The invention relates to a method for treating triazine-containing water
of a melamine plant. The method is characterized in that the water
containing ionic and non-ionic triazines in a dissolved form is fed to at
least one membrane filtration unit, the water is separated into an ionic
triazine-rich fraction and a non-ionic triazine-rich fraction in the
membrane filtration unit, whereupon the ionic triazine-rich fraction is
discharged and the non-ionic triazine-rich fraction is redirected into
the melamine plant. The inventive method allows a great portion of the
melamine contained in the triazine-containing water to be redirected into
the process while the yield is increased along the entire melamine
process. Furthermore, the need for fresh water in the wet part of the
melamine plant is decreased. The disclosed method can be carried out
continuously and in liquid phase.