Energy efficiency and environmental assessment of papermaking from chemical pulp - An emergy-based case study

• Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling
• Main Authors: Corcelli, Fabiana, Ripa, M, Ulgiati, Sergio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Renewable Energy; Sustainability and the Environment; 2300; Strategy and Management1409 Tourism; Leisure and Hospitality Management; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Veitsiluoto; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11367/71759; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.11.028; https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cleaner-production

Pulp and paper manufacturing sector constitutes one of the largest industry segments in the world in terms of water and energy usage as well as of significant use and release of chemicals and combustion products. Since its chief feedstock –wood fiber– is renewable, this industry can play an importan...