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Design and Integration of Eco-Industrial Parks for Managing Water Resources

01 Jul 2009-Environmental Progress (Wiley)-Vol. 28, Iss: 2, pp 265-272
TL;DR: In this article, an optimization-based approach to the design and integration of eco-industrial parks (EIPs) is presented, where a source-interception-sink structural representation is used to embed potential configurations of interest, such as direct recycle, material exchange, mixing and segregation of different streams, separation and treatment in interception units, and allocation to process users.
Abstract: This work is aimed at developing an optimization-based approach to the design and integration of eco-industrial parks (EIPs). Focus is given to the management of water among multiple processes in a common EIP facility. Recycle, reuse, and separation using interception devices are considered as possible strategies for managing wastewater. A source-interception-sink structural representation is used to embed potential configurations of interest. The representation accounts for the possibilities of direct recycle, material (waste) exchange, mixing and segregation of different streams, separation and treatment in interception units, and allocation to process users (sinks). Then, the EIP design problem is formulated as an optimization program whose objective is to minimize cost of the EIP while determining optimal recycle and separation strategies. A case study is solved to illustrate the applicability of the devised approach.
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  • ...The case is often solved as a waterallocation problem where water needs to be distributed, treated and discharged in an optimal way between the process units of each company included in the park (Lovelady et al., 2009; Chewand Foo, 2009; Boix et al., 2012)....

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  • ...Similarly to theworks of Chew et al. (2008) and Lovelady and ElHalwagi (2009), Lovelady et al. (2009) developed a systematic procedure for the optimal design of an EIP through a sourceinterception-sink superstructure (Fig....

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether eco-industrial parks (EIPs) offer possibilities to implement sustainable development policies and found that most EIPs are at a very early stage of development, where linkages are potential rather than real.

372 citations


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  • ...For communities, EIPs improve the surrounding environment and bring new jobs and businesses to the area that leads to an improvement in the local economy and, therefore, contribute positively to industrial ecology [1]....

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TL;DR: In this paper, a range of methods for supporting the creation of exchange networks in new eco-industrial parks are reviewed, and a central recommendation is to respect the self-organizing nature of the process and to focus on setting conditions that enhance that process.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed to use the indicators derived from MFA, complemented with water and energy indicators, to analyze the efficiency and the materialization ranks of industrial areas.

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  • ...[5] adapted a material flow analysis tool to account for the flow of materials into and out of EIPs....

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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper discussed the whole transition course to a circular complex in the past decade, in which four factors are essential to making this symbiosis achievable: rational production structures; raw materials advantages; technical supports and correct diversification.
Abstract: Industrial symbiosis activities are being implemented in the philosophy of “circular economy” in China. Integrating industrial symbiosis into the corporate development plans to optimize materials and energy flows is a feasible strategy for many corporations in their transition between nonsustainable and sustainable development. By constructing industrial ecosystems, Nanning Sugar Co., Ltd. in China, has achieved the successful transition from a traditional corporation to a sustainable corporation, or rather, a circular corporation. This study expounds on its whole transition course to a circular complex in the past decade, in which four factors are essential to making this symbiosis achievable: rational production structures; raw materials advantages; technical supports and correct diversification. The corporation is in charge of almost all the aspects of its affiliated companies and the management mode, in particular, differing from that of industrial symbiosis systems in Kalundborg, is considered another potential factor contributing to the corporate success. The transition mode in question is hoped to point to a feasible development path for similar corporations.

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  • ...Pollution emissions for COD, SO2, and water consumption were reduced by 62%, 59%, and 35%, respectively, and net profits increased nearly 60-fold [3]....

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TL;DR: In this paper, a structural representation of the solution alternatives is presented using a source-interception-sink framework and a general applicable mathematical formulation is developed to facilitate reformulation of the problem into a linear program.
Abstract: Recycling and reuse of materials are among the most important pollution prevention strategies. In many cases, direct recycling/reuse of process and waste streams may not be feasible because of the intolerable levels of contaminants that can be detrimental to the process performance or can build up to unacceptable levels. Therefore, interception may be used to selectively remove pollutants from the process streams using separation devices or interceptors. In this work, we develop a systematic procedure for the simultaneous synthesis of material reuse and interception networks. A structural representation of the solution alternatives is first presented using a source-interception-sink framework. Then, a generally applicable mathematical formulation is developed. Because of the nonconvexities associated with the general mathematical program, we invoke a number of simplifying assumptions to facilitate reformulation of the problem into a linear program. The concepts of source substreams and interceptor decomposition were used to facilitate the problem reformulation. Additionally, the tasks of assessing interceptor performance and cost were transformed into presynthesis calculations that can be conducted a priori without compromising the accuracy of the models. The problem reformulation yields a linear program that can be solved globally. A case study is solved to illustrate the developed procedure.

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