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Cleaner Production, Cleaner Production, Industrial Ecology Industrial Ecology and Sustainabilityand Sustainability
Jouni KorhonenJouni Korhonen
TopicsTopics Materials flows in industrial systemsMaterials flows in industrial systems
Materials flows in ecosystemsMaterials flows in ecosystems
Research challengesResearch challenges
Flows of Matter in Flows of Matter in Industrial SystemsIndustrial Systems
- Over-harvesting of renewables
- Use of non-renewables
Nature
Industrial system, production and consumption Nature- Wastes
exceeding the ecosystem carrying capacity
University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences, Jouni Korhonen June 2005
Flows of Energy in Flows of Energy in Industrial SystemsIndustrial Systems
- Use of non-renewable fossil fuels
Nature
Industrial system, production and consumption
Nature- Producing emissions exceeding nature’s assimilation capacity
University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences, Jouni Korhonen June 2005
Flows of Carbon in Flows of Carbon in Industrial SystemsIndustrial Systems
- Use of geological carbon, extracted ’outside’ ecosystems
Nature
Industrial system, production and consumption
Nature- Releasing cardon dioxide (CO2) foreign to nature
University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences, Jouni Korhonen June 2005
Natural Ecosystem: A Sustainable System
Plants Animals
Decomposers, scavengers, bacteria, fungi
Cyclical and cascading flow of materials and energy based on infinite solar energy input (’master of recycling’)
University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences, Jouni Korhonen June 2005
Solar energy
Waste heat
Industrial EcosystemIndustrial Ecosystem of the of the Uimaharju Forest Industry Uimaharju Forest Industry Park, North Karelia, FinlandPark, North Karelia, Finland
University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences, Jouni Korhonen June 2005
Saw millSawn
timber
Domestic roundwood
Bark Heat (1)
Bark boiler
Forest ecosystem
Air
CO2, other emissions
Lake
SawdustAsh, other solid wastes
Landfill
Power, fossil fuels
Uimaharju 1955-1966 ”Type I”
Saw mill
Pulp mill
Mechanically purified (1967-1989) or aerated
(1989-1991) waste waters
CHP power plant
Chips (2)
Black liquor, bark
Fossil fuels, power
Waste waters
Steam (4)Heat (5)
Pulp
Sawn timber
Pulping chemicals
Tall oil, turpentine
Domesticroundwood,Some importedroundwood
Bark Heat (1)
Bark boiler
Forest ecosystem Lake
AirCO2, other emissions
Landfill
Sawdust (6)
Industrial gases
Ash, other solid wastes
Power (3)
Uimaharju 1967-1992 ”Type II”
Pulp mill
Waste ash
treatment plant
Waste water
treatment plant
ChipsSawdust
Blackliquor,bark
Waste water sludge(11)
Fossil fuels
Landfill
Ash(9)
Waste waters
Power (14)
Waste watersEno municipality(12)
Purified water
timber
Pulping chemicals
recovery(10)
AirPulp
Ash pellets for fertilizer Forest
ecosystem
CO2,other emissions
Imported(~2/3) and domestic
roundwood
Lake(Pulping chemicals )
CHPpower plant
Power Steam Heat
Gas plant
Industrial gases(8)
Solid wastes
Saw mill
Pulp mill
Waste ash
treatment plant
Waste water
treatment plant
ChipsSawdust
Bark (7)
Blackliquor,bark
Waste water sludge(11)
Fossil fuels
Landfill
Ash(9)
PowerHeat
Waste waters
Power (14)
Waste watersEno municipality(12)
Purified water
Sawn
Pulping chemicals
recovery(10)
AirPulp
Ash pellets for fertilizer Forest
ecosystem
CO2,other emissions
Imported(~2/3) and domestic
roundwood
Uimaharju 1992 - 2003 “Type III”
Lake(Pulping chemicals )
CHPpower plant
Power Steam Heat
Gas plant
Industrial gases(8)
Solid wastes ash for landfillbuildingtall oil,
turpentine for chemicalindustry
unused bark fromsaw mill and/or pulpmill (13)
saw mill wastes for pulping
recoveredcardboard and packaging wastesfor energyproduction
Pulp mill
Waste ash
treatment plant
Waste water
treatment plant
ChipsSawdust
Blackliquor,bark
Waste water sludge(11)
Fossil fuels
Landfill
Ash(9)
Waste waters
Power (14)
Waste watersEno municipality(12)
Purified water
timber
Pulping chemicals
recovery(10)
AirPulp
Ash pellets for fertilizer Forest
ecosystem
CO2,other emissions
Imported(~2/3) and domestic
roundwood
Lake(Pulping chemicals )
CHPpower plant
Power Steam Heat
Gas plant
Industrial gases(8)
Solid wastes
Saw mill
Pulp mill
Waste ash
treatment plant
Waste water
treatment plant
ChipsSawdust
Bark (7)
Blackliquor,bark
Waste water sludge(11)
Fossil fuels
Landfill
Ash(9)
PowerHeat
Waste waters
Power (14)
Waste watersEno municipality(12)
Purified water
Sawn
Pulping chemicals
recovery(10)
AirPulp
Ash pellets for fertilizer Forest
ecosystem
CO2,other emissions
Imported(~2/3) and domestic
roundwood
Uimaharju 1992 - 2003 “Type III”
Lake(Pulping chemicals )
CHPpower plant
Power Steam Heat
Gas plant
Industrial gases(8)
Solid wastes ash for landfillbuildingtall oil,
turpentine for chemicalindustry
unused bark fromsaw mill and/or pulpmill (13)
saw mill wastes for pulping
recoveredcardboard and packaging wastesfor energyproduction
Uimaharju 1992-2003 ”Type III”
Finland
UimaharjuRussia
Main procurement area
Raw material procurement
Finland
Province of North Karelia
Eno municipality
Customers
Products
Greenhouse effects, CO2
Waste waters Biodiversity, nutrient status, soil carbon
Waste paper management, Green power benefits
Finland
UimaharjuRussia
Main procurement area
Raw material procurement
Finland
Province of North Karelia
Eno municipality
Customers
Products
Greenhouse effects, CO2
Waste waters Biodiversity, nutrient status, soil carbon
Waste paper management, Green power benefits
Research challengesResearch challenges
System Vs. System boundariesSystem Vs. System boundaries- Example: Finnish forest industry imports and exportsExample: Finnish forest industry imports and exports
System Vs. System componentSystem Vs. System component- Example: Inter vs. Intra-organizational managementExample: Inter vs. Intra-organizational management
Eco-efficiency Vs. GrowthEco-efficiency Vs. Growth- Example: The rebound effect and the ’Jevon’s paradox’, Example: The rebound effect and the ’Jevon’s paradox’,
e.g. fuel efficient cars vs. mileage drivene.g. fuel efficient cars vs. mileage driven
Downstream impacts Vs. Upstream root causesDownstream impacts Vs. Upstream root causes- Example: Example: CFCs, SOCFCs, SO22 as known impacts as known impacts
Waste Vs. Its definition (cultural/social construct)Waste Vs. Its definition (cultural/social construct)- Examples: Past vs. present, Developed vs. Developing Examples: Past vs. present, Developed vs. Developing
countriescountries
University of Tampere, Research Institute for Social Sciences, Jouni Korhonen June 2005
Phineas Gage
Ecosystem health, ecosystem services, and sustainable human well-being
Robert CostanzaGund Professor of Ecological Economics and Director, Gund Institute of Ecological EconomicsRubenstein School of Environment and Natural ResourcesUniversity of VermontBurlington, VT 05401
http://www.uvm.edu/giee
