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Author-Name: Bartzokas, Anthony
Author-Email: Bartzokas@intech.unu.edu
Author-Name: Yarime, Masaru
Author-Email: Yarime@intech.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies
Title: Technology Trends in Pollution-Intensive Industries: A Review of Sectoral Trends
Abstract: This paper provides some background information on the technological trends in
	 seven pollution-intensive industrial sectors (i.e. pulp and paper, organic
	 chemical, inorganic chemical, iron and steel, petroleum refining, fertilizer, and
	 textile industries) with a particular emphasis on the introduction of cleaner
	 technologies. In most of the industrial branches examined in this review, the
	 introduction of end-of-pipe technologies is widely found. However, it seems that
	 cleaner technologies have not yet been fully utilized in various industrial
	 sectors. The extent to which cleaner technologies are adopted is limited mostly in
	 cases where reuse and recycling of energy, water, and raw materials can contribute
	 to a reduction of production costs. With some exceptions, process-integrated
	 modifications involving chemical reactions have not yet been realized. In order to
	 achieve drastic reduction in emissions, more fundamental changes will be necessary
	 in the production process and/or the composition of final products. Furthermore,
	 with the application of end-of-pipe technologies the benefits of raw material and
	 energy savings will not occur, and technological spillovers to the main production
	 process will be limited. That is, innovation offsets will be difficult to obtain.
	 Eventually, firms would need to develop cleaner technologies by introducing an
	 integrated assessment of their production processes and products.
Keywords: Pollution Sources, Industry, Environmental Policy, New Technology
Series: Discussion Paper
Creation-Date: 1997
Number: 1997-06
File-URL: https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/discussion-papers/9706.pdf
File-Format:application/pdf
File-Size:  206 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unuint:199706