A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries

Industrial ecology research has so far assessed the economic and environmental implications of existing synergies. However, it warrants investigations into unused by-products, which can potentially generate resource synergies between neighbouring industries and thus help to attain the zero wastes sc...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, Feisal, Yao, Hong, Tade, Moses, Biswas, Wahidul
Other Authors: Andrew Y. C. Nee
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Springer Singapore 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42795
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Yao, Hong
Tade, Moses
Biswas, Wahidul
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description Industrial ecology research has so far assessed the economic and environmental implications of existing synergies. However, it warrants investigations into unused by-products, which can potentially generate resource synergies between neighbouring industries and thus help to attain the zero wastes scenario. This paper presents a theoretical framework for sustainability assessment to aid new by-product synergies evaluation in the Kwinana Industrial Area of Western Australia. Accordingly, a generic symbiotic relation is suggested to link various industries together as a first step of the framework. Secondly, the principle of process engineering has been applied for the identification and development of resource synergies. Thirdly, the feasibility analysis of green processing is presented using a case study.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-427952023-02-13T08:01:35Z A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries Mohammed, Feisal Yao, Hong Tade, Moses Biswas, Wahidul Andrew Y. C. Nee Bin Song Soh-Khim Ong Industrial Symbiosis Process Engineering Sustainability Industrial ecology research has so far assessed the economic and environmental implications of existing synergies. However, it warrants investigations into unused by-products, which can potentially generate resource synergies between neighbouring industries and thus help to attain the zero wastes scenario. This paper presents a theoretical framework for sustainability assessment to aid new by-product synergies evaluation in the Kwinana Industrial Area of Western Australia. Accordingly, a generic symbiotic relation is suggested to link various industries together as a first step of the framework. Secondly, the principle of process engineering has been applied for the identification and development of resource synergies. Thirdly, the feasibility analysis of green processing is presented using a case study. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42795 10.1007/978-981-4451-48-2_96 Springer Singapore restricted
spellingShingle Industrial Symbiosis
Process Engineering
Sustainability
Mohammed, Feisal
Yao, Hong
Tade, Moses
Biswas, Wahidul
A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
title A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
title_full A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
title_fullStr A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
title_full_unstemmed A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
title_short A framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
title_sort framework for synergy evaluation and development in heavy industries
topic Industrial Symbiosis
Process Engineering
Sustainability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42795