{"id":12087,"date":"2021-12-14T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/?p=12087"},"modified":"2024-05-06T09:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T07:52:12","slug":"the-end-of-the-anr-project-minimeau-on-water-consumption-minimization-in-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/the-end-of-the-anr-project-minimeau-on-water-consumption-minimization-in-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"The end of the ANR project &#8220;MINIMEAU&#8221; on water consumption minimization in the industry."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e4c0cbab-a02e-494a-ae88-621814077352\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Minimeau project (co-funded by the National Research Agency) aimed at minimizing water consumption in the agri-food industries through the development of an integrated approach combining Water Footprint and Mass Pinch. In this 4-year project, ProSim was associated with AgroParisTech, INRAE, and 5 ACTIA centers (Association for Technical Coordination in the Agri-food Industry). <strong>At the end of this project, it was demonstrated that potential savings of up to 30% could be achieved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this project, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/about-prosim\/\">ProSim<\/a> <\/strong>enhanced its software solution to improve the efficiency and performance of processes in terms of water resources. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/product\/prosimplus-steady-state-simulation-and-optimization-of-processes\/\"><em><strong>ProSimPlus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, our steady-state process simulator, is <strong>used by industrial companies to create a digital twin of their process<\/strong>. This step allows for validating the mass and energy balances of the process and reconciling inventory data for energy and water audits of the process. With this central component provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/product\/prosimplus-steady-state-simulation-and-optimization-of-processes\/\"><em><strong>ProSimPlus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, three axes were developed within the MINIMEAU project:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8c8e0dca-d8a6-4db7-8c98-df29dda254f0\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>The water pinch method and the proposal of efficient water networks.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Through this axis, ProSim introduces a new water pinch analysis module: similar to the energy pinch analysis module, this module enables diagnosing a process in terms of water by conducting a mono-contaminant or multi-contaminant analysis.<\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s potential for water reuse,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/product\/simulis-pinch-energy-integration-of-processes-in-excel\/\"><em><strong>Simulis Pinch<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (with the &#8220;Water&#8221; module) can suggest a more efficient water network. The &#8220;Water&#8221; module of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/product\/simulis-pinch-energy-integration-of-processes-in-excel\/\"><em><strong>Simulis Pinch<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is designed to allow industries to build a water network that minimizes water consumption and meets industrial constraints (distance, local integration, incompatibility between streams, mono or multi-contaminant analysis, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"27147d87-1188-48b0-aeae-e8ecaa3e5f8e\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Regeneration and treatment of industrial effluents for reuse purposes.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New membrane filtration unit operations have been developed (tubular, flat, and spiral membrane filters). These new modules enable modeling of complex membrane filtration systems such as reverse osmosis, for example.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bc9d9b77-925b-42db-a8be-1f01abc827bf\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Tools for process resource and discharge inventories.<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inventory modules have been integrated into the ProSimPlus library. They allow for easy creation of electrical, material, water, or utility balances for all or part of the process (the balance area is defined by the user). The results of these balances are thus easily exploitable and analyzable by the end-user. These modules also generate the necessary information to use the environmental gain calculation tool developed as part of the project, through a water footprint or Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), thus enabling comparison of different solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Simulis-Pinch-Energy-water-analysis-optimization-software-fivesProSim.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c454a2b4-2319-41aa-ac9b-6d759b38d86f\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The methods and tools developed were tested and validated in 10 partner companies in the agri-food industry, but they are adaptable to all industries (chemical, paper, petrochemical, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>The final conference of the project, held on December 7, 2021, at the CNAM premises in Paris, brought together around fifty participants: agri-food companies, technical centers, consulting firms, and institutional representatives. All the tools presented during this conference will be made available online on the project website <a href=\"https:\/\/minimeau.fr\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/minimeau.fr\/<\/a> by the end of the year 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prosim.net\/en\/contact-us\/\">Contact us for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minimeau project (co-funded by the National Research Agency) aimed at minimizing water consumption in the agri-food industries through the development of an integrated approach combining Water Footprint and Mass Pinch. In this 4-year project, ProSim was associated with AgroParisTech, INRAE, and 5 ACTIA centers (Association for Technical Coordination in the Agri-food Industry). 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