Industrial Pollution Prevention

Abstract

Industrial pollution prevention: with 14 tables / Thomas T. Shen. -2., completely rev. and enl. ed.

Cleaner production and profitability: analysis of 134 industrial pollution prevention (P2) project reports

“…The techniques used in P2 [1] to improve the process are essentially waste minimisation and adoption of cleaner technologies. The former seeks means to reduce pollution at source (Fig.…”

“…Progress in the understanding of the phenomena of pollution and modifications to the eco-system has revealed that today's problems are the result of past decisions and that environmental impacts must be seen from a product and process design point of view and over the long term [1,2]. Moreover, the ability of some companies to exploit the environmental issue as a competitive advantage has turned eco-efficiency in an opportunity to improve production process performance by means of new cleaner technologies, process modifications and appropriate management practices.…”

“…The underlying logic has remained that of accumulating and modifying the generated waste in line with the current legislation, transforming certain forms of pollution into different forms considered to be of less impact (e.g. to transform water-borne toxic substances into inert sludges [1]). …”

“…Here, pollution prevention (P2) [1,3,4], cleaner production, industrial ecology [5,6], design for the environment and environmentally conscious design & manufacturing (ECD&M) have received the most attention from academics and company managers [7].…”

The role of environmental management system on introduction of new technologies in the metal and chemical/paper/plastics industries

“…For instance, in the chemical industry, pollution can be prevented successfully by modifying production processes with the adoption of more advanced technologies through process variable controls, changing cleaning processes, changing chemical catalysts, or by segregating and separating wastes, based on different characteristics of matter (boiling or freezing points, density, solubility, etc.) to name only a few [6]. New technologies for the firm can also incorporate end-of-the-pipe technologies which offer definite advantages to some firms because of their greater, short-term adaptability, in comparison with more radical (cleaner) process innovations.…”