| 摘要 |
<p>A method reducing wastewater in a polyester-manufacturing plant includes a step in which ethylene glycol-containing composition from at least one of the chemical reactors is provided to a water separation column. The water separation column is kept within a predetermined temperature range such that any acetaldehyde present in the water separation column is substantially maintained in a vapor state. A waste-vapor mixture comprising one or more organic compounds is subsequently removed from the water separation column and combusted. The polyester-manufacturing plant optionally includes a spray condenser system having a heat exchanger such that the heat exchanger is contacted with a hot ethylene glycol composition derived from the water separation column when the heat exchanger needs cleaning. The polyester- manufacturing plant may be enclosed with a roof and walls such that rainwater is prevented from being contaminated with any organic chemicals present in the polyester-manufacturing plant.</p> |
