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Die auf einer Stoffstromanalyse basierende Implementierung von vorsorgendem integrierten Umweltschutz
Author(s) -
Schnitzer Hans
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.330700104
Subject(s) - soundness , production (economics) , cleaner production , material flow analysis , environmental science , environmental economics , waste management , engineering , computer science , economics , municipal solid waste , macroeconomics , programming language
Properly implemented environmental protection can prove to be an economically sound and profitable approach for processing and manufacturing industry. This requires an integrated approach with a systematic consideration, and consequent reduction, of the formation of waste products and emissions. This paper proposes a system for categorisation of the starting materials of production and for classification of waste and emission flows, and an answering strategy based thereon. Avoid ance and reduction of emissions can be achieved in four ways: increasing efficiency, increasing effectiveness, utilisation of by‐products, and substitution of starting materials. Combination of material‐flow analysis with a complete plant environmental cost calculation helps to clarify the economic benefits of production‐integrated environmental protection. More than 100 case studies conducted within the framework of cleaner production programs in Austria demonstrated the soundness and feasibility of thes approach.