Development Status and Policies of Water Recycling Economy in Petrochemical Industry
Guiding water resource management in the petrochemical industry based on the concept of circular economy is a key means of solving the conflict between water scarcity,strengthening water pollution control,and promoting economic development.It follows the principles of reduction,reuse and recycling(3Rs),i.e.enhancement of water use efficiency by optimising the extraction of water resources and their quantitative management,as well as effective implementation of wastewater recycling.We firstly analyse the principles of circular economy and water recycling economy,compare and contrast the current status of domestic and international water recycling economy policies(reduction,reuse and recycling),and then put forward the development countermeasures in China,with a view to providing indicative suggestions for the industry in the future.
petrochemical industry water recycling economydevelopment statusdevelopment countermeasures