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In recent years, the field of environmental management of industrial activities has been causing ... more In recent years, the field of environmental management of industrial activities has been causing a great interest among scientists. This paper discusses the notion of en-tropy and the relationship of entropy to environmental management of industrial activities. In the paper, two case studies of Eco-Industrial Networks are presented: the case of aluminium and that of copper. The analysis of case studies made clear, firstly, that the production of aluminium or copper by recycling new scrap generates significantly less specific entropy than the production of the same product from primary raw materials and, secondly, that the effort of closing the loops of material flows aiming at complete recycling leads to higher generation of specific entropy than those which correspond to the use of primary raw materials. It is proven that there exists an entropy limit of environmental effectiveness when recycling each product. The present paper comments on this limit.

Research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products through mul... more Research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products through multilevel Eco-Industrial Networks has potential physical, spatial, economic and environmental conditions and limits that restrict its potential applications. This paper explores these limits on the spatial level.
This paper analyses case studies of industrial symbiosis in the Greek industry that were previously identified and documented. It identifies and documents 455 case studies of industrial symbiosis in 16 Eco-Industrial Networks. A total of 45 waste types were identified and documented. Wastes are separated into 7 categories according to their physical characteristics and the industry sector from which they originated, namely: thermal energy, fuels, metals, plastics, chemicals, minerals and organics, as described by. The spatial scale of waste exchange includes the following levels: Industrial Park (IP), Local (LOC), Regional (REG), National (NAT) and Global (GLO).
The paper concludes that industrial symbiosis does indeed have spatial conditions and limits that restrict its potential applications. Specifically, the spatial scale at which Eco-Industrial Networks are developed, in addition to the "general" spatial-economic, spatial-social, and environmental factors that affect the location of industry, is also influenced by several "specific" factors.
Therefore, the development of an Eco-Industrial Network on a specific spatial scale, for example regional, is possible only when considering these factors. The same applies to the case of development of an Eco-Industrial Network at the lowest level of spatial scale, namely the development of an Eco-Industrial Park.

The prevailing approach to the environmental management of industrial activities is industrial sy... more The prevailing approach to the environmental management of industrial activities is industrial symbiosis. It is defined as a relationship between two or more firms that exchange their waste (materials - energy - water), as feedstock for the production process. The companies that have such a relationship form an Industrial Ecosystem. Industrial Ecosystems are divided into two categories: Eco-Industrial Parks and Eco-Industrial Networks. However, research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products through multilevel Eco-Industrial Networks has potential physical, spatial, economic and environmental conditions and limits that restrict its potential applications. This paper explores these limits on the environmental level. The paper concludes that industrial symbiosis does indeed have environmental limits that restrict its potential applications. Specifically, as shown by this case study of an Aluminium Eco-Industrial Network, there may exist a marginal Network Level (environmental limit) beyond which it is environmentally preferable to avoid recycling of some waste types, to simply their use as fuels or, to dispose them directly to the natural environment as-is, rather than to attempt to recover useful materials from them.

This paper refers generally to the Planned Industrial Estates (PIEs) established under Greek Law ... more This paper refers generally to the Planned Industrial Estates (PIEs) established under Greek Law 2545/97. A number of key features of PIEs are discussed here, including the prefectures in which the estates are established, the Greek Official Gazettes in which the establish- ment acts were published, the surface area in acres to be covered by the estates, the years of completion of the infrastructure, and the numbers of established businesses involved. The paper also refers to the infrastructure that should exist in a PIE and, in particular, to the wastewater collection network and the wastewater treatment plants (WTPs). The key features of the wastewater treatment systems of all Planned Industrial Estates in Greece established under Law 2545/97 (14 case studies) are presented in the form of a table and are analysed using economical, environmental, and operational criteria. The analysis shows that for the small Planned Industrial Estates (i.e., industrial parks—IPs—and light industry parks—LIPs), it is economically, environmentally, and operationally preferable for indus- trial wastewater to be disposed of into large operating municipal wastewater treatment plants, rather than into decentralised systems within IPs and LIPs, given that the munici- pal plants have excess capacity, are at a relatively small distance from the PIEs, and are compatible with the required treatment. The analysis highlights the need to initiate an integrated techno-economic study in view of the new Operational Programme, “Competi- tiveness and Entrepreneurship”, of the Greek Ministry of Economy for the period from 2007 to 2013, which was co-financed by the European Union, and will include actions related to the development of new PIEs.

Papers by D. Marinos-Kouris

Drying Technology

ABSTRACT

Developments in Food Engineering, 1994

Journal of Membrane Science, 1997

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2007

Journal of Food Science, 1990

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 1992

Journal of Food Engineering, 1997

Journal of Food Engineering, 2001

Journal of Food Engineering, 2001

Journal of Food Engineering, 2001

Journal of Food Engineering, 1995

Journal of Food Engineering, 2003

Journal of Food Engineering, 1990

In recent years, the field of environmental management of industrial activities has been causing ... more In recent years, the field of environmental management of industrial activities has been causing a great interest among scientists. This paper discusses the notion of en-tropy and the relationship of entropy to environmental management of industrial activities. In the paper, two case studies of Eco-Industrial Networks are presented: the case of aluminium and that of copper. The analysis of case studies made clear, firstly, that the production of aluminium or copper by recycling new scrap generates significantly less specific entropy than the production of the same product from primary raw materials and, secondly, that the effort of closing the loops of material flows aiming at complete recycling leads to higher generation of specific entropy than those which correspond to the use of primary raw materials. It is proven that there exists an entropy limit of environmental effectiveness when recycling each product. The present paper comments on this limit.

Research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products through mul... more Research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products through multilevel Eco-Industrial Networks has potential physical, spatial, economic and environmental conditions and limits that restrict its potential applications. This paper explores these limits on the spatial level.
This paper analyses case studies of industrial symbiosis in the Greek industry that were previously identified and documented. It identifies and documents 455 case studies of industrial symbiosis in 16 Eco-Industrial Networks. A total of 45 waste types were identified and documented. Wastes are separated into 7 categories according to their physical characteristics and the industry sector from which they originated, namely: thermal energy, fuels, metals, plastics, chemicals, minerals and organics, as described by. The spatial scale of waste exchange includes the following levels: Industrial Park (IP), Local (LOC), Regional (REG), National (NAT) and Global (GLO).
The paper concludes that industrial symbiosis does indeed have spatial conditions and limits that restrict its potential applications. Specifically, the spatial scale at which Eco-Industrial Networks are developed, in addition to the "general" spatial-economic, spatial-social, and environmental factors that affect the location of industry, is also influenced by several "specific" factors.
Therefore, the development of an Eco-Industrial Network on a specific spatial scale, for example regional, is possible only when considering these factors. The same applies to the case of development of an Eco-Industrial Network at the lowest level of spatial scale, namely the development of an Eco-Industrial Park.

The prevailing approach to the environmental management of industrial activities is industrial sy... more The prevailing approach to the environmental management of industrial activities is industrial symbiosis. It is defined as a relationship between two or more firms that exchange their waste (materials - energy - water), as feedstock for the production process. The companies that have such a relationship form an Industrial Ecosystem. Industrial Ecosystems are divided into two categories: Eco-Industrial Parks and Eco-Industrial Networks. However, research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products through multilevel Eco-Industrial Networks has potential physical, spatial, economic and environmental conditions and limits that restrict its potential applications. This paper explores these limits on the environmental level. The paper concludes that industrial symbiosis does indeed have environmental limits that restrict its potential applications. Specifically, as shown by this case study of an Aluminium Eco-Industrial Network, there may exist a marginal Network Level (environmental limit) beyond which it is environmentally preferable to avoid recycling of some waste types, to simply their use as fuels or, to dispose them directly to the natural environment as-is, rather than to attempt to recover useful materials from them.

This paper refers generally to the Planned Industrial Estates (PIEs) established under Greek Law ... more This paper refers generally to the Planned Industrial Estates (PIEs) established under Greek Law 2545/97. A number of key features of PIEs are discussed here, including the prefectures in which the estates are established, the Greek Official Gazettes in which the establish- ment acts were published, the surface area in acres to be covered by the estates, the years of completion of the infrastructure, and the numbers of established businesses involved. The paper also refers to the infrastructure that should exist in a PIE and, in particular, to the wastewater collection network and the wastewater treatment plants (WTPs). The key features of the wastewater treatment systems of all Planned Industrial Estates in Greece established under Law 2545/97 (14 case studies) are presented in the form of a table and are analysed using economical, environmental, and operational criteria. The analysis shows that for the small Planned Industrial Estates (i.e., industrial parks—IPs—and light industry parks—LIPs), it is economically, environmentally, and operationally preferable for indus- trial wastewater to be disposed of into large operating municipal wastewater treatment plants, rather than into decentralised systems within IPs and LIPs, given that the munici- pal plants have excess capacity, are at a relatively small distance from the PIEs, and are compatible with the required treatment. The analysis highlights the need to initiate an integrated techno-economic study in view of the new Operational Programme, “Competi- tiveness and Entrepreneurship”, of the Greek Ministry of Economy for the period from 2007 to 2013, which was co-financed by the European Union, and will include actions related to the development of new PIEs.

Drying Technology

ABSTRACT

Developments in Food Engineering, 1994

Journal of Membrane Science, 1997

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2007

Journal of Food Science, 1990

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 1992

Journal of Food Engineering, 1997

Journal of Food Engineering, 2001

Journal of Food Engineering, 2001

Journal of Food Engineering, 2001

Journal of Food Engineering, 1995

Journal of Food Engineering, 2003

Journal of Food Engineering, 1990

Journal of Food Engineering, 1991

ABSTRACT

Journal of Food Engineering, 2003

Journal of Food Engineering, 2003

... can be developed and offered by a central organization to the enterprises related to it. ... ... more ... can be developed and offered by a central organization to the enterprises related to it. ... would develop such an e-Business application is a Central Food Market, for several ... this e-Business opportunity to the enterprises of the organization is an Application Service Provider (ASP). ...

Journal of Food Engineering, 1994

Η παρούσα παρουσίαση αναφέρεται καταρχάς στους Οργανωμένους Υποδοχείς Βιομηχανίας και ειδικότερα ... more Η παρούσα παρουσίαση αναφέρεται καταρχάς στους Οργανωμένους Υποδοχείς Βιομηχανίας και ειδικότερα στις Βιομηχανικές και Επιχειρηματικές Περιοχές (ΒΕΠΕ), που ιδρύθηκαν με βάση τις διατάξεις του νόμου 2545/97. Παρατίθενται τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά τους όπως ο νομός όπου είναι εγκατεστημένες, το ΦΕΚ καθορισμού, η έκταση, το έτος ολοκλήρωσης των υποδομών και ο αριθμός των εγκαταστημένων επιχειρήσεων.
Έπειτα γίνεται αναφορά στις υποδομές που δύναται να υπάρχουν στις ΒΕΠΕ, βάσει της ισχύουσας νομοθεσίας και ειδικότερα στα δίκτυα αποχέτευσης ακαθάρτων και τα συστήματα επεξεργασίας υγρών αποβλήτων.
Σε μορφή Πίνακα παρουσιάζονται τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά των συστημάτων επεξεργασίας υγρών αποβλήτων σε όλες τις ΒΕΠΕ του νόμου 2545/97 και αναλύονται με οικονομικά, περιβαλλοντικά και λειτουργικά κριτήρια.
Από την ανάλυση προκύπτει ότι είναι από οικονομική, περιβαλλοντική και λειτουργική άποψη προτιμότερο να διατίθενται τα υγρά απόβλητα των μικρών κυρίως ΒΕΠΕ (ΒΙΟΠΑ και ΒΙΠΑ) σε μεγάλα λειτουργούντα συστήματα επεξεργασίας υγρών αποβλήτων που ανήκουν σε Δήμους, παρά να υφίστανται επεξεργασία σε αυτόνομα συστήματα εντός των ΒΙΟΠΑ και ΒΙΠΑ, εφόσον αυτά έχουν πλεονάζουσα δυναμικότητα, βρίσκονται σε μικρή απόσταση από τη ΒΕΠΕ και έχουν συμβατότητα στην απαιτούμενη επεξεργασία.
Έτσι διαπιστώνεται η ανάγκη εκπόνησης μιας ολοκληρωμένης οικονομοτεχνικής μελέτης ενόψει και της επικείμενης έναρξης των προγραμμάτων του ΕΣΠΑ που θα αφορούν την ανάπτυξη νέων ΒΕΠΕ.

In recent years, great emphasis on the environment management of industrial activities has been g... more In recent years, great emphasis on the environment management of industrial activities has been given by the scientific community.
The prevailing approach to this subject is the so-called pollution prevention. According to the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (US EPA) the pollution prevention refers to the use of materials, processes or practices that decrease or limit the creation of waste at the source. It includes practices that reduce the use of hazardous materials, energy, water or other resources and protect natural resources by using them more efficiently. Main components of such practices are the recycling and reuse of industrial waste and of end-of-life-cycle products, in order to reduce both the consumption of primary raw materials and pollution. However, research conducted in recent years shows that the recycling of certain waste products poses potential hazards to both the human work force in recycling companies and the general public, due to the emission of hazardous substances during the recycling process.
This paper presents a case study of the Aluminum Eco-Industrial Network. It discusses the structure and operation of the network as well as the emissions of dioxins and furans that correspond to each level.
Finally, the paper draws conclusions about the health impact of the aluminum recycling industry and the possible interventions that could be done in that field.