Synthesis of non-isothermal water networks consisting of water-usage, wastewater
treatment, and heat exchanger networks has been recognised as an active research field in …

Highlights•Review of agricultural and organic wastes within the food–water–energy nexus
(FWEN).•Overview of interconnections between FWEN and waste streams.•Research …

Energy supply and its efficient use in production are key to ensuring the healthy functioning
of the world economies. Based on that, to ensure sustainability, the supply and use of …

This chapter explores the use of AI in water treatment, evaporation management, and water
resource management. It begins with an introduction, highlighting AI's motivation and …

The pulp and paper (P&P) industries are classified among the water-intensitive industries. In
this work, implementation of the Water Closed-Loop System (WCLS) in a P&P factory to …

This study develops a generalized superstructure and a compact mixed-integer nonlinear
programming (MINLP) model for achieving efficient energy and water utilization in designing …

This work provides the first systematic critical review of mass exchanger network synthesis
literature. Mass exchanger networks play a central role in many pollution reduction and …

Water pinch analysis and mathematical optimization are two approaches that can be used in
an industrial unit to achieve the minimum water consumption and wastewater generation …

Heat integrated water allocation networks (HIWANs) were developed to conserve energy
and water in the process industry using heat exchangers, and in some cases with water …

The synthesis of large‐scale integrated water networks is typically formulated as nonconvex
mixed‐integer quadratic constrained programming (MIQCP) or QCP problems. With the …