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Compiled by Dr. Joe Herbertson
June 2001
Sustainable Resource
Processing
Industrial
Ecology Opportunities
SOME GENERIC OPPORTUNITIES
•Co-generation of power and
heat
•Water re-use at various
qualities
•Low grade energy for
heating and drying
•Slags and mineral wastes
for cement and building products
•Local bio-mass or
distressed energy sources as fossil fuel replacement
•Acid and alkali wastes as
recycled reagents or mixed for neutralisation
•Tree planting for CO2 sequestration
•Fertiliser and other soil
conditioning products
A growing list of
specific solutions and opportunities will arise and be shared between regions