic and salt for operators of WFI systems it also possible by using digital tools. competitiveness,” says Christian Gutk- process industry, there are narrow limits
must be tailored to inland, coastal loads. The composition of the process offers advantages in terms of investment necht, Water Sector Manager at the to the substitution of water in indus-
and marine production scenarios. water in recycling processes therefore and production costs, space require- Especially at the interface between Endress+Hauser Group. trial utilisation. Only by an intensive
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