TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards eco-agro industrial clusters in aquatic production: the case of shrimp processing industry in Vietnam
AU - Pham Thi Ahn, null
AU - Tran Thi My Dieu, null
AU - Mol, A.P.J.
AU - Kroeze, C.
AU - Bush, S.R.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The concept of industrial ecology has been applied in this research to study possibilities to develop an eco-industrial cluster model for fishery production industry in Vietnam. By learning from experiments of other developed countries, we apply the principles of Industrial Ecology and of Ecological Modernization in the context of Vietnam. We design a physical-technological conceptual model for minimizing waste in agro-industries, with a case study of frozen shrimp production. The results indicate that it is possible and feasible to develop an eco-industrial cluster including aquaculture, fishery processing companies, by-product plants, and wastewater treatment units. By doing so, aquaculture and industry can cooperate for environmentally sound development. Actors and institutions that may govern the proposed eco-industrial cluster of shrimp processing industry are also analysed in this paper. The economic feasibility of the designed eco-agro industrial cluster for fish production in Vietnam depends on the energy savings and effective revenues gained from selling the produced valuable materials, such as Chitosan and animal feed.
AB - The concept of industrial ecology has been applied in this research to study possibilities to develop an eco-industrial cluster model for fishery production industry in Vietnam. By learning from experiments of other developed countries, we apply the principles of Industrial Ecology and of Ecological Modernization in the context of Vietnam. We design a physical-technological conceptual model for minimizing waste in agro-industries, with a case study of frozen shrimp production. The results indicate that it is possible and feasible to develop an eco-industrial cluster including aquaculture, fishery processing companies, by-product plants, and wastewater treatment units. By doing so, aquaculture and industry can cooperate for environmentally sound development. Actors and institutions that may govern the proposed eco-industrial cluster of shrimp processing industry are also analysed in this paper. The economic feasibility of the designed eco-agro industrial cluster for fish production in Vietnam depends on the energy savings and effective revenues gained from selling the produced valuable materials, such as Chitosan and animal feed.
KW - waste-water treatment
KW - anaerobic treatment
KW - cleaner production
KW - flows
KW - reuse
KW - plant
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.06.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 19
SP - 2107
EP - 2118
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
IS - 17-18
ER -
