Industrial Ecosystems and Food Webs: An Ecological-Based Mass Flow Analysis to Model the Progress of Steel Manufacturing in China

Materials and energy are transferred between natural and industrial systems, providing a standard that can be used to deduce the interactions between these systems. An examination of these flows is an essential part of the conversation on how industry impacts the environment. We propose that biologi...

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Main Authors: Stephen M. Malone, Marc J. Weissburg, Bert Bras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809918300560