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Integrated Environmental Protection Reduces Water Pollution
Author(s) -
Christ Claus
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(199908)22:8<642::aid-ceat642>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - production (economics) , pollution , pollution prevention , environmental science , waste management , sewage , wastewater , integrated production , environmental engineering , chemical industry , environmental pollution , sewage treatment , environmental protection , engineering , ecology , biology , macroeconomics , economics
In the manufacture of chemical products, undesirable residues are also produced. These frequently occur as polluted wastewater that leads to the formation of sewage sludge after end‐of‐pipe treatment. Effective reduction of these substances is an important aim of industrial environmental protection. Taking the example of chemical production, the author shows how this aim can be achieved by production‐integrated environmental protection. The paper outlines the technical measures involved in this approach, the result that they bring and the inherent limitations. The associated cost criteria are also discussed. The two concepts of end‐of‐pipe technology and production‐integrated environmental protection are compared.