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2. Sustainable Economic Production Quantity Model Considering Greenhouse Gas and Wastewater Emissions.
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Yee, Yann Mey, Sy, Lilian, Lomibao, Kryzia, German, Josephine Dela Cruz, and Wee, Hui-Ming
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Pursuing sustainability in the production inventory model has motivated researchers to reconsider carbon emission costs. In this study, we develop an economic production quantity (EPQ) inventory model to consider greenhouse gas and wastewater emission costs. This study aims to optimize the production quantity, the total costs per production cycle, and the waste emissions. To validate and test the model, data from a pulp and paper mill industry was used. The effectiveness of the model was determined by comparing the costs generated under three (3) scenarios: (1) an EPQ model that considers the costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; (2) an EPQ model considering shortages; and (3) a multiproduct EPQ model considering shortages. Our proposed sustainable EPQ models can provide decision-makers with insights to visualize how certain factors affect the manufacturing system. Future research can be conducted to consider the product life cycle as well as deteriorating items. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Effectiveness of biomass-based fly ash in pulp and paper liquid waste treatment
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Susila Arita, Devi Kristianti, and Leily Nurul Komariah
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Adsorbent ,Biomasss-based fly ash ,Pulp and paper mills ,Waste treatment ,Chemical engineering ,TP155-156 - Abstract
Adsorption is regarded as one of the most promising and straightforward strategies for reducing organic pollutants from wastewater effluents. The use of adsorbents from economical raw materials, even those from waste, is one recent concern. This study aims to test the effectiveness of biomass-based fly ash in treating liquid waste from pulp and paper production activities. Fly ash (FA) performance for adsorption was tested by varying the ratio of adsorbent with wastewater by 20, 40, 60, and 80 g/L. The adsorbents' performance was then compared between the application of FA directly (without activation) and adsorbents that were previously calcinated in 100 °C and 200 °C. Samples of pulp and paper liquid waste are placed on the erlenmeyer flask and stirred using a jar test with speeds varying by 100, 200, and 300 rpm. The results showed that FA is potential directly used with no thermal treatment as an adsorbent in treating liquid waste in the pulp and paper industry. It was effectively used with a dosage of 20 g/L and a 100 rpm fatigue speed with a contact time of 10 min. The quality changes of several wastewater parameters were found with a 92.5% reduction in TSS, 83.31% in COD, 19.99% in chlorides, 95.41% in NH3, and 19.6% in TDS, 19.6% in EC. Those parameters have successfully complied with the regulation standard of Indonesia (SNI) for wastewater.
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- 2022
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4. Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater: Ecotoxicological Effects and Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Safety
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Haq, Izharul, Raj, Abhay, Bharagava, Ram Naresh, editor, and Saxena, Gaurav, editor
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- 2020
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5. A Multiagent-Based Methodology for Known and Novel Faults Diagnosis in Industrial Processes.
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El Koujok, Mohamed, Ragab, Ahmed, Ghezzaz, Hakim, and Amazouz, Mouloud
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This article proposes a multiagent-based methodology for the real-time fault diagnosis in industrial processes. This articles aims to build a decision support tool that helps process operators identify and better manage abnormal situations. The supervised and semisupervised machine learning methods are widely used to develop such tools. Despite their accuracy in classifying faults, supervised methods have a major limitation: they cannot diagnose novel faults. The semisupervised methods can detect and isolate novel faults but cannot disclose their root causes. The proposed methodology combines both supervised and semisupervised methods in a parallel–serial structure, exploiting their respective strengths. Moreover, it provides the process expert with the meaningful explanations of the detected novel faults or otherwise. Two case studies are used in this article to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology. The first case is the Tennessee Eastman process benchmark. The second one uses the real data collected from a heat recovery system in a thermomechanical pulp mill. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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6. THE ROLE OF PULP AND PAPER MILLS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN PLANNING ON SAKHALIN IN THE KARAFUTO PERIOD
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Portnyagina Antonina P. and Zadvernyuk Lyudmila V.
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pulp and paper mills ,city-planning and city-forming role ,industrial buildings ,karafuto ,Architecture ,NA1-9428 - Abstract
The article presents the results of a study on the role of Japanese industry and, in particular, the pulp and paper mills of the Karafuto period on settlement plans on the island of Sakhalin. An analysis is made of the development of Japanese industry and transport infrastructure on the island. The city-making and city-forming role of the pulp and paper mills has been studied. The spatial planning and design characteristics of the pulp and paper mills are identified.
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- 2022
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7. Pulp and Paper Making Process
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Bajpai, Pratima, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series editor, and Bajpai, Pratima
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- 2017
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8. ANNUAL DYNAMICS OF MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN THE WATERS OF THE NORTHERN DVINA RIVER.
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Ovsepyan, Asya and Zimovets, Alina
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MERCURY , *ISO 14001 Standard , *PULP mills , *PAPER mills , *PAPER pulp , *AQUIFERS , *MERCURY poisoning - Abstract
The article presents the materials of research conducted in the North of European Russia since 2004. We have studied soil, water and bottom sediments of rivers and lakes, biomaterials of the river inhabitants, and ground vegetation. For more than a 10-year period were accumulated actual data on concentrations of mercury in various components of the ecosystem of the mouth area of the Northern Dvina River, especially the interesting situation with the environment around pulp and paper mills (PPM). The main factor determining the amount of mercury in the environment is the presence of a source of income it. And for this region natural sources of mercury have not been identified, but it’s interesting to note that for the selected region is characterized by the presence of a large number of pulp and paper mills, the production cycle of which included mercury (associated with obtaining chlorine used for paper bleaching). In the press there are reports that before the early 2000s, the largest company in the industry located in the mouth region of the Northern Dvina River – leading pulp and paper mill of Russia – Arkhangelskiy PPM was observed discharges of mercury-containing waste into the river. However, since 2004 there is evidence of a gradual transition of APPM on the use of imported chlorine and commissioning method of producing chlorine without the use of mercury. Today Arkhangelskiy PPM – is one of Europe's leading wood-chemical enterprises, located 15 km upstream the Northern Dvina River from the city of Arkhangelsk. The history of this plant began in 1940, when it was launched-paper industry, and now this is one of the largest Russian manufacturers of paperboard, packaging, pulp and exercise-books. At the Arkhangelsk pulp and paper mill since 2004, operates an environmental management system that meets the requirements of international standard ISO 14001. However, during the production using the technological cycle of mercury, this metal and its compounds fell into different components of the environment, where processes of accumulation, transformation and movement were ongoing. Necessary to specify that for a period of 10 years of observations of mercury concentrations in aquifers of the mouth area of the Northern Dvina River tend to decrease. So, if you compare the value of mercury content in water in 2004 and 2014 - the average concentration has decreased in 4,5 times. In our view this shows a reduction in revenues of mercury-containing wastewater directly into the river. Of course, this process cannot happen quickly because for such a long time period local pollution has undergone all elements of the River ecosystem of the mouth area of the Northern Dvina. Significant stocks of mercury accumulated in bottom sediments. We identified elevated concentrations of mercury in near-bottom horizon, which tells about the influence of bottom sediments on the flow of mercury in the water. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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9. Computation modelling to advise and inform optimization for aeration and nutrient-dosing in wastewater treatment : Case study from pulp and paper mill in south-central sweden
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Zetterlund, Selma, Schwartz, Olivia, Sandberg, Maria, Govindarajan, Venkatesh, Zetterlund, Selma, Schwartz, Olivia, Sandberg, Maria, and Govindarajan, Venkatesh
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Sweden’s pulp and paper sector accounts for a significant proportion of national energy usage, and generates wastewater that causes eutrophication of nearby sinks. In this paper, the possibility of optimizing a biological purification process at the Stora Enso Skoghall mill south of the city of Karlstad in central Sweden, with respect to electricity usage and the addition of nutrients, has been investigated. A computational model of the treatment process was developed, based on process data obtained from the mill, and nine different scenarios compared subsequently, with energy use, environmental impacts and operational expenses, as criteria. These nine scenarios were compared with the reference case, which is the status quo of the biological treatment at the mill. The results depicted that the most energy-efficient and cost-effective alternative was a combination of measures such as lowering the oxygen level in the MBBR from 3 mg l-1 to 2 mg l-1 and using Hyperclassic in the aerated lagoon; an arrangement that yielded a 48.5% reduction in operational expenses, and a 60% decrease in the energy use, vis-à-vis the reference case, without affecting the efficiency of the purification process. This also uncovered an opportunity to mitigate the global warming impact and the eutrophication potential, by approximately 100 tons of CO2-eq. year-1 and 140 kg PO43--eq. year-1. All attempts to optimize the use of resources and decrease the anthropogenic environmental footprint ought to be made to come closer to the targets set by the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). The authors’ conclusion predicated on the results of the modelling and analysis done in this study is that the potential of seemingly small process modifications, such as lowering the oxygen level in the MBBR, and applying a more optimal dosage of nutrient salts, must not be overlooked.
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- 2023
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10. Sustainable Economic Production Quantity Model Considering Greenhouse Gas and Wastewater Emissions
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Yann Mey Yee, Lilian Sy, Kryzia Lomibao, Josephine Dela Cruz German, and Hui-Ming Wee
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wastewater emission ,greenhouse gas emission ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Geography, Planning and Development ,inventory model ,Building and Construction ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,sustainability ,pulp and paper mills - Abstract
Pursuing sustainability in the production inventory model has motivated researchers to reconsider carbon emission costs. In this study, we develop an economic production quantity (EPQ) inventory model to consider greenhouse gas and wastewater emission costs. This study aims to optimize the production quantity, the total costs per production cycle, and the waste emissions. To validate and test the model, data from a pulp and paper mill industry was used. The effectiveness of the model was determined by comparing the costs generated under three (3) scenarios: (1) an EPQ model that considers the costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; (2) an EPQ model considering shortages; and (3) a multiproduct EPQ model considering shortages. Our proposed sustainable EPQ models can provide decision-makers with insights to visualize how certain factors affect the manufacturing system. Future research can be conducted to consider the product life cycle as well as deteriorating items.
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- 2023
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11. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of gaseous pollutants for cleaner production in pulp and paper mills.
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Tong, Xin, Shen, Wenhao, Chen, Xiaoquan, and Corriou, Jean-Pierre
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PAPER mills & the environment , *POLLUTANTS , *VOLATILE organic compounds & the environment , *EMISSIONS (Air pollution) , *ENVIRONMENTAL sampling - Abstract
Abstract To reduce pollution emissions and achieve a cleaner production in paper industry, it is essential to understand the inner links between concentrations of gaseous pollutants, types of final products and production techniques. In this study, the concentrations of four potential gaseous pollutants, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), formaldehyde (HCHO), hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), and hydrocarbon compounds (C x H y), in the ambient air on thirty sampling points of five pulp and paper mills were detected and analyzed. The results were summarized with respect to the following aspects: (1) Levels of four gaseous pollutants on all the sampling points in five mills. It was obvious that the situation of gaseous pollution from pulp mill was much more serious than those from paper mills. (2) Gaseous pollutant distinctions due to different production processes. The levels of gaseous pollutants from five mills were greatly influenced by the utilized raw materials and the applied paper chemical agents (flavor, coating materials and additives) in mills. (3) Gaseous pollution comparisons at common points. At the two common points in five mills, i.e. the wet end of paper machine and the wastewater treatment process, TVOC and HCHO, C x H y and H 2 S were the main gaseous pollutants, respectively. In addition, some feasible measures to realize a cleaner production in pulping and papermaking process were also put forward in the article. Highlights • We analyze the levels of 4 gaseous pollutants on 30 sites of 5 pulp & paper mills. • Gaseous pollution distinctions due to different production processes are studied. • Feasible measures to realize the cleaner production in the processes are suggested. • Gaseous pollution are greatly affected by raw materials and added paper chemicals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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12. Biogas production from thermophilic anaerobic digestion of kraft pulp mill sludge.
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do Carmo Precci Lopes, Alice, Mudadu Silva, Cláudio, Pereira Rosa, André, and de Ávila Rodrigues, Fábio
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BIOGAS production , *ANAEROBIC digestion , *PULP mill waste disposal , *METHANE , *HEATING - Abstract
Primary and secondary sludges originating from kraft pulp mill effluent treatment plants represent an environmental challenge. Their final disposal mainly includes landfill or burning in the mill's biomass boiler. Seeking energy self-sufficiency and better environmental outcomes, the pulp industry is looking to develop new waste management strategies. Biogas production is a millennial technology already applied in many fields, but still behind in terms of pulp and paper mill sludges. Due to the high moisture content of sludge, anaerobic digestion shows great potential. This paper aimed to study biogas production using kraft pulp mill primary and secondary sludges under thermophilic conditions, coupling laboratory experiments with mathematical modeling. Methane production was estimated through the Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP). The Process Simulation Model developed by Rajendran et al. [1] was calibrated for kraft pulp mill sludge based on the BMP results. Cumulative methane production from the secondary sludge reached 46.9 NmL CH 4 /g VS in 30 days. In addition, the Rajendran et al. [1] model was shown to be suitable for simulating the methane yield from bleached kraft pulp mill secondary sludge after minor adjustments. The energy balance showed that the anaerobic digestion process under thermophilic condition for kraft pulp mill secondary sludge still is not feasible on large scale, since the heat produced by biogas was smaller than the heat demanded for heating the reactors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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13. Modeling and simulation of the industrial sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment process for cleaner production in pulp and paper mills.
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Man, Yi, Shen, Wenhao, Chen, Xiaoquan, Long, Zhou, and Pons, Marie-Noëlle
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SEWAGE sludge , *WASTEWATER treatment , *BATCH reactors , *PULP mills , *PAPER mills , *CHEMICAL oxygen demand - Abstract
Being an internationally accepted standard for the activated sludge modeling, the Activated Sludge Model No.1 (ASM1) was used to simulate the treatment of paper mills effluent in an industrial full-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR). Key characteristic parameters were estimated and corrected with the wastewater temperature: maximum heterotrophic growth rate μ H (9.69/day), heterotrophic yield Y H (0.625 g cell COD/g COD oxidized) and heterotrophic decay rate b H (1.98/day). The wastewater chemical oxygen demand (COD) was fractionated as slowly biodegradable substrate X S (20%), particulate inert organic matter X I (58%), readily biodegradable substrate S S (18%) and soluble inert organic matter S I (4%). Finally, the SBR operation was simulated with field data from the paper mill. The average relative error of the simulated effluent COD was 12.7%. The results showed that the ASM1 could be reasonably used in the papermaking wastewater treatment simulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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14. Estimating the cost of environmental regulations and technological change with limited information.
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Morgan, Cynthia, Pasurka, Carl, Shadbegian, Ron, Belova, Anna, and Casey, Brendan
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *ENVIRONMENTAL regulations , *POLLUTION control costs , *ENVIRONMENTAL economics , *PULP mills , *COST estimates - Abstract
In this paper we develop a modified production model to calculate changes in pollution abatement costs (PAC) when both data on bad outputs and information on the inputs assigned to pollution abatement activities are not available. To calculate the PAC of reducing bad output, we introduce a measure that captures variation in the abatement intensity of technologies used to reduce water discharges. We then decompose the change in PAC into three components to identify their relative contribution to changes in PAC: (1) changes in the level of inputs, (2) changes in pollution abatement intensity, and (3) technological change. We demonstrate how to calculate PAC and these three components using data from 1997 to 2007 on a sample of pulp mills required to comply with the effluent limits for dioxin set by the U.S. EPA's Cluster Rule. We find regulation-induced technological change is consistently associated with declining PAC, while both changes in inputs and abatement intensity are associated with increasing PAC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. Вдосконалення технології біологічного очищення стічних вод Понінківської картонно-паперової фабрики Хмельницької області
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Саблій, Лариса Андріївна
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biological ponds ,біологічні ставки ,біоплівка ,media type "VIIA" ,доочищення ,improvement of technology ,additional treatment ,biofilm ,aeration tank-displacer ,стічні води ,носії типу «ВІЯ» ,целюлозно-паперове виробництво ,вдосконалення технології ,аеротенк-витиснювач ,pulp and paper mills ,wastewater - Abstract
Пояснювальна записка: 107 с. , 11 рис., табл. 29, 55 посилань. У роботі обрано та обґрунтовано технологію біологічного очищення стічних вод Понінківської картонно-паперової фабрики. Наведено наявну та вдосконалену технологію локального очищення стічних вод фабрики. Було вдосконалено стадію біологічного очищення із заміною біологічного ставка спорудою – аеротенком-витиснювачем із носіями типу «ВІЯ» для іммобілізації мікроорганізмів, встановленими в останньому коридорі аеротенка. Розраховано параметри та розроблено креслення головної споруди – аеротенка із встановленими касетами із волокнистим носієм «ВІЯ». Наведено та описано технологічну схему багатоступеневого очищення стічних вод, на основі технологічної схеми розроблено апаратурну схему. Також проведено автоматизацію споруди – аеротенка, наведено етапи та параметри контролю технологічного процесу біологічної очистки, виконані основні розрахунки собівартості стартап проєкту, проаналізовано шкідливі фактори на виробництві, які можуть впливати на охорону праці. Целюлозно-паперове виробництво, стічні води, біологічні ставки, вдосконалення технології, аеротенк-витиснювач, доочищення, носії типу «ВІЯ», біоплівка. The paper selects and substantiates the technology of biological wastewater treatment of Poninka cardboard and paper factory. The existing and improved technology of local wastewater treatment of the factory are given. The stage of biological treatment was improved with the replacement of the biological pond by an aeration tank with VIIA type carriers for immobilization of microorganisms. Carriers installed in the last corridor of the aeration tank. The parameters were calculated and the drawings of the main building – aeration tank with installed carriers with fibrous media "VIIA" were developed. The technological scheme of multistage wastewater treatment is given and described, the process & instrumentation drawings is developed on the basis of the technological scheme. The automation of the aeration tank building was also carried out, the stages and parameters of control of the technological process of biological treatment were given, the basic calculations of the startup project cost were performed, harmful factors in production that may affect labor protection were analyzed. Pulp and paper mills, wastewater, biological ponds, improvement of technology, aeration tank-displacer, additional treatment, media type "VIIA", biofilm.
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- 2021
16. BASELINE STUDIES AS A RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL.
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de Morais Calado, Sabrina Loise and Heid Furley, Tatiana
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PULP mills ,PAPER mills ,PAPER pulp ,POLLUTION ,ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring - Abstract
Baseline is a methodology that determines the historical and recent impacts in ecosystems, including environmental pollution, which can help to identify pre-existing environmental liabilities. A consolidated Baseline is composed of qualitative and quantitative long-term data set that show the environmental impacts caused over time. Pulp and paper mills have been expanding in Latin America, and they are economically important around the world. Therefore, tools that help in the management of areas where paper producing companies operate are required. Furthermore, ecosystems have been impacted over decades by other human activities, so that there is also a need to use a methodology that considers the pre-existing pollution and degradation of ecosystems before paper companies start to operate. For this reason, unlike environmental monitoring and diagnostics, Baseline studies are an advantageous tool that can i) determine the historical contamination of ecosystems; ii) distinguish pre-existing effects in the hydrographic basin where a pulp mill is installed from the effects of a new mill or even when an environmental accident occurs; iii) can help to answer questions of interest to multi-stakeholders; iv) and also can reduce the costs of the pulp and paper company to repair the damage, since the pre-existing damages were already determined. Baseline studies have been conducted in many areas in Canada (CAN) and have shown that this methodology is an important and necessary tool for scientific studies, industries and for risk management decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
17. Technoeconomical evaluation of small-scale CO2 liquefaction using Aspen Plus
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Svanberg Frisinger, Maja-Stina and Svanberg Frisinger, Maja-Stina
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Syftet med den här studien är att göra en teknoekonomisk utvärdering av processer för förvätskning av CO2 med hjälp av Aspen Plus. Ett flertal förvätskningsprocesser från tidigare studier jämfördes och från dessa valdes två förvätskningsprocesser ut för fortsatta studier och simuleringar. Dessa två förvätskningsprocesser var ett internt kylt förvätskningssystem och ett externt kylt förvätskningssystem av Øi et al., Energy Procedia 86 (2016) 500-510, som kallats system A, samt av Seo et al., International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 35 (2015) 1-12 kallat system B. Dessa två olika processer simulerades för teknisk analys med hjälp av Aspen Plus. Aspen Economical Analyzer (AEA) användes för att göra den ekonomiska analysen. I dessa simuleringar användes ett massflöde på 45 ton/h inkluderat vatteninnehåll, i jämförelse med tidigare studier med högre massflöden runt 100 ton/h. Elektricitet-och kylbehovet undersöktes i ett flertal olika fall med varierande kyltemperatur mellan kompressorerna. Två fall med integrering av fjärrvärme samt två fall med en värmepump undersöktes också med varierande återgående temperatur på fjärrvärmevattnet. Detta gjordes för att undersöka hur mycket värme som kan tillvaratas från förvätskningsprocessen. Vidare bestämdes även investeringskostnader samt driftskostnader med hjälp av AEA. Från detta bestämdes även den årliga kostnaden av kapitalet, CAPEX, och kostnaden att förvätska CO2 räknades ut i form av €/ton. Resultaten visade att integrering av fjärrvärme samt värmepumpar är användbart för att tillvarata på så mycket värme som möjligt från förvätskningssystemen. I de fall med en värmepump samt en återgående temperatur på 47°C i fjärrvärmenätet hade ett COP på 3.07 samt 3.15 för system A samt system B vardera. Kostanden att förvätska CO2 var 17.42 €/ton för system A samt 17.75 €/ton för system B utan använding av en värmepump samt en återgående temperatur på 47°C i fjärrvärmenätet. Vid integrering av en värmepump gick kostnaden av fö, The aim of this study is to do a technoeconomical analysis on CO2 liquefaction systems using Aspen Plus. Several liquefaction systems from previous studies were compared, and from these, two liquefaction systems were chosen for further studies and simulations. These liquefaction systems were namely an internal liquefaction system and an external liquefaction system by Øi et al., Energy Procedia 86 (2016) 500-510, called system A and Seo et al., International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 35 (2015) 1-12, called system B. These systems were simulated for technical analysis using Aspen Plus, and Aspen Economical Analyzer (AEA) was used for economical studies. A small-scale liquefaction system was studied with a mass flow rate of 45 tonne/h including the water content, as compared to other studies with higher mass flow rates of around 100 tonne/h. The electricity demand and cooling demand were studied in several cases of interstage cooling between compressors. Furthermore, two cases of district heating as well as two cases of heat pumps were studied with varying return temperatures of the district heating water. This was done to study how much heat could be recovered from the liquefaction process. Furthermore, the capital expenses as well as the operating expenses were also determined using AEA. From this, the annual CAPEX and the cost of CO2 was calculated in terms of €/tonne CO2. The results showed that district heating and heat pumps can be useful to recover heat from the liquefaction processes. The simulations that included a heat pump and assumed a return temperature of 47°C had a COP of 3.07 and 3.15 for system A and B respectively. The determined cost of production was 17.42 €/tonne for system A and 17.75 €/tonne for system B when not using a heat pump and a return temperature of 47°C in the district heating grid. However, when adding a heat pump the total production cost (TPC) increased to 20.85 €/tonne for system A, and 21.69 €/tonne for system B. It was a
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- 2021
18. Do laboratory exposures represent field exposures? Effects of sediments contaminated by wood industry on yolk-sac fry of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss).
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Vehniäinen, Eeva-Riikka, Siiskonen, Silja, Raatikainen, Marja, and Oikari, Aimo
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CONTAMINATED sediments ,ECOLOGICAL risk assessment ,DEVELOPMENTAL toxicology ,PULP mills ,PAPER mills ,PAPER industry - Abstract
Purpose: Risk assessment of contaminated sediments is routinely based on laboratory exposures. The purpose of this work was to study if sediments contaminated by the chemical wood industry cause developmental defects in fish fry and how well a laboratory exposure correlates with a field exposure. Materials and methods: Newly hatched yolk-sac fry of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) were exposed in the laboratory and in situ. In the laboratory, the fish were placed in contact with either clean or contaminated sediment in aquaria. In the field, half of the fish were placed in contact with the lake sediment and the other half were similarly caged 2 m above it, to discern the effects of the sediment from that of the effluent. When approximately three fourths of the yolk was consumed, the fry were examined for blue sac disease (BSD) symptoms, their length and yolk volume were determined, and cyp1a and cyp1c2 transcript abundances were measured with quantitative PCR. Results and discussion: The sediments did not cause mortality, developmental defects, or upregulation of cyp1a or cyp1c2 in the laboratory. No severe BSD was detected in the field exposure, but mortality was higher in embryos caged on the sediment than in those kept 2 m above the bottom and in those exposed in the laboratory. Unlike the laboratory exposure, the field exposure to contaminated sediments reduced the growth of the fry. Conclusions: Laboratory exposures may underestimate the risk that contaminated sediments pose to developing fish. This should be taken into account in risk assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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19. MultiBio: Environmental services from a multipurpose biorefinery
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Pawar, Sudhanshu S., Werker, Alan, Bengtsson, Simon, Sandberg, Maria, Langeland, Markus, Persson, Magnus, Willquist, Karin, Pawar, Sudhanshu S., Werker, Alan, Bengtsson, Simon, Sandberg, Maria, Langeland, Markus, Persson, Magnus, and Willquist, Karin
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MultiBio project aimed to establish and demonstrate a novel multipurpose biorefinery cascade concept, producing three renewable biobased products: 1) biohydrogen, 2) biopolymers and 3) protein rich meal ingredients for fish farming. The cascade concept exploits the ability of a bacterium (Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus) to transform nutrients present in low-value waste process waters of the pulp and paper industry, to high-value products hydrogen gas, organic acids and microbial biomass. The organic acid rich effluent will then be managed in an open culture microbial process used to achieve discharge water quality objectives and to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers. Moreover, since C. saccharolyticus protein content is more than 63% of cell dry weight, their potential in formulation of fish feed was evaluated. A fiber sludge containing, CTMP residual stream was found to be a possible feedstock for the MultiBio process concept. Due to safety risks the demo-scale experiments of biohydrogen gas technology were moved from Biorefinery demo plant (Örnsköldsvik) of 40 m3 capacity to ATEX classified pilot-scale facility with 0.4 m3 capacity. Hence, bacterial biomass enough for the large-scale fish feed ingredient could not be produced. Lab-scale experiments with Caldicellulosiruptor cells as fish feed ingredient showed promising results as a protein-rich, sustainable fish feed ingredient. In addition, PHA biopolymer also showed favourable results as fish food ingredient for experiments at Gårdsfisk AB. Lab-scale experimental tests showed that the surplus activated sludge from the mills wastewater treatment could currently accumulate PHA to about 20 % of its dry weight. Mass balance evaluations based on realistically achievable expectations indicated a PHA biopolymer production potential of 3 600 tons of PHA per year from available organic residuals and for the two evaluated mills combined. The MultiBio concept has a positive climate impact in comparison, MultiBio syftade till att etablera och demonstrera ett nytt bioraffinaderi-kaskadkoncept med tre förnybara biobaserade produkter: 1) bioväte, 2) biopolymerer och 3) proteinrika foderingredienser för fiskodling. Kaskadkonceptet utnyttjar förmågan hos en bakterie (Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus) att omvandla näringsämnen som finns i massa- och pappersindustrins lågvärdiga processavloppsvatten till högvärdiga produkter vätgas, organiska syror och mikrobiell biomassa. Det utgående vattnet, rikt på organiska syror, hanteras sedan i en bioprocess med blandad mikrobiell kultur som används för att rena processvattnet och samtidigt producera biopolymerer av typen polyhydroxyalkanoater (PHA). Eftersom C. saccharolyticus proteininnehållet är mer än 63 % av celltorrvikt, utvärderades deras potential för beredning av fiskfoder. En fiberslam-innehållande CTMP-restström visade sig vara en lämplig råvara för konceptet. På grund av säkerhetsrisker flyttades demoskalaexperimenten av biovätgasteknik från Biorefinery-demoanläggning (Örnsköldsvik) med 40 m3 kapacitet till ATEX-klassificerad pilotskaleanläggning med 0,4 m3 kapacitet. Därför kunde inte tillräckligt med bakteriebiomassa för den storskaliga fiskfoderingrediensen produceras. Experiment i laboratorieskala med Caldicellulosiruptor-celler som fiskfoderingrediens visade lovande resultat som en proteinrik, hållbar fiskfoderingrediens. Dessutom visade PHA-biopolymeren gynnsamma resultat som fiskfoderingrediens för experiment på Gårdsfisk AB. Experimentella test i laboratorieskala visade att bioslammet från bruken kunde ackumulera PHA till cirka 20 % av dess torrvikt. Massbalansbedömningar baserade på realistiska förväntningar indikerade en produktionspotential på 3 600 ton PHA per år från tillgängligt organiskt avfall vid de två ingående bruken. MultiBio-konceptet har en positiv klimatpåverkan jämfört med nuvarande behandling och har potential att bidra i rätt riktning för att uppnå 7 av de 10 svenska miljömålen. Genom en d, This report summarizes key developments made within the project MultiBio (Dnr 2017-03286) that was financed by Vinnova., MultiBio (Dnr 2017-03286)
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20. Teknoekonomisk utvärdering av småskalig förvätskning av CO2 med Aspen Plus
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Svanberg Frisinger, Maja-Stina
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Transportteknik och logistik ,massa och pappersbruk ,carbon neutral ,koldioxidneutral ,carbon dioxide ,Energy Engineering ,production costs ,Carbon capture and storage (CCS) ,Multidisciplinär geovetenskap ,Energiteknik ,Avskiljning och lagring av koldioxid (CCS) ,produktionskostnader ,Kemiska processer ,Chemical Process Engineering ,koldioxid ,Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ,pulp and paper mills ,Transport Systems and Logistics - Abstract
Syftet med den här studien är att göra en teknoekonomisk utvärdering av processer för förvätskning av CO2 med hjälp av Aspen Plus. Ett flertal förvätskningsprocesser från tidigare studier jämfördes och från dessa valdes två förvätskningsprocesser ut för fortsatta studier och simuleringar. Dessa två förvätskningsprocesser var ett internt kylt förvätskningssystem och ett externt kylt förvätskningssystem av Øi et al., Energy Procedia 86 (2016) 500-510, som kallats system A, samt av Seo et al., International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 35 (2015) 1-12 kallat system B. Dessa två olika processer simulerades för teknisk analys med hjälp av Aspen Plus. Aspen Economical Analyzer (AEA) användes för att göra den ekonomiska analysen. I dessa simuleringar användes ett massflöde på 45 ton/h inkluderat vatteninnehåll, i jämförelse med tidigare studier med högre massflöden runt 100 ton/h. Elektricitet-och kylbehovet undersöktes i ett flertal olika fall med varierande kyltemperatur mellan kompressorerna. Två fall med integrering av fjärrvärme samt två fall med en värmepump undersöktes också med varierande återgående temperatur på fjärrvärmevattnet. Detta gjordes för att undersöka hur mycket värme som kan tillvaratas från förvätskningsprocessen. Vidare bestämdes även investeringskostnader samt driftskostnader med hjälp av AEA. Från detta bestämdes även den årliga kostnaden av kapitalet, CAPEX, och kostnaden att förvätska CO2 räknades ut i form av €/ton. Resultaten visade att integrering av fjärrvärme samt värmepumpar är användbart för att tillvarata på så mycket värme som möjligt från förvätskningssystemen. I de fall med en värmepump samt en återgående temperatur på 47°C i fjärrvärmenätet hade ett COP på 3.07 samt 3.15 för system A samt system B vardera. Kostanden att förvätska CO2 var 17.42 €/ton för system A samt 17.75 €/ton för system B utan använding av en värmepump samt en återgående temperatur på 47°C i fjärrvärmenätet. Vid integrering av en värmepump gick kostnaden av förvätskning upp till 20.85 €/ton för system A samt 21.69 €/ton för system B. Kostnaden av förvätskning dominerades av driftskostnader med kostnaden av kapitalet har en mindre påverkan. Utnyttjandegraden har även en stor påverkan på kostanden av förvätskning, då lägre kapaciteter visade sig leda till markant högre förvätskningskostnader. När intäkterna från fjärrvärmeproduktionen adderades till kostnadskalkylen, minskade kostnaden av förvätskning, speciellt för de system med en värmepump, där priset minskade till 10.26 €/ton för system A eller 10.98 €/ton för system B. I linje med tidigare studier pekar även dessa resultat på att det ekonomiska optimumet sammanfaller med energioptimum. Resultaten visade även att system A, det internt kylda systemet, hade den lägsta förvätskningskostanden och minsta elektricitetsförbrukningen med och utan värmepump, och därför är system A optimalt för småskalig CO2 förvätskning. The aim of this study is to do a technoeconomical analysis on CO2 liquefaction systems using Aspen Plus. Several liquefaction systems from previous studies were compared, and from these, two liquefaction systems were chosen for further studies and simulations. These liquefaction systems were namely an internal liquefaction system and an external liquefaction system by Øi et al., Energy Procedia 86 (2016) 500-510, called system A and Seo et al., International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 35 (2015) 1-12, called system B. These systems were simulated for technical analysis using Aspen Plus, and Aspen Economical Analyzer (AEA) was used for economical studies. A small-scale liquefaction system was studied with a mass flow rate of 45 tonne/h including the water content, as compared to other studies with higher mass flow rates of around 100 tonne/h. The electricity demand and cooling demand were studied in several cases of interstage cooling between compressors. Furthermore, two cases of district heating as well as two cases of heat pumps were studied with varying return temperatures of the district heating water. This was done to study how much heat could be recovered from the liquefaction process. Furthermore, the capital expenses as well as the operating expenses were also determined using AEA. From this, the annual CAPEX and the cost of CO2 was calculated in terms of €/tonne CO2. The results showed that district heating and heat pumps can be useful to recover heat from the liquefaction processes. The simulations that included a heat pump and assumed a return temperature of 47°C had a COP of 3.07 and 3.15 for system A and B respectively. The determined cost of production was 17.42 €/tonne for system A and 17.75 €/tonne for system B when not using a heat pump and a return temperature of 47°C in the district heating grid. However, when adding a heat pump the total production cost (TPC) increased to 20.85 €/tonne for system A, and 21.69 €/tonne for system B. It was also shown that the TPC is highly dominated by the operating expenses while the total capital investment has a smaller impact on the TPC. The capacity is also important for the TPC as lower capacities was shown to lead to significantly increased production costs. When taking the revenue streams from district heating into account the TPC was decreased, in particular for the systems including the heat pumps, where the TPC for system A was 10.26 €/tonne while for system B it was 10.98 €/tonne. In accordance with previous studies it was shown that the economical optimum is closely related to the energy optimum. It was concluded that as system A, the internal liquefaction system, had the lowest TPC and electricity input with and without the heat pump and thus it is the optimal configuration for small-scale CO2 liquefaction.
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21. Environmental Regulations and Technological Change: Pulp and Paper Mills and EPA’s Cluster Rule
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Belova, Anna, Casey, Brendan, Morgan, Cynthia, Pasurka, Carl, and Shadbegian, Ron
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pollution abatement costs ,Cluster Rule ,Production Economics ,Resource /Energy Economics and Policy ,technological change ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,pulp and paper mills ,abatement intensity ,Land Economics/Use - Abstract
In this paper we propose a new model to calculate changes in pollution abatement costs (PAC) when data on bad outputs and information on the cost of inputs assigned to pollution abatement activities are not available. To calculate the PAC of reducing bad output, we introduce a measure of abatement intensity that captures variation in the technologies used to reduce water discharges. We then decompose the change in PAC into three components to identify their relative contribution to changes in PAC: (1) changes in the level of inputs, (2) technological change, and (3) changes in pollution abatement intensity. These three components are estimated using data from 1997 to 2007 on a sample of pulp mills required to comply with effluent limits of the U.S. EPA’s Cluster Rule. We find technological change is consistently associated with declining PAC, while both changes in inputs and abatement intensity are associated with increasing PAC.
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22. Biogas production from thermophilic anaerobic digestion of kraft pulp mill sludge
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Alice do Carmo Precci Lopes, Claudio Mudadu Silva, André Pereira Rosa, and Fábio de Ávila Rodrigues
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Waste management ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,020209 energy ,Pulp (paper) ,Modeling ,Biogas ,Paper mill ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,Sludge ,Anaerobic digestion ,Kraft process ,Biofuel ,Bioenergy ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,engineering ,Environmental science ,Pulp and paper mills ,business ,Effluent - Abstract
Primary and secondary sludges originating from kraft pulp mill effluent treatment plants represent an environmental challenge. Their final disposal mainly includes landfill or burning in the mill's biomass boiler. Seeking energy self-sufficiency and better environmental outcomes, the pulp industry is looking to develop new waste management strategies. Biogas production is a millennial technology already applied in many fields, but still behind in terms of pulp and paper mill sludges. Due to the high moisture content of sludge, anaerobic digestion shows great potential. This paper aimed to study biogas production using kraft pulp mill primary and secondary sludges under thermophilic conditions, coupling laboratory experiments with mathematical modeling. Methane production was estimated through the Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP). The Process Simulation Model developed by Rajendran et al. [1] was calibrated for kraft pulp mill sludge based on the BMP results. Cumulative methane production from the secondary sludge reached 46.9 NmL CH4/g VS in 30 days. In addition, the Rajendran et al. [1] model was shown to be suitable for simulating the methane yield from bleached kraft pulp mill secondary sludge after minor adjustments. The energy balance showed that the anaerobic digestion process under thermophilic condition for kraft pulp mill secondary sludge still is not feasible on large scale, since the heat produced by biogas was smaller than the heat demanded for heating the reactors.
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- 2018
23. Black liquor gasification integrated in pulp and paper mills: A critical review
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Naqvi, M., Yan, J., and Dahlquist, E.
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SULFATE waste liquor , *BIOMASS gasification , *PAPER mills , *PULP mills , *SYNTHESIS gas , *ENERGY consumption , *LITERATURE reviews - Abstract
Abstract: Black liquor gasification (BLG) has potential to replace a Tomlinson recovery boiler as an alternative technology to increase safety, flexibility and energy efficiency of pulp and paper mills. This paper presents an extensive literature review of the research and development of various BLG technologies over recent years based on low and high temperature gasification that include SCA-Billerud process, Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International (MTCI) process, direct alkali regeneration system (DARS), BLG with direct causticization, Chemrec BLG system, and catalytic hydrothermal BLG. A few technologies were tested on pilot scale but most of them were abandoned due to technical inferiority and very fewer are now at commercial stage. The drivers for the commercialization of BLG enabling bio-refinery operations at modern pulp mills, co-producing pulp and value added energy products, are discussed. In addition, the potential areas of research and development in BLG required to solve the critical issues and to fill research knowledge gaps are addressed and highlighted. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2010
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24. Energy use and recovery strategies within wastewater treatment and sludge handling at pulp and paper mills
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Stoica, Alina, Sandberg, Maria, and Holby, Ola
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WASTEWATER treatment , *INCINERATION of sewage sludge , *PAPER mills & the environment , *INDUSTRIAL waste incineration , *REFUSE as fuel , *ENERGY economics , *BIOGAS production - Abstract
This paper presents an inclusive approach with focus on energy use and recovery in wastewater management, including wastewater treatment (WWT) and sludge handling. Process data from three Swedish mills and a mathematical model were used to evaluate seven sludge handling strategies. The results indicate that excess energy use in WWT processes counters the potential energy recovery in the sludge handling systems. Energy use in WWT processes is recommended to aim for sufficient effluent treatment, not for sludge reduction. Increased secondary sludge production is favourable from an energy point of view provided it is used as a substrate for heat, biogas or electricity production. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2009
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25. Efficient water use in industries: Cases from the Indian agro-based pulp and paper mills
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Tewari, P.K., Batra, V.S., and Balakrishnan, M.
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WATER efficiency , *INDUSTRIAL management , *PULP mills , *PAPER mills , *WATER quality management , *WATER reuse , *WATER pollution laws - Abstract
Abstract: Agro-based pulp and paper mills in India are one of the most polluting industries; in addition, they are high consumers of raw water. Growing scarcity of high quality freshwater as well as stringent regulatory standards is compelling these units to explore appropriate water management options. Based on data obtained through a questionnaire survey and plant visits, this work provides an overview of the water use and effluent treatment status in Indian agro-residue and recycled pulp and paper mills. The challenges faced by this sector are reviewed and practices adopted by progressive units to minimize freshwater use are illustrated through case studies. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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26. SEQUENTIAL LEACHING OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN BOTTOM ASH FROM A FLUIDIZED BED CO-COMBUSTION BOILER ATA PULP AND PAPER MILL COMPLEX.
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Nurmesniemi, Hannu, Pöykiö, Risto, Kuokkanen, Toivo, Perämäki, Paavo, and Välimäki, Ilkka
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A five-stage, sequential leaching procedure was used to fractionate trace elements (Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn, Ni, Co, As, V, Ba and Ti ) in bottom ash into the following fractions: (1) the water-soluble fraction (H
2 O), (2) exchangeable fraction (CH3 COOH), (3) easily reduced fraction (HONH3 CI), (4) oxidizable fraction (H2 O2 + CH3 COONH4 ), and (5) the residual fraction (HF + HNO3 + HCI). The bottom ash was derived from the electrostatic precipitator of a fluidized bed boiler in the co-combustion (55 % bark and wood residues, 45 % peat) process at a pulp and paper mill in Northern Finland. Because of the strongly alkaline nature (pH ∼ 12.6) and elevated Ca (53 g kg¹), Mg (3.6 g kg-1 ), P (1.3 g kg-1 ) and K (2.4 g kg-1 ) concentrations, the bottom ash could serve as a soil amendment agent for liming purposes, and is also a potential fertilizer. According to the leaching studies, the elevated concentrations of Pb (6.3 mg kg-1 ), Cr (3.8 mg kg-1 ) and Ba (271 mg kg-1 ) extracted under oxidizable conditions (leaching stage 4), indicate that these metals may be mobilized and become bioavailable as a result of a change in pH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2005
27. Site Fidelity of Mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) in an Atlantic Canadian Estuary.
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Skinner, Marc A., Courtenay, Simon C., Parker, W. Roy, and Curry, R. Allen
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MUMMICHOG ,PAPER mills ,ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering ,ESTUARINE fishes - Abstract
The site fidelity of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) within the upper Miramichi River estuary, New Brunswick, Canada, was investigated to assess the value of using this fish as a sentinel species for monitoring effects of point source anthropogenic effluents such as pulp and paper mill effluent. During the ice-free season (May to November) of 2002, 4123 adult mummichogs (>30 mm TL) were captured, by beach seine and minnow trap, biweekly from four sites within the estuary. Fish were marked intramuscularly using Visible Implant Elastomer (Northwest Marine Technologies, Inc., Shaw Island, Wash., U.S.). Recaptures were made at the marking sites and elsewhere during this period and again during the ice-free sea- son of April to November 2003. A total of 639 (15.5% of those marked) mummichogs were recaptured with 617 (96.6%) found within 200 m of the point of initial release. Twenty-nine of the 617 were recaptured 2 or 3 times at sites of original marking. The remaining 22 recaptured fish moved distances ranging from 600 to 3600 m up- and downstream of initial marking sites. Eighty-two percent of recaptures were made within 12 weeks of the start of marking with the remainder recovered up to 72 weeks later. These findings are consistent with results from studies of mummichog movement in smaller water bodies and other parts of the species' range. With regard to mobility, these results add to the growing body of literature supporting the usefulness of mummichogs as a sentinel species in environmental monitoring programs for point-source impacts in Atlantic Canadian estuaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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28. Application of Multi-stable Isotope (13C, 15N 34S, 37Cl) Assays to Assess Spatial Separation of (Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus) in an Area Receiving Complex Effluents.
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Dubé, Monique G., Benoy, Glenn A., Blenkinsopp, Sandra, Ferone, Jenny-Marie, Brua, Robert B., and Wassenaar, Leonard I.
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STABLE isotopes ,ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering ,SEWAGE purification ,SEWAGE disposal plants ,TISSUES - Abstract
Incorporation of stable isotope analysis (SIA) into routine environmental effects monitoring programs of receiving waters may enable determination of the spatial extent of biotic exposure and discrimination among sources of complex effluents. To evaluate this hypothesis, longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) were collected from four sites along the Athabasca River, Alberta (upstream reference site, two sites downstream of effluents from two pulp and paper mills, and a site downstream of effluent from a municipal sewage treatment plant). Stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and chlorine were analyzed in bone, gonad, liver and white muscle tissues of the fish. In general, most sites and tissues differed according to δ
13 C, δ15 N and δ34 S values. Also, an interaction between site and tissue was observed for δ15 N values. A better insight into the usefulness of stable isotopes was obtained through the use of multivariate discriminant function analysis. δ15 N and δ34 S signatures of gonad and liver tissues of males were most effective at classifying fish according do site (∼70% for both tissues). For all tissues except bone, fish from the upstream reference site were most separable from all others, especially females. δ37 Cl values for female gonads and male livers were related to sites downstream of the pulp and paper mills. Future research should routinely include SIA of fish tissues, but also of effluents, receiving waters and food web components to better resolve links between specific effluents and fish exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2005
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29. Preliminary Analysis of Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Data to Assess Possible Relationships between the Sublethal Toxicity of Effluent and Effects on Biota in the Field.
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Walker, Sherry L., Lowell, Richard B., and Sherry, James P.
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TOXICITY testing ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering ,EXPERIMENTAL toxicology ,WATER quality ,EFFLUENT quality ,FISHES - Abstract
Data from the sublethal toxicity testing of effluents may or may not be predictive of field effects. Although qualitative studies have attempted to support a predictive relationship at select sites, few quantitative studies have been undertaken to establish whether general predictive relationships exist for diverse recipient environments. Since Canada's Environmental Effects Monitoring (ELM) Program encompasses a strong field component as well as a suite of sublethal toxicity tests, the Cycle 2 data set of the Pulp and Paper EEM Program presented an opportunity to elucidate whether relationships exist between various sublethal toxicity endpoints used in ELM and field effects that were determined in surveys of benthic invertebrate communities and fish populations. Sublethal toxicity data and key endpoints from the fish (gonad weight, liver weight and condition) and invertebrate surveys (taxon richness and abundance) were quantitatively analyzed using simple bivariate correlation analysis. Our preliminary analysis of the data did not reveal any meaningful general relationships between the field biomonitoring and sublethal toxicity data collected under the Pulp and Paper EEM Program. Although the sublethal toxicity tests are useful to assess changes in effluent quality, their ability to predict the field effects for the key endpoints that are currently measured for fish and benthos in the Pulp and Paper ELM Program remains unsubstantiated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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30. Leachability of metals in fly ash from a pulp and paper mill complex and environmental risk characterisation for eco-efficient utilization of the fly ash as a fertilizer.
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Poykio, Risto, Nurmesniemi, Hannu, Perämäki, Paavo, Kuokkanen, Toivo, and Välimäki, Iikka
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LEACHING , *FLY ash , *WASTE products , *PAPER mills , *PULP mills , *ENVIRONMENTAL risk assessment , *POLLUTION risk assessment , *METALS & the environment - Abstract
A five-stage, sequential leaching procedure was used to determine the distribution of metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn, Ni, Co, As, V, Ba, Ti and K) in fly ash from a pulp and paper mill complex between the water-soluble fraction (H2O), exchangeable fraction (CH3COOH), easily reduced fraction (HONH3CI), oxidizable fraction (H2O2+CH3COONH4), and the residual fraction (HF+ HNO3+ HCI). The possible environmental risk associated with the eco-efficient utilization of fly ash as a fertilizer, especially the Cd load, was estimated. In addition, the mobility (i.e. bioavailability) of Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni and Cr was evaluated. The fly ash was derived from an electrostatic precipitator of a fluidized bed boiler in the co-combustion (55% bark and wood residues, 45% peat) process at pulp and paper mill in Northern Finland. The accuracy of the leaching procedure was tested using a certified reference material SRM 1633b (Coal Fly Ash). The metals were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) or by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The mobility factors (i.e. bioavailability) of the metals followed the order: Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb and Cr. The fly ash from the pulp and paper mill was enriched in Ca, Mg, P and K, and could therefore be used as a soil amendment for liming purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
31. Dioxins/furans emissions from fluidized bed combustion of salt-laden hog fuel
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Preto, Fernando, McCleave, Robert, McLaughlin, Dan, and Wang, Jinsheng
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POLYCHLORINATED dibenzodioxins , *FURANS , *CHLORINE , *FLY ash , *WOOD - Abstract
Abstract: Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins/furans (PCDD/F) were formed in substantial quantities in a pilot-scale fluidized bed combustor burning salt-laden waste wood, a common fuel for Canadian coastal pulp and paper mills. Formation of PCDD/F increased with increasing chloride content in the feed, and appeared to correlate with the chlorine content in the fly ash. It took a very long time for the ash chlorine content to stabilize, suggesting that chlorine transferred slowly from the flue gas to the ash. The baghouse may contribute largely to formation of the PCDD/F, owing to its temperature range and the potentially long residence time for ash particles. Controlling the baghouse temperature to reduce the PCDD/F formation in the baghouse should be effective in reducing the total emission level. While sulphur addition was found to reduce the emission level by as much as 90%, the emission level was still above the regulated level for the mills burning salt-laden wood under the conditions of the present study. No relation between the emission level and CO concentration in the flue gas was observed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2005
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32. Sediment, Perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and Bottom Fauna as Indicators of Effluent Discharged from the Pulp and Paper Mill Complex at Kemi, Northern Finland.
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Pöykiö, Risto, Taskila, Eero, Perämäki, Paavo, Nurmesniemi, Hannu, Kivilinna, Veli-Antti, Kuokkanen, Toivo, and Virta, Pirkko
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ORGANOCHLORINE compounds ,EUROPEAN perch ,MARINE sediments ,WASTEWATER treatment ,INDUSTRIAL wastes ,BENTHIC animals - Abstract
This paper compares the long-term data of EOX (Extractable Organic Halogens) determinations in sediments, trichloroguaiacol, i.e. 3,4,5-trichloroguaiacol and 4,5,6-trichloroguaiacol, determinations in the bile of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and changes in bottom fauna communities (Pontoporeia affinis L., Mesidotea entomon L., Valvata spp. L.) during 1994–2003. The study area is located at Kemi, on the Gulf of Bothnia, Northern Finland, and is affected by effluent discharged from the pulp and paper mills of Stora Enso Oyj and Oy Metsä-Botnia Ab. The Kemi municipal sewage plant, and River Kemijoki also impose a load in the same area. The main purpose of the study was to assess whether the state of the exposed water ecosystem has improved on the basis of the concentrations of organochlorine compounds in sediment and in perch, due to the modernisation of the wastewater treatment at the mills. In addition, we also investigated whether the changes in the bottom fauna community indicate an improvement in the purification of the effluents. The results indicate that the concentrations of trichloroguaiacols (
-1) in perch reflect the decreased discharges of chlorinated substances from the mills. The EOX concentrations in bottom sediments have also decreased to below 50 μ of Cl g -1 in most parts of the study area, which is in good agreement with the reduction in the discharge of organochlorines. According to the long-term changes in bottom fauna, the reduction in the discharge of organochlorine compounds due to modernisation of the pulp mills is reflected in a recovery of the benthic fauna, especially Valvata spp. L. and Pontoporeia affinis L. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2004
33. Occurrence and significance of filamentous bacteria in pulp and paper activated sludge systems.
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Bergeron, J. and Pelletier, C.
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WATER quality management , *ACTIVATED sludge process , *BACTERIA , *PULP mill waste disposal , *PULP mills , *PAPER mills , *WASTEWATER treatment , *INDUSTRIAL wastes - Abstract
A microbial survey of 27 activated sludge (AS) systems included 16 conventional activated sludge (CAS) systems, five sequential batch reactors (SBR) and six oxygen-activated sludge (OAS) systems, all treating pulp and paper effluents. The most prevalent filaments observed were Thiothrix (26%) and Type 021N (22%). The designs of the activated sludge systems seemed to have an effect on the filament types. We found Thiothrix to be the most common filament associated with bulking. For CAS systems, a completely mixed mode of operation promoted Thiothrix and Type 021N growth. Type 021N was favoured in CAS systems with food to microorganism (F/M) ratios higher than 0.2, and with dissolved oxygen (DO) residuals higher than 2 ppm, while Thiothrix generally proliferated at lower F/M ratio and DO residuals. Nutrient deficiencies as well as nutrient dosage variations were suspected in most of the systems having Thiothrix and Type 021N as the most prevalent filaments. Thiothrix appeared to prefer polyphosphate and/or ammonia rather than urea/phosphoric acid as N and P sources. Systems with aerobic selectors showed the lowest filament counts, while systems with no selectors showed the highest filament counts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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34. Efficient energy systems with CO2 capture and storage from renewable biomass in pulp and paper mills
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Möllersten, Kenneth, Gao, Lin, Yan, Jinyue, and Obersteiner, Michael
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CARBON monoxide , *BIOMASS , *SULFATE waste liquor , *PAPER mills , *PULP mills , *RENEWABLE energy sources - Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of combining CO2 capture and storage with alternative systems for biomass-based combined heat and power production (CHP) in Kraft pulp and paper mills. We compare heat, power, and CO2 balances of systems with alternative configurations of the CHP and CO2-capture systems. Because the captured CO2 comes from renewable biomass, the studied systems yield negative CO2 emissions. It is shown that pulp mills and integrated pulp and paper mills have the potential to become net exporters of biomass-based electricity while at the same time removing CO2 from the atmosphere on a net basis. The study shows that that the overall best CO2 abatement is achieved when CO2 capture is carried out within a biomass integrated gasifier with combined cycle where the syngas undergoes a CO-shift reaction. This configuration combines efficient energy conversion with a high CO2 capture efficiency. Furthermore, cost curves are constructed, which show how the cost of CO2 capture and storage in pulp and paper mills depends on system configuration and the CO2 transportation distance. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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35. Acid dissolution methods for heavy metals determination in pine needles.
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Pöykiö, R. and Perämäki, P.
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SPECTRUM analysis , *INDUCTIVELY coupled plasma mass spectrometry , *HEAVY metals , *EVAPORATION (Chemistry) , *STAINLESS steel , *METALS - Abstract
Microwave digestion procedures using HNO3, HNO3+H2O2, HNO3+HClO4, HF mixtures and dry ashing with HF were investigated for heavy metals analysis by either inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) or ICP-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in pine needles. The HF digestion procedures gave about 1.5 times higher values than a mixture of HNO3+H2O2 alone. For Ti determination in needles, the HF procedure using dry ashing is thus recommended. The mean concentrations amounted to 900 mg/kg for Fe and 21.8 mg/kg for Ti in needles collected at an area polluted by a stainless steel works. Those concentrations were 10.6 and 4.3 times higher than in needles collected at an area nearby a pulp mill complex (84.5 mg/kg Fe and 5.0 mg/kg Ti). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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36. Survey of organochlorines in Finnish watercourses by caged mussel method.
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Herve, Sirpa, Heinonen, Pertti, and Paasivirta, Jaakko
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MUSSELS ,ORGANOCHLORINE compounds ,PAPER mills - Abstract
Monitoring organochlorine compounds with caged common lake mussels (Anodonta piscinalis) in the pulp and paper mill recipient watercourses of Finland annually from 1984 produced many statistically significant time trends. A decrease of chlorophenols and chloroguaiacols originating from chlorobleaching were observed in all recipients in parallel with the decreasing discharges from the mills. Metabolites of chlorophenols, chloroanisoles and chloroveratroles were constant. Significantly elevated PCB concentrations were measured in four watercourses. At two of these areas, the PCB concentrations were constant. In contrast, a statistically significant increase of PCB (and DDE) was found at one recipient lake from mill producing recyclic paper and in a lake downstream of an industrialised city. Overall decreases were observed for other chlorohydrocarbons. Material flows of chlorohydrocarbons were, in some cases, positively correlated with waterflows (Q). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2002
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37. Trends of organochlorine compounds in Finnish inland waters.
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Herve, Sirpa, Paasivirta, Jaakko, and Heinonen, Pertti
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Caged common lake mussels ( Anodonta piscinalis) have been used in the monitoring of organochlorine compounds in pulp and paper mill recipient watercourses of Finland annually from 1984 to 1998. Statistically significant decreasing trends of chlorophenols and chloroguaiacols originating from chlorobleaching were observed in all recipients in parallel with the decreasing discharges from the mills. Metabolites of chlorophenols, chloroanisoles and chloroveratroles had no or slightly increasing trends. Elevated PCB concentrations were measured in four watercourses. In two areas, PCBs were found to be significantly increasing, in two other cases they showed no trend. A mill producing recycled paper was apparently responsible for an increase of PCBs and DDE in recipient watercourses. Overall decreases were observed for other chlorohydrocarbons except for DDT. Material flows of chlorohydrocarbons were positively correlated with waterflows (Q) in some cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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38. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of gaseous pollutants for cleaner production in pulp and paper mills
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Wenhao Shen, Xiaoquan Chen, Xin Tong, Jean-Pierre Corriou, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and South China University of Technology [Guangzhou] (SCUT)
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Pulp mill ,Pollution ,020209 energy ,Strategy and Management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Air pollution ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Raw material ,engineering.material ,medicine.disease_cause ,01 natural sciences ,7. Clean energy ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,12. Responsible consumption ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,medicine ,[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science ,media_common ,Cleaner production ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,[SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering ,Pulp (paper) ,Papermaking ,Pulp and paper industry ,6. Clean water ,13. Climate action ,engineering ,Environmental science ,Sewage treatment ,Pulp and paper mills ,Analysis - Abstract
International audience; To reduce pollution emissions and achieve a cleaner production in paper industry, it is essential to understand the inner links between concentrations of gaseous pollutants, types of final products and production techniques. In this study, the concentrations of four potential gaseous pollutants, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), formaldehyde (HCHO), hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), and hydrocarbon compounds (C x H y), in the ambient air on thirty sampling points of five pulp and paper mills were detected and analyzed. The results were summarized with respect to the following aspects: (1) Levels of four gaseous pollutants on all the sampling points in five mills. It was obvious that the situation of gaseous pollution from pulp mill was much more serious than those from paper mills. (2) Gaseous pollutant distinctions due to different production processes. The levels of gaseous pollutants from five mills were greatly influenced by the utilized raw materials and the applied paper chemical agents (flavor, coating materials and additives) in mills. (3) Gaseous pollution comparisons at common points. At the two common points in five mills, i.e. the wet end of paper machine and the wastewater treatment process, TVOC and HCHO, C x H y and H 2 S were the main gaseous pollutants, respectively. In addition, some feasible measures to realize a cleaner production in pulping and papermaking process were also put forward in the article.
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- 2018
39. Do laboratory exposures represent field exposures? Effects of sediments contaminated by wood industry on yolk-sac fry of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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Developmental toxicity ,Early-life stage ,Sediment toxicity ,ta1172 ,Pulp and paper mills ,Laboratory-field comparison ,Ecological risk assessment - Published
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40. The relationship between COD and TOC inforest industrial wastewater
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Johanna, Frid
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mercury ,avloppsvatten ,BOD ,COD ,omvandlingsfaktor ,korrelation ,linjär regression ,correlation ,Massa- och pappersbruk ,kvicksilver ,linear regression ,Pulp and paper mills ,TOC ,wastewater ,conversion factor - Abstract
Under tillverkningsprocessen i massa- och pappersindustrin bildas avloppsflöden i flera olika steg. Ett av de miljöbelastande utsläppen utgörs av organiskt material. Organiskt material kan mätas som biokemisk syreförbrukning (BOD), kemisk syreförbrukning (COD) eller som totalt organiskt kol (TOC). Analys av COD inkluderar ofta miljöfarliga ämnen (till exempel kvicksilver). Naturvårdsverket har under flera år aviserat att analysen kan komma att förbjudas och därmed blir analys av TOC allt mer vanligt. EU:s referensgränsvärden anges dock i COD och design av reningsanläggningar utgår oftast från COD. Detta leder till att båda parametrarna kommer att fortsätta att vara aktuella. Med syftet att förbättra kunskapen om sambanden mellan COD och TOC för olika typer av avlopp inom massa- och pappersindustrin samlades jämförande serier över COD och TOC in från olika svenska bruk. Serierna analyserades med hjälp av regressions- och korrelationsanalys, för att sedan jämföras med medelvärdet av brukens COD/TOC faktorer (omvandlingsfaktorer). Studien innehöll även en del där information om analyser, förbehandlingar och övergången från COD till TOC samlades in genom intervjuer med personer ute på bruken. Som en avslutande del av projektet genomfördes ett laborativt arbete i mindre skala med främsta syfte att se hur konstant omvandlingsfaktorn var över tiden. Resultaten visade att korrelationen mellan COD och TOC ofta var hög men att omvandlingsfaktorn var beroende av typ av tillverkningsprocess och rening. Värdet på omvandlingsfaktorn varierade därför mycket mellan olika bruk och delströmmar. Bruk med tillverkningsprocesser som använder få kemikalier hade en mer lika omvandlingsfaktor sinsemellan än bruk med kemikaliekrävande processer. Dessutom gav en högre reningsgrad en lägre omvandlingsfaktor. Omvandlingsfaktorn föreföll varken påverkas av halten suspenderat material eller vara årstidsberoende. Dessutomvar den också relativt konstant över tiden. The industrial production of pulp and paper generates wastewater in several different steps in the production chain. Organic material from the wastewater will have an impacton the surrounding environment. Biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygendemand (COD) and total organic carbon (TOC) are three ways to measure organicmaterial. When analyzing COD, harmful substances such as mercury are often used. The Swedish Environmental Agency has for several years forecasted that this analysis might be banned, and therefore analysis of TOC has become more and more common in Sweden. However, COD is often used as a design parameter when designing new wastewater treatment plants and the European Union’s reference values are given as COD. Hence, both parameters will continue to be used and both need to be taken into consideration. With the aim to improve the knowledge of the relationship between COD and TOC, data series with TOC and COD were collected. The data originated from several different Swedish pulp and paper mills, as well as from different types of waste water streams within each mill. The data series were analyzed using linear regression and correlation analysis, and then compared with the companies’ mean value of the ratio between COD and TOC (the conversion factor). Information about the shift from COD to TOC, and the analyzing methods and pretreatment methods was gathered by conducting interviews with employees at the different mills. The final part of the project was a laboratory study, with the main focus to examine if the conversion factor changed over time. The results showed that the correlation between COD and TOC often was high, but that the conversion factor depended on type of manufacturing process and waste water treatment. Mills with a low use of chemicals had a more similar conversion factor than mills with a more chemical demanding process. Furthermore, a high degree of purification resulted in a lower conversion factor. The conversion factor did not seem to depend on neither the content of suspended solids nor the time of the year. Additionally, the conversion factor was relatively constant over time.
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- 2015
41. Do laboratory exposures represent field exposures? Effects of sediments contaminated by wood industry on yolk-sac fry of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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Aimo Oikari, Marja Raatikainen, Eeva-Riikka Vehniäinen, and Silja Siiskonen
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Field exposure ,food.ingredient ,Stratigraphy ,Developmental toxicity ,Sediment ,Contamination ,Laboratory-field comparison ,Toxicology ,food ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Animal science ,Early-life stage ,Sediment toxicity ,Yolk ,embryonic structures ,medicine ,Environmental science ,Rainbow trout ,Pulp and paper mills ,Yolk sac ,Ecological risk assessment ,Effluent ,Earth-Surface Processes - Abstract
Purpose. Risk assessment of contaminated sediments is routinely based on laboratory exposures. The purpose of this work was to study if sediments contaminated by the chemical wood industry cause developmental defects in fish fry and how well a laboratory exposure correlates with a field exposure. Materials and methods. Newly hatched yolk-sac fry of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were exposed in the laboratory and in situ. In the laboratory, the fish were placed in contact with either clean or contaminated sediment in aquaria. In the field, half of the fish were placed in contact with the lake sediment and the other half were similarly caged 2 m above it, to discern the effects of the sediment from that of the effluent. When approximately three fourths of the yolk was consumed, the fry were examined for blue sac disease (BSD) symptoms, their length and yolk volume were determined, and cyp1a and cyp1c2 transcript abundances were measured with quantitative PCR. Results and discussion. The sediments did not cause mortality, developmental defects, or upregulation of cyp1a or cyp1c2 in the laboratory. No severe BSD was detected in the field exposure, but mortality was higher in embryos caged on the sediment than in those kept 2 m above the bottom and in those exposed in the laboratory. Unlike the laboratory exposure, the field exposure to contaminated sediments reduced the growth of the fry. Conclusions. Laboratory exposures may underestimate the risk that contaminated sediments pose to developing fish. This should be taken into account in risk assessment. peerReviewed
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42. Förhållandet mellan COD och TOC i skogsindustriella avlopp
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Johanna, Frid and Johanna, Frid
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Under tillverkningsprocessen i massa- och pappersindustrin bildas avloppsflöden i flera olika steg. Ett av de miljöbelastande utsläppen utgörs av organiskt material. Organiskt material kan mätas som biokemisk syreförbrukning (BOD), kemisk syreförbrukning (COD) eller som totalt organiskt kol (TOC). Analys av COD inkluderar ofta miljöfarliga ämnen (till exempel kvicksilver). Naturvårdsverket har under flera år aviserat att analysen kan komma att förbjudas och därmed blir analys av TOC allt mer vanligt. EU:s referensgränsvärden anges dock i COD och design av reningsanläggningar utgår oftast från COD. Detta leder till att båda parametrarna kommer att fortsätta att vara aktuella. Med syftet att förbättra kunskapen om sambanden mellan COD och TOC för olika typer av avlopp inom massa- och pappersindustrin samlades jämförande serier över COD och TOC in från olika svenska bruk. Serierna analyserades med hjälp av regressions- och korrelationsanalys, för att sedan jämföras med medelvärdet av brukens COD/TOC faktorer (omvandlingsfaktorer). Studien innehöll även en del där information om analyser, förbehandlingar och övergången från COD till TOC samlades in genom intervjuer med personer ute på bruken. Som en avslutande del av projektet genomfördes ett laborativt arbete i mindre skala med främsta syfte att se hur konstant omvandlingsfaktorn var över tiden. Resultaten visade att korrelationen mellan COD och TOC ofta var hög men att omvandlingsfaktorn var beroende av typ av tillverkningsprocess och rening. Värdet på omvandlingsfaktorn varierade därför mycket mellan olika bruk och delströmmar. Bruk med tillverkningsprocesser som använder få kemikalier hade en mer lika omvandlingsfaktor sinsemellan än bruk med kemikaliekrävande processer. Dessutom gav en högre reningsgrad en lägre omvandlingsfaktor. Omvandlingsfaktorn föreföll varken påverkas av halten suspenderat material eller vara årstidsberoende. Dessutomvar den också relativt konstant över tiden., The industrial production of pulp and paper generates wastewater in several different steps in the production chain. Organic material from the wastewater will have an impacton the surrounding environment. Biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygendemand (COD) and total organic carbon (TOC) are three ways to measure organicmaterial. When analyzing COD, harmful substances such as mercury are often used. The Swedish Environmental Agency has for several years forecasted that this analysis might be banned, and therefore analysis of TOC has become more and more common in Sweden. However, COD is often used as a design parameter when designing new wastewater treatment plants and the European Union’s reference values are given as COD. Hence, both parameters will continue to be used and both need to be taken into consideration. With the aim to improve the knowledge of the relationship between COD and TOC, data series with TOC and COD were collected. The data originated from several different Swedish pulp and paper mills, as well as from different types of waste water streams within each mill. The data series were analyzed using linear regression and correlation analysis, and then compared with the companies’ mean value of the ratio between COD and TOC (the conversion factor). Information about the shift from COD to TOC, and the analyzing methods and pretreatment methods was gathered by conducting interviews with employees at the different mills. The final part of the project was a laboratory study, with the main focus to examine if the conversion factor changed over time. The results showed that the correlation between COD and TOC often was high, but that the conversion factor depended on type of manufacturing process and waste water treatment. Mills with a low use of chemicals had a more similar conversion factor than mills with a more chemical demanding process. Furthermore, a high degree of purification resulted in a lower conversion factor. The conversion factor did
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- 2015
43. Grounding medium-voltage mobile or portable equipment.
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Robertson, W.F. and Das, J.C.
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Examples of medium-voltage mobile equipment in pulp and paper mills include rail-mounted portal cranes for log handling, chip and bark stackers, and chip-reclaim screws. No examples of portable medium-voltage equipment can be cited. National Electrical Code (NEC) section 250-188 describes the requirements for system and equipment grounding of portable or mobile equipment rated 1 kV and higher. One of the requirements of NEC section 250-188 is: the grounding electrode to which portable or mobile equipment is connected must be isolated from, and separated in the ground by at least 20 ft. from any other system or equipment grounding electrode. There must be no direct connection between the electrodes such as a buried pipe, fence, etc. This article demonstrates that even if two separate ground systems are installed in the vicinity of each other, with a spacing of 20 ft and no direct metallic bonds between these two systems, a high portion of the system ground potential rate (GPR) will be transferred to the safety ground. A spacing of 20 ft is grossly inadequate to isolate the two grid systems from most faults encountered in utility substations serving industrial distribution systems. We also demonstrate that in an industrial environment, achieving isolation between system and safety grounds may not be practical due to the physical size of the property, existing installations, or geological formations. In addition, it may not be possible to isolate medium-voltage mobile equipment frames from the plant's ground grid [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2000
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44. Effects of a pulp and paper mill on the ecology of the La Trobe River, Victoria, Australia
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Harris, J. H., Scarlett, G., and MacIntyre, R. J.
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- 1992
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45. Removal of pollutants from pulp and paper mill effluent by anaerobic and aerobic treatment in pilot scale bioreactor
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Singh, P., Katiyar, D., Gupta, M., Singh, Anoop, Singh, P., Katiyar, D., Gupta, M., and Singh, Anoop
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Pilot-scale anaerobic and aerobic treatment in a two-step bioreactor was performed for the removal of pollutants from pulp and paper mill effluent. After seven days of anaerobic treatment, colour (45%), lignin (60%), COD (26%) and adsorbable organic halogen (AOX) (20%) were reduced. The anaerobically treated effluent was then treated in a bioreactor in the presence of a fungal strain (Aspergillus fumigatus) or a bacterial strain (Pseudomonas ovalis). The results of this study indicated a reduction in colour (76% and 56%), lignin (78% and 68%), COD (85% and 78%) and AOX (70% and 82%) by Aspergillus fumigatus and Pseudomonas ovalis respectively.
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- 2011
46. Assessment of Energy-demand based GHG Mitigation Options for the Pulp and Paper Sector
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Shafique, Hafiz Umar
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- Energy modelling, Energy demand tree, GHG mitigation, Pulp and Paper mills, LEAP modelling
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Abstract: The pulp and paper industry plays a vital role in Canada’s economy, and Alberta’s pulp and paper industry has a 10% production share in Canada. Alberta’s pulp and paper industry is the third largest energy consumer in the province’s industrial sector, and there is significant potential to reduce energy demand and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this research, a bottom-up energy demand tree is developed for Alberta’s pulp and paper industry to understand the energy intensities of various types of equipment associated with different end uses. This demand tree is further used to simulate an integrated resource planning model, the Long-range Energy Alternative Planning (LEAP) system model. Based on expected growth in the pulp and paper industry, a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario is developed for the years 2010 to 2050 to project the energy demand and GHG emissions of Alberta’s pulp and paper mills. Twenty-eight GHG mitigation scenarios are developed for Alberta’s pulp and paper mills, and energy and emissions reductions are estimated with respect to the BAU scenario. The scenarios are also analyzed in terms of the cost-benefit aspects by developing a GHG abatement cost curve. The GHG abatement cost curves compare the scenarios in terms of net GHG mitigation achievable in each scenario and GHG abatement cost ($/tonne of CO2 equivalent mitigation) compared to the business-as-usual case. The energy demand (electricity and natural gas) of Alberta’s pulp and paper mills is expected to decrease from 20.37 PJ in 2010 to 19.46 PJ in 2050 in the BAU scenario. Twenty-eight scenarios were evaluated with the aim of reducing energy demand and mitigating emissions. These scenarios were developed for planning horizons of 2010-2030 and 2010-2050. Implementing the integrated scenarios can reduce emissions by 8.26 MT of CO2 eq. collectively for the years 2010-2050 compared to the BAU scenario.
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- 2017
47. Black liquor gasification integrated in pulp and paper mills : A critical review
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Naqvi, Muhammad, Yan, Jinyue, Dahlquist, Erik, Naqvi, Muhammad, Yan, Jinyue, and Dahlquist, Erik
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Black liquor gasification (BLG) has potential to replace a Tomlinson recovery boiler as an alternative technology to increase safety, flexibility and energy efficiency of pulp and paper mills. This paper presents an extensive literature review of the research and development of various BLG technologies over recent years based on low and high temperature gasification that include SCA-Billerud process, Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International (MTCI) process, direct alkali regeneration system (DARS), BLG with direct causticization, Chemrec BLG system, and catalytic hydrothermal BLG. A few technologies were tested on pilot scale but most of them were abandoned due to technical inferiority and very fewer are now at commercial stage. The drivers for the commercialization of BLG enabling bio-refinery operations at modern pulp mills, co-producing pulp and value added energy products, are discussed. In addition, the potential areas of research and development in BLG required to solve the critical issues and to fill research knowledge gaps are addressed and highlighted. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved., QC 20101208
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- 2010
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48. Assessing industrial pollution by means of environmental samples in the Kemi-Tornio region
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Pöykiö, R. (Risto)
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leaching ,air pollution ,bioindicators ,dust ,sulphur ,mining ,TSP ,heavy metals ,pine needles ,pulp and paper mills ,airborne particulate matter - Abstract
The results of the comparison of various dissolution methods for sulphur showed, that HNO₃ together with H₂O₂ gave more complete decomposition of organic components than HNO₃ alone. The acid procedure with a mixture of HNO₃+H₂O₂slightly underestimated the S concentrations of plant material. The losses of sulphur were the highest in the dry ashing digestion procedure (HF(DAC)). The Leco combustion technique with infrared (IR) detection gave good precision and accuracy for sulphur. For the determination of heavy metals in plant materials, both the HNO₃ and HNO₃+H₂O₂ procedures were especially effective for determining Cr. However, the HNO₃+HClO₄ procedure gave lower results, and HF and HF(DAC) procedures greater values for Cr. Sulphur accumulation in pine needles around the pulp and paper mills was clearly higher than other points in the Kemi area. For example, within a radius of about 1–1.5 km around the mills of Oy Metsä-Botnia Ab Kemi Mills, the sulphur concentrations for (C) and (C+1) needles were 28% and 26% higher than those in the corresponding background samples collected in Kuivaniemi at a distance about 25 km from Kemi. Pine needles do not appeared to be appropriate a method for monitoring the accumulation of Fe, Zn, V and Pb emitted from pulp and paper mills. However, the Ca concentrations in (C+1) needles in the vicinity of the Oy Metsä-Botnia Ab Kemi Mills was 48% higher than the average Ca concentration calculated from all (C+1) needles; thus it is likely that part of the Ca in the needles is derived from the mills. The regional distribution pattern of Cr and Ni in mosses in the Kemi-Tornio area in 2000 showed clearly that the most polluted area (Cr > 200 μg/g and Ni > 20 μg/g) appeared to lie within a few kilometres of the ferrochrome and stainless steel works of AvestaPolarit Stainless Oy. Within this area, the Cr concentrations in mosses were 4–13 times higher than those outside the urban area of Tornio. The area most polluted by the opencast chromium mining complex (Cr > 200 μg/g and Ni < 20 μg/g) appeared to be in the immediate vicinity of complex. All the 95th percentile values for TSP (total suspended particles) in the mine area of AvestaPolarit Chrome Oy Kemi Mine were below the current Finnish air quality limit value of 300 μg/m³ However, the 98th percentile value exceeded the Finnish air quality guideline value of 120 μg/m³ at one monitoring site. According to leaching studies, the sum of calculated annual airborne pollution impact of water-soluble fraction (H₂O) and environmentally mobile (CH₃COONH₄) fraction from the AvestaPolarit Chrome Oy Kemi Mine was Cr 1.2 kg, Fe 29 kg, Cu 63 kg, Ni 2.5 kg and Cd < 100 mg. According to the homogeneity studies of heavy metal deposition on TSP filters, Cr, Ni, Cu and Fe were non-uniformly distributed over the glass fibre filters. The rsd values varied between 5.4–33.9 % for Cr, between 7.5–35.0 % for Ni, between 3.6–25.9 % for Cu, and between 6.6–19.9 % for Fe.
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- 2002
49. A simple flow cell for monitoring biofilm formation in laboratory and industrial conditions
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Pereira, Maria Olívia, Vieira, M. J., Melo, L. F., and Universidade do Minho
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Hydrodynamic conditions ,Flow cell reactor ,Pulp and paper mills ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,Biofilm development - Abstract
This work proposes and discusses a simple flow cell reactor that provides a means to monitoring biofilm growth by periodical removing biofilm-attached slides for off-line, nondestructive and destructive biofilm analysis without the stoppage of the flow. With this flow cell, biofilm growth and respiratory activity can be easily followed, either in well defined laboratory conditions or in an industrial environment. The reproducible and typical biofilm development curves obtained validated this flow cell and confirmed its potential for different biofilm-related studies, which can include biocidal treatment.
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- 2000
50. Phytoremediation technology for wastewater treatment: high rate transpiration system.
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Yadav, Santosh Kumar, Thawale, Prashant R., Kulkarni, Atul V., and Juwarkar, Asha A.
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PHYTOREMEDIATION - Abstract
An abstract of the article "Phytoremediation technology for wastewater treatment: high rate transpiration system," by Santosh Kumar Yadav and colleagues is presented.
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- 2010
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