tailieunhanh - POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BLEACHED KRAFT SEGMENT OF THE U.S. PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

This paper’s focus is the pulp and paper industry, narrowly defined. The paper does not deal with broader sustainability issues regarding paper production and use, and also does not consider for ‘disruptive’ forms of innovation, such as innovations in the nanotech- nology and biotechnology sectors which are looking for alternatives to wood based pa- per. Prior to addressing the main question of this study, the next section of this paper exam- ines technical and environmental change in the pulp and paper sector in more detail. . | United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development Washington DC 20460 Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Washington DC 20460 EPA 600 R-93 110 August 1993 ÂEPA Pollution Prevention POLLUTION PREVENTION Technologies for the Bleached Kraft Segment of the . Pulp and Paper Industry Printed on Recycled Paper EPA 600 R-93 110 August 1993 POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BLEACHED KRAFT SEGMENT OF THE . PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY Contract No. 68-CO-0068 Work Assignment Manager Jocelyn Woodman Pollution Prevention Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Prevention Pesticides and Toxic Substances . Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC 20460 Office of Environmental Engineering and Technology Demonstration Office of Research and Development . Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC 20460 Notice This document is intended to provide technical and economic information on approaches to pollution prevention in the pulp and paper industry. Compliance with environmental and occupational safety and health laws is the responsibility of each individual business and is not the focus of this document. Mention of trade names or commercial products within this report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. Users are encouraged to duplicate this publication as .