Publication detail
Urban and industrial symbiosis for circular economy: Total EcoSite Integration
Fan, Y.V. Varbanov, P.S. Klemeš, J.J. Romanenko, S.V.
English title
Urban and industrial symbiosis for circular economy: Total EcoSite Integration
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
en
Original abstract
The paper presents an extension of Pinch Analysis and namely, Total Site Process Integration. It benefits from up to date developments and introduction of Total EcoSite Integration for urban and industrial symbiosis. An important development is Pinch Analysis for Solid Waste Integration which is a crucial step for the symbiosis in a circular economy. As the potential EcoSites are usually extensive and cover various units, a methodology based on clusters has been used. The solution has been supported by graphical tools using the analogy with already implemented extensions of Pinch Analysis. The results of a demonstration case study revealed the potential of the novel approach. The identified integrated design increased the energy recovered from the solid waste by 11.39 MWh/d and diverted 2 t/d of the waste from the landfill, benefiting both the urban and industrial site. The proposed approach is also capable of minimising the requirement of energy-intensive thermal drying for waste whenever the process allowed, subsequently offer a solution with lower environmental footprint and cost. For future work, a even more comprehensive case study can be conducted by considering the other forms of the waste, recovery process and drying approaches. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
English abstract
The paper presents an extension of Pinch Analysis and namely, Total Site Process Integration. It benefits from up to date developments and introduction of Total EcoSite Integration for urban and industrial symbiosis. An important development is Pinch Analysis for Solid Waste Integration which is a crucial step for the symbiosis in a circular economy. As the potential EcoSites are usually extensive and cover various units, a methodology based on clusters has been used. The solution has been supported by graphical tools using the analogy with already implemented extensions of Pinch Analysis. The results of a demonstration case study revealed the potential of the novel approach. The identified integrated design increased the energy recovered from the solid waste by 11.39 MWh/d and diverted 2 t/d of the waste from the landfill, benefiting both the urban and industrial site. The proposed approach is also capable of minimising the requirement of energy-intensive thermal drying for waste whenever the process allowed, subsequently offer a solution with lower environmental footprint and cost. For future work, a even more comprehensive case study can be conducted by considering the other forms of the waste, recovery process and drying approaches. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords in English
Process Integration; Solid Waste Integration; Total EcoSite Integration; Urban and industrial symbiosis; Waste recovery
Released
15.01.2021
Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND
ISSN
0301-4797
Number
279
Pages from–to
111829–111829
Pages count
13
BIBTEX
@article{BUT168254,
author="Yee Van {Fan} and Petar Sabev {Varbanov} and Jiří {Klemeš},
title="Urban and industrial symbiosis for circular economy: Total EcoSite Integration",
year="2021",
number="279",
month="January",
pages="111829--111829",
publisher="ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND",
issn="0301-4797"
}