Pareto Optimization of an Industrial Ecosystem: Sustainability Maximization

Monteiro, Juliana Garcia Moretz‐Sohn; Silva, Patricia A.C.; Araújo, O.Q.F.; Medeiros, José Luiz de

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“…With this approach, Monteiro et al [19] employed Pareto optimization of a biorefinery of microalgal biomass aiming at maximizing sustainability, as a dual objective problem: minimizing environmental impact while maximizing economic performance. Social metrics were neglected both due to lack of recognized indicators and to the georeferencing nature of such quantification.…”

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“…Social metrics were neglected both due to lack of recognized indicators and to the georeferencing nature of such quantification. Monteiro et al [19] proposed a superstructure for a biorefinery and concluded that increasing the weight of environmental objectives against economic performance makes unattractive some sectors of the biorefinery.…”

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Metrics for sustainability analysis of post-combustion abatement of CO2 emissions: Microalgae mediated routes and CCS (carbon capture and storage)

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Section: Sustainability Metricsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Metrics for sustainability analysis of post-combustion abatement of CO2 emissions: Microalgae mediated routes and CCS (carbon capture and storage)

Araújo

Medeiros

Yokoyama

et al. 2015

Energy

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“…To illustrate the potential industrial application of microalgae, Figure 19 shows a schematic of microalgae bioconversion of CO 2 and its downstream processing in a biorefinery arrangement producing long-chain fatty acids (PUFA´s, MUFA´s and PUFA´s), biodiesel, green diesel, gasoline, biogas, urea, N 2 and propylene carbonate. Monteiro et al (2010) employed Pareto optimization of what was named an "industrial ecosystem" comprised of a biorefinery of microalgal biomass aiming at maximizing sustainability of the productive arrangement. The authors concluded that increasing the weight of environmental objectives against economic performance might make sectors of the proposed original superstructure of amenable processes unattractive.…”

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CO2 Utilization: A Process Systems Engineering Vision

Araújo¹,

Medeiros²,

Alves³

2014

CO2 Sequestration and Valorization

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Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/57560 . IntroductionThe development of economies results in increased energy consumptions, as observed in Figure . In the coming decades, the supply of such expanding demand will remain based on fossil fuels technologies. Expanding the share of renewable energy e.g., biofuels in the case of transportation fuels would require massive investments in creating a new infrastructure, which would eventually raise the standards to a new economic order entirely based on renewables in the near future. On the other hand, the current scenario involves the announcement of large proven reserves of non-conventional gas and oil and expansion of installed infrastructure of production and refining. Fossil fuel based energy is recognized as carbon emitter. The challenge of the century is thus to expand energy supply in a carbon-constrained economy. "ccording to the World Economic Forum King, , no truly low-carbon technology will be able to penetrate the mass market in the short term. The use of installed fossil processing infrastructure, with co-processing of biomass and fossil feedstock and capturing and utilization of emitted CO is the escape route for a moderate transition from the present to a long-term sustainable future. In this context, putting a price on carbon will gradually build the road to a greener tomorrow. Meanwhile, bio-based products are a realistic supplement to fossil-based products, but they cannot mitigate the rising demand for fossil fuels."ccording to an IE" Technology Roadmap, the manufacture of only chemicals account for % of the energy demand in the chemical industry and % of its greenhouse gas GHG emissions. The study concludes that, in the short to medium term to , steady progress in implementing incremental improvements and deploying best practice technologies "PT could provide substantial energy savings and emissions reductions compared to business as usual . " step change in the sector s energy consumption and GHG emissions would require the development of game changer technologies, such as sustainable biomass feedstocks and hydrogen from renewable energy sources which have not yet reached commercial maturity. IE", With this prospect, CO utilization in the short term should allow parallel production routes based on "PT, driven by emission-capture-utilization synergies. In this sense, production and conversion of synthesis gas SYNG"S exhibits the highest potential for medium term of commercial success. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that, while the utilization of CO has potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, CO has disadvantages as a chemical reactant due to its relative significant chemical inertness. This inertness is the underlying reason why CO has broad industrial application as solvent supercritical CO , as fire and pest extinguisher, and as a non-toxic amusement additive in the food industry. From the standpoint of building a low-carbon economy, each potential use of CO as reacta...

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“…Identification of social enabling factors for EIPs Cao et al [23], Kim et al [34], Gu et al [35], Maillé & Fraillet [36], Schulze, [37], Monteiro et al, [38] Simulation / Optimization Agent-based simulation of a hypothetical EIP; mixed-integer programming for generating EIP configurations…”

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A Conceptual Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks

Hein

Janković

Farel³

et al. 2015

Volume 4: 20th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 9th International Conference on Micro- And Nanosystems

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An eco-industrial park is a set of businesses that share resources in order to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact. The implementation of eco-industrial parks may significantly contribute to the creation of a sustainable economy. Despite this prospect, the actual development of eco-industrial parks is challenging, as a variety of factors must be considered. Not only technical, economic, and environmental factors are relevant but numerous stakeholder relationships as well, such as between firms, governmental bodies, and local communities. This paper presents a conceptual framework that is used to capture these diverse aspects and the relationships between them. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is used for modeling its concepts and relationships. First, based on a literature survey, relevant concepts of eco-industrial parks are identified. One central concept is "industrial symbiosis". A novel value-based interpretation of industrial symbiosis is presented. Second, the park's economic, local and regional development context, as well as its internal technical components and their relationships are modeled. Finally, the framework is used for modeling a concrete ecoindustrial park, in this case part of the Kalundborg eco-industrial park. BACKGROUND ECO-INDUSTRIAL PARKSAn eco-industrial park (EIP) is proposed as one approach towards a sustainable economy. Contrary to product or firm-specific sustainability approaches, EIPs have a much larger scope. Their influence stretches over three different levels: the firm, across firms, and regional and global [7]. The analysis of existing parks in China, Denmark, and Finland suggest that EIPs can substantially reduce waste and resource consumption over their life cycle [8]-[13]. Despite the promises of the EIP concept, the large number of unsucessful EIP initiatives in the USA and Europe indicate that planned EIP development is challenging [14]. Some of these challenges are pertinent to large-scale infrastructural projects in general, such as geographic attractiveness and managing complex stakeholder relationships [14], [15; pp.25-28]. Some challenges are specific to EIPs such as the implementation of by-product exchange relationships between EIP participants, called industrial symbiosis. [16; pp.987-988], [14; p.1685]. Current research suggests that initiatives by governmental actors alone, without the support of firms, do not lead to successful EIP development [16]-[19]. Research on EIP development has just recently started. Romero & Ruiz [20] use adaptive complex systems theory for modeling and simulationg EIP operations, integrating economic, environmental, and social aspacts. Romero & Ruiz [21] explore how system dynamics and agent-based modeling can be used for modeling and simulating the evolution of EIPs. Rosa & Beloborodko [22] propose a qualitative decision-support tool for evaluating existing industrial symbiosis. A scoring system is used, which takes geographic proximity, economic, and ecological performance into account. Cao et al. [23] have de...

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Pareto Optimization of an Industrial Ecosystem: Sustainability Maximization

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Metrics for sustainability analysis of post-combustion abatement of CO2 emissions: Microalgae mediated routes and CCS (carbon capture and storage)

Metrics for sustainability analysis of post-combustion abatement of CO2 emissions: Microalgae mediated routes and CCS (carbon capture and storage)

CO2 Utilization: A Process Systems Engineering Vision

A Conceptual Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks

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