Symbiosis Analysis on Industrial Ecological System

doi:10.1016/S1004-9541(14)60084-7

Chin.J.Chem.Eng. ›› 2014, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 690-698.DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(14)60084-7

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Symbiosis Analysis on Industrial Ecological System

WANG Gang¹, FENG Xiao^1,2, Khim Hoong Chu¹

1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

Received:2013-08-21 Revised:2013-10-08 Online:2014-06-06 Published:2014-06-28
Supported by:
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB720500) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20936004)

Symbiosis Analysis on Industrial Ecological System

汪刚¹, 冯宵^1,2, Khim Hoong Chu¹

1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

通讯作者: FENG Xiao
基金资助:
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB720500) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20936004)

Abstract

Abstract: Industrial ecological system is a sustainable mode of modern industry development. Industrial symbiosis, a sub-field of industrial ecology, engages traditionally separate industries in a collective approach, involving exchange of materials, energy, water, and/or by-products, to enhance competitive ability and environmental performance. To construct a symbiosis analysis method, this article employs a number of parameters embodying information about materials, energy and economics as the main essential parameters in system analysis and introduces symbiosis profit and symbiotic consumption elements as the economic indicators. A modeling and simulation program is designed using the agent-based modeling approach to simulate the evolvement of a hypothetical coal-based industrial system and the change of symbiosis conditions in the process of construction is examined. The simulation program built using the Swarm library, which is a freely available multi-agent simulation package, provides a useful demonstration for the symbiosis analysis method.

Key words: symbiosis analysis, symbiosis degree, agent-based modeling, multi-agent simulation, coal-based industrial system

摘要： Industrial ecological system is a sustainable mode of modern industry development. Industrial symbiosis, a sub-field of industrial ecology, engages traditionally separate industries in a collective approach, involving exchange of materials, energy, water, and/or by-products, to enhance competitive ability and environmental performance. To construct a symbiosis analysis method, this article employs a number of parameters embodying information about materials, energy and economics as the main essential parameters in system analysis and introduces symbiosis profit and symbiotic consumption elements as the economic indicators. A modeling and simulation program is designed using the agent-based modeling approach to simulate the evolvement of a hypothetical coal-based industrial system and the change of symbiosis conditions in the process of construction is examined. The simulation program built using the Swarm library, which is a freely available multi-agent simulation package, provides a useful demonstration for the symbiosis analysis method.

关键词: symbiosis analysis, symbiosis degree, agent-based modeling, multi-agent simulation, coal-based industrial system

WANG Gang, FENG Xiao, Khim Hoong Chu. Symbiosis Analysis on Industrial Ecological System[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2014, 22(6): 690-698.

汪刚, 冯宵, Khim Hoong Chu. Symbiosis Analysis on Industrial Ecological System[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2014, 22(6): 690-698.

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