ReUse : recycling the Cleaning in place effluent
Published on 2/27/2025
Updated on 4/3/2025
To achieve its objective of reducing water consumption per unit of product, SILAB has identified a major lever: recycling Cleaning in Place (CIP) effluent.
The goal is to store this water in the existing soft water system and reuse it in certain steps of the industrial process in a perspective of water saving.
After a quantitative and qualitative study of our effluents, a pilot phase was carried out in 2022 to validate the treatment unit and define the design bases for an industrial installation.
In September 2024, work began to install the storage tanks and treatment units. The works are scheduled for completion at the end of April 2025.
After a very rigorous analytical monitoring phase, the aim is to definitively commission the ReUse facility in 2026.
Project objectives
*Action financed with the support of the Adour-Garonne water agency.
