Environmental and economic analysis for the optimal reuse of water in a residential complex Academic Article

abstract

• 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper presents an optimization formulation for designing residential water networks involving harvested rainwater and reclaimed wastewater. The design problem is posed as a multi-objective optimization formulation that seeks to balance the objectives of total annualized cost, fresh water consumption, and environmental impact. A life cycle assessment approach is undertaken for estimating the environmental impact. The seasonal dependence of the rainwater is considered in the optimization model. The design approach is applied to a case study for the city of Morelia in Mexico. The results show that significant economic, fresh water consumption, and environmental benefits can be obtained as a result of the proposed approach.

authors

• El-Halwagi, Mahmoud
• Sengupta, Debalina

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

author list (cited authors)

• Garcia-Montoya, M., Sengupta, D., Napoles-Rivera, F., Maria Ponce-Ortega, J., & El-Halwagi, M. M.

citation count

• 45

complete list of authors

• Garcia-Montoya, Mariana||Sengupta, Debalina||Napoles-Rivera, Fabricio||Maria Ponce-Ortega, Jose||El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M

publication date

• January 2016

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Cleaner Production  Journal

keywords

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Optimization
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Reclaimed Water
• Residential Complex

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.109

start page

• 82

end page

• 91

volume

• 130

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.jclepro.2015.06.109

user-defined tag

• 6 Clean Water and Sanitation