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Şener, Nevzat Can; Baş, Okan; Şener, Emine; Zengın, Kürşad; Öztürk, Ufuk; Altunkol, Adem; Evliyaoğlu, Yalçın

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2014.12.001

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“…Individually, the sugar industry portrayed the biggest η (90.4% overall) and the iron and steel industry the biggest ψ (39.02% overall). In these results, it highlights that according to SENER reports [54,71], the iron and steel industry shows the highest ψ due the employment of electric arc furnaces. In contrast, and the sugar sector displays the major η essentially due the usage of cane bagasse as an alternate fuel (a renewable source).…”

Section: Mexican Industrial Sector (Mis): Energy (η) and Exergy (ψ) Ementioning

confidence: 83%

“…(2) Since fossil fuels and electricity were considered the sources with highest consumption rates inside the industrial plants (97.65% in MIS, 2015) [54], they were employed as the two main sources of energy carriers. In accordance with Utlu's methodology [28], standard reference operation conditions of the industrial activities were divided into three different categories of Temperature Heating (TH) in terms of heating processes temperatures (Low (LTH), Medium (MTH), and High (HTH)) to be assessed.…”

Section: Computation Of the Exergetic Renewable Share (Ers)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since then, they are frequently reviewed and projected for the previous years [70]. Therefore, statistics were selected from Mexican official reports [54,69,[71][72][73], even though reliable statistics between 1990 and 2000 are hard to find, and tend to be inaccurate [74][75][76]. Due to the lack of reliability, a more trustworthy dataset was selected for the period from 2000 to 2015.…”

Section: Data Sourcementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Considering their patterns of consumption and their relevance for the industry in economic and social development, five of the main branches selected in the study are high energy-intensive industries (HEII) consumers. They encompass around 38% of the MIS in 2015 [54]. Figure 2 describes the Mexican Society Sectors, their whole interactions and the breakdown of the industrial activities (shaded components) reviewed in this paper.…”

Section: Data Sourcementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Individually, the sugar industry portrayed the biggest η (90.4% overall) and the iron and steel industry the biggest ψ (39.02% overall). In these results, it highlights that according to SENER reports [54,71], the iron and steel industry The remaining industrial subsectors (contained within the other manufacturing activity) include nine types of manufacturing: glass manufacturing, pulp and paper, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, automotive, etc. [75].…”

Section: Mexican Industrial Sector (Mis): Energy (η) and Exergy (ψ) Ementioning

confidence: 99%

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An Overview of Energy and Exergy Analysis to the Industrial Sector, a Contribution to Sustainability

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Globally, industry remains one of the main consumers of fossil fuels; hence, it is one of the prime sources of greenhouse gases (GHG). Exergy analysis methods can be applied to detect the processes inefficiencies. To enhance the interconnection of the exergy and the environment theories, renewable share and exergy efficiency are suggested, in a contribution to sustainability. Exergy analysis is proposed and lifted to study the industrial sector. Even though exergy analysis has been applied to study societies, few studies have been conducted to study emerging-market economies. In 2015, Mexico's crude oil production was the 12th biggest worldwide, therefore fossil fuels are still the main source to produce energy for the domestic and productive sectors of the Mexican society. Consequently, a prospective study case in Mexico is suggested. The industrial sectorial exergy consumption amounts 1350 PJ in 2000, increasing to 1591 PJ in 2015. Both energy and exergy efficiencies show similar results along the 16 years, with average energy and exergy efficiencies of 78% and 23%, respectively. In comparison with results of similar studies, Mexican exergy efficiency falls within the ranges, yet below the average of 48%. Thus, poor efficiency is still occurring in the sector. Our proposal could provide significant opportunities to become a more sustainable sector, based on the exergetic renewable share and the exergy efficiency.

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Section: Mexican Industrial Sector (Mis): Energy (η) and Exergy (ψ) Ementioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Computation Of the Exergetic Renewable Share (Ers)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Sourcementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Sourcementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Individually, the sugar industry portrayed the biggest η (90.4% overall) and the iron and steel industry the biggest ψ (39.02% overall). In these results, it highlights that according to SENER reports [54,71], the iron and steel industry The remaining industrial subsectors (contained within the other manufacturing activity) include nine types of manufacturing: glass manufacturing, pulp and paper, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, automotive, etc. [75].…”

Section: Mexican Industrial Sector (Mis): Energy (η) and Exergy (ψ) Ementioning

confidence: 99%

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