Material and energy flow through the UK iron and steel sector. Part 1: 1954–1994

Michaelis, Peter; Jackson, Tim

doi:10.1016/s0921-3449(00)00048-3

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“…Material flow analysis (or substance flow analysis [SFA]) is a method of analyzing the flows of a material in a well‐defined system (Baccini and Brunner 1991; Binder 2007; Brunner and Baccini 1992; Kostick 1996; Liu et al 2008; Michaelis and Jackson 2000). MFA is an important tool of industrial ecology, and is widely used to better understand the paths materials take through an industry and connected ecosystems, as well as to calculate indicators and develop strategies for improving material flow systems, otherwise known as material flow management.…”

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Scenario Analysis of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential in China's Iron and Steel Industry

Ma¹,

Wen²,

Chen³

2012

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary Acid rain remains an important environmental problem. The Chinese steel industry is becoming a key domestic emitter of sulfur dioxide (SO2), the central molecular component of acid rain. In this study SO2 emission potential is assessed by developing a material flow analysis (MFA) model and generating four different SO2 industry emission scenarios from 2006 to 2030, with each scenario representing a possible development path for the industry. When SO2 emission factors in every unit of steel production are presumed to remain constant through 2030, scenario analysis results show that under a business‐as‐usual (BAU) scenario SO2 emissions will experience sustained growth to a peak value of 1.73 million metric tons (megatons, Mt) through 2020, approximately 52% higher than that in 2006, and that this trend is unlikely to be reversed. The high scenario and medium scenario demonstrate that it is difficult to control SO2 emissions to an acceptable level by only upgrading technology and making industrial structural adjustments. Yet through the incorporation of sintering gas desulfurization, the low scenario can smoothly bridge the gap between the simulative SO2 emissions and the envisioned value, since sintering is the biggest emitter in this industry. Once the desulfurization rate of sintering gas reaches 60%, SO2 emissions will be less than the level of 0.60 Mt in 2030 and will also meet the reduction goals. Moreover, scenario analysis suggests that single terminal control cannot solve the problem of high SO2 emissions. Therefore, in order to control the total SO2 emissions of the steel industry it is imperative that two or more measures be combined.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Scenario Analysis of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential in China's Iron and Steel Industry

Ma¹,

Wen²,

Chen³

2012

J of Industrial Ecology

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“…11,12) To understand the circumstances around steel, studies applying material flow analysis (MFA) and stock accounting have been reported. These studies focused not only on steel itself [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] but also on accompanying elements 2,3,7,8,12,[28][29][30][31] over the last several decades. Researchers have conducted short-term (static) and long-term analyses.…”

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Revealing Final Destination of Special Steel Materials with Input-Output-Based Material Flow Analysis

Ohno

Fukushima

Matsubae³

et al. 2017

ISIJ International

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“…appropriate and sustainable (Michaelis and Jackson, 2000a) as well as the complexity of the system in which mineral production consumption occurs (Cooper and Giurco, 2011), including the acknowledgement of the mineral-energy nexus.…”

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Responsible mineral and energy futures: views at the nexus

Giurco

McLellan

Franks

et al. 2014

Journal of Cleaner Production

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a b s t r a c tIn an era of mineral resource constraints and radical transition in the energy sector, this paper reviews the extent to which a long-term view of production and use is adopted in both sectors. A long-term view including the mineral-energy nexus is deemed to be necessary (although not sufficient) for managing future resource constraints and energy transitions. Alarmingly, it identifies that the future of minerals resources and production is generally viewed only 5e10 years ahead rather than several decades or more as for energy. Additionally, the sectors are generally studied independently, rather than with a focus on the nexus. With these findings as evidence of an unaddressed problem, the paper then focusses on the current forces for change in the minerals industry: namely community drivers regarding social licence to operate, new technologies and consumer and government drivers on responsible minerals. As discussions of sustainable development become displaced by the emerging discourse of 'responsible' minerals, what is adopted and discarded? Whilst responsible minerals considers chain-of-custody, it does not adopt a long-term view and overlooks the mineral-energy nexus. Using three illustrative cases at the nexus of (i) rare earths-renewables, (ii) coal-steel and (iii) uranium-nuclear we extend the theoretical discussion on 'responsible' with a range of contemporary examples from the perspectives of producing (Australia) and consuming countries (Japan, Switzerland) and propose a research agenda for an expanded notion of responsible minerals which recognises the complexity of the mineral-energy nexus and connects it to progressing sustainable futures.

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Material and energy flow through the UK iron and steel sector. Part 1: 1954–1994

Cited by 72 publications

References 8 publications

Scenario Analysis of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential in China's Iron and Steel Industry

Scenario Analysis of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential in China's Iron and Steel Industry

Revealing Final Destination of Special Steel Materials with Input-Output-Based Material Flow Analysis

Responsible mineral and energy futures: views at the nexus

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