Technology with the Environment in Mind

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Novel Wastewater Reclamation Technology Meets Environmental and Business Challenges

CONCLUSION

In summary, environmental challenges that threatened to delay the startup of a new semiconductor facility drove the technology development team to define a new technology selection process as well as a new treatment technology. The new technology application met all environmental requirements and will enable reuse of all factory wastewater. The team had a clear charter that prioritized schedule, thus enabling informed risk-taking to speed development, and redundancy to minimize risk.

It has been proved that MBR can adequately treat semiconductor wastewater to the standards proposed by local authorities to enable unrestricted reuse of the wastewater for irrigation. In addition to implementing the technology to enable startup, many side benefits are possible as a result of the high water quality that will be discharged from MBR applications. In arid geographies where Intel operates several facilities, the unlimited reuse opportunities for water are even more important.

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