An emergy-based hybrid method for assessing industrial symbiosis of an industrial park

Liu, Zhe; Geng, Yong; Park, Hung-Suck; Dong, Huijuan; Dong, Liang; Fujita, Tsuyoshi

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.132

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“…Geng et al (2010) applied emergy analysis to evaluate Dalian Economic Development Zone, especially with a detailed method of accounting transformities of various wastes by considering their physical and chemical properties. Further, Geng et al (2014) and Liu et al (2015a) evaluated the industrial symbiosis performance at industrial park level by employing emergy-based analysis. applied emergy analysis to evaluate the impact of waste recovery and exchange on the sustainability of sulfuric acid and titanium dioxide production in the Chinese industrial systems and found that waste exchange improved the sustainability of the interacting systems.…”

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Uncovering key factors influencing one industrial park's sustainability: a combined evaluation method of emergy analysis and index decomposition analysis

Liu

Geng

Ulgiati

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Uncovering key factors influencing one industrial park's sustainability: a combined evaluation method of emergy analysis and index decomposition analysis

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“…As a sub‐field of industrial ecology, IS builds on the notion of biological symbiotic relationships in nature and consists of collective resource optimization based on by‐product exchanges among different entities (Rahman, Islam, & Islam, ; Zhe et al., ). By working together, companies strive for a collective benefit that is greater than the sum of unit benefits that could be achieved by acting singly (Zhu, Lowe, Wei, & Barnes, ).…”

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Industrial symbiosis in the forestry sector: A case study in southern Brazil

Wahrlich

Simioni

2019

J of Industrial Ecology

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Industrial symbiosis (IS) is an important concept in the field of industrial ecology that has disseminated worldwide as a practice to decrease the ecological impact of industrial processes through the exchange of by‐products and waste between units in a system. The forestry industry is the main economic activity in the region of Lages in southern Brazil. IS relationships have expanded with the use of waste material from wood processing and strengthened cooperation between companies in different sectors. The aims of this article were to: a) quantify the level of IS in the system, b) identify the benefits of IS for participants, and c) explain why the network further developed IS to the formation of an industrial ecosystem. A questionnaire was administered during visits to 24 forestry companies in order to analyze their products and processes, commercial relations, positive impacts, and local insertion. The industrial symbiosis indicator (ISI) was determined using waste stream data from the system to represent the level of symbiosis among the companies in this region. The results show that the companies participate in a symbiotic network, mainly involving the exchange of chips, bark, sawdust and shavings. In most cases, these exchanges occur between nearby companies, constituting an extensive industrial ecosystem.

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“…This policy not only indicates that the green development strategy has already risen to an institutional arrangement, but also emphasizes the green development of chemical enterprises. In 2009, the World Climate Conference-3 established a great international impact on green development and the national economy [7]. A growing concern regarding the greenness of chemical enterprises has clearly occurred [8].…”

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An Evaluation Method of Green Development for Chemical Enterprises

Chen

et al. 2019

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Chemical enterprises in China make important contributions to daily life and the national economy. Since “green development” has been treated as one of the most important developmental strategies in China, scientifically evaluating the level of green development is extremely important for chemical enterprises. In this study, a systematic evaluation method is proposed for chemical enterprises by analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The key to this evaluation method is a new comprehensive indicator, the Green Development Degree (GDD). As an example, Shandong Lubei Enterprise, that has the process of phosphogypsum to sulfuric acid and cement (PSC), is analyzed by GDD. The results show that GDD would increase with the improvement of the PSC process’s green evolution. When compared with the national average level, the GDD of the case enterprise increases from 50 to 133. In addition, experience regarding the green development for chemical enterprises is proposed. This study aims to guide the green development of chemical enterprises, help enterprise groups to assess subsidiary corporations and adjust improvement measures, and achieve the national macro-control of chemical enterprises.

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An emergy-based hybrid method for assessing industrial symbiosis of an industrial park

Cited by 68 publications

References 40 publications

Uncovering key factors influencing one industrial park's sustainability: a combined evaluation method of emergy analysis and index decomposition analysis

Uncovering key factors influencing one industrial park's sustainability: a combined evaluation method of emergy analysis and index decomposition analysis

Industrial symbiosis in the forestry sector: A case study in southern Brazil

An Evaluation Method of Green Development for Chemical Enterprises

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