TY - CONF
T1 - Environmentally Benign Manufacturing
T2 - 6th Design fro Manufacturing Conference
AU - Allen, Dave
AU - Bauer, Diana
AU - Bras, Bert
AU - Gutowski, Tim
AU - Murphy, Cindy
AU - Piwonka, Tom
AU - Sheng, Paul
AU - Sutherland, John
AU - Thurston, Deborah
AU - Wolff, Egon
N1 - Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Delcie Durham from the National Science Foundation for the initiative and perseverance in making this study happen. Fred Thompson and K. Rajurkar from NSF also deserve acknowledgements for their active roles in the study. We also thank Geoff Holdridge of WTEC for the operational management of this study. This paper is a result from the work sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy under NSF Cooperative Agreement ENG-9707092, awarded to the International Technology Research Institute at Loyola College, MD. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US government, the authors' parent institutions, or Loyola Tech.
Funding Information:
Kalundborg, Denmark, is recognized as the premier site in the world for material exchanges, however there is also significant interest and activity in the US in this area. Of note are the activities that are occurring at TXU's Chaparral Steel. Cornell University's Work and Environment Initiative also focuses on eco-industrial park development. At Red Hill, MS, a power plant is being built directly next to a lignite mine. Since virtually all transportation costs are thus eliminated, this will allow a marginally economic, low-grade of coal to be used. In addition, a nursery grower plans to build greenhouses to make use of waste heat from the power plant. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is working in cooperation with the Polymer Alliance Zone of West Virginia to establish an eco-industrial park in Parkersburg, WV, with a focus on recycling of electronics. Similar efforts are underway in Austin, T X (funded by the Department of Commerce, EDA) and in Broome County, N Y (the Aurora Project, backed in part by IBM). Recycling efforts in the US are subject to the free-market with variable results. (Note that for the purposes of this study, the discussion of recycling efforts is limited to engineered metals and polymers and to automotive and electronic applications). The US continues to be the largest producer of solid waste, even when normalized (Figure 2). However, until land-fill space and/or costs become critical, as they have in Japan and Europe, it may be difficult to develop viable material recycling processes, except where there is clear economic advantage (such as for steel, aluminum, and precious/base metals). There are significant efforts in the US to recycle certain polymers. DuPont had a pilot facility to recycle polyester and MB A Polymers is developing methods for recovering engineering thermoplastics such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate (PC). However, the economics of both of these facilities was or is a challenge. In all cases within the US, companies must rely on their own initiative to collect and consolidate materials, to recover materials in a cost-effective manner, and to find markets for their output streams.
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collaborative efforts of the National Science Foundation and other funding agencies (like EPA and DOE) can be expected.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In this paper, findings of the Panel for International Assessment of Environmentally Benign Manufacturing Technologies, sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation, are discussed. The mission of this interdisciplinary panel was to assess the international state-of-the-art in Environmentally Benign Manufacturing (EBM), and to identify priorities and collaborative opportunities. Over 50 sites in Japan, Europe and the United States were visited over the course of the yearlong study. This paper focuses on some global trends that were observed.
AB - In this paper, findings of the Panel for International Assessment of Environmentally Benign Manufacturing Technologies, sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation, are discussed. The mission of this interdisciplinary panel was to assess the international state-of-the-art in Environmentally Benign Manufacturing (EBM), and to identify priorities and collaborative opportunities. Over 50 sites in Japan, Europe and the United States were visited over the course of the yearlong study. This paper focuses on some global trends that were observed.
KW - Design for environment
KW - Environmentally Benign Manufacturing (EBM)
KW - Environmentally conscious design and manufacturing (ECDM)
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M3 - Paper
AN - SCOPUS:0242668819
SP - 425
EP - 441
Y2 - 9 September 2001 through 12 September 2001
ER -