Carbon emissions reduction in tobacco primary processing line: A case study in China

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 175; pp. 18 - 28
• Main Authors: Wang, Qian, Li, Xiao-Yi, Zhang, Zhan-Tao, Tao, Zhi-Lin, Tang, Bao-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 20.02.2018
• Subjects: business enterprises; carbon; carbon dioxide; case studies; China; cigarettes; drying; e-p method; emissions; Emissions reduction; energy; energy conservation; industry; issues and policy; leaves; Process optimization; Structure adjustment; Tobacco primary process; China; e-p method; Tobacco primary process; Process optimization; Emissions reduction; Structure adjustment

As one of the major carbon dioxide emitter, industrial sector has attracted considerable attention of the whole society on the energy saving and emissions reduction issue. Since the tobacco primary process has the typical characteristics of process industry, and it represents about 80% of the total...