The responses received from suppliers and mills were classified in different mill sections with respect to the implementation and the benefits in the pollution reduction and energy savings after technology implementation. Since this study is intended to be useful to the operating mills, a detailed block diagram or the pictorial representation of the implemented technology has been included to ensure a proper understanding of the processes involved. This benchmarking was done in relation to the reduction in the pollution generation, reduction in the energy requirements and the requirements of utilities. The benefits derived out of such implementations are evaluated in comparison with the existing production requirements towards utilities and consumables and accrued reductions in the same after the cleaner technology implementation.
These technology implementations were classified in different mill sections ranging from raw material preparation through the pulping section upto the papermaking section. This paper also looks at the available databases on the cleaner production technologies, which can be used by different mills for access to newer technologies. This paper highlights the outcome of this project and summarizes newer cleaner technologies and their implementation status and benefits in the pulp and paper industry. This project differentiated the conventional cleaner production management practices against the cleaner production technologies, which have been implemented in the Pulp and Paper industry.
Summary The Asian Institute of Technology and United Nations Environmental Programme carried out a joint project to compile the Technology Fact Sheets derived out of the implemented cleaner production technologies in the pulp and paper industry.