Waste Streams Potential for Resilience Through Eco-Industrial Parks for Arid Regions

Dhabia M. Al-Mohannadi*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Arid regions face acute resourceResource challenges driven by waterWater scarcity, limited arable land, and growing populations. This work investigates how process integrationProcess integrationand eco-industrial parkEco-industrial parks frameworks can systematically convert waste streams—such as biosolids and plasticsPlastics—into valuable resources, thereby enhancing resource resilience and sustainabilitySustainability. Technologies including anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, and gasification are evaluated for their techno-economic performance and greenhouse gas implications, demonstrating strong potential to generate energyEnergy, recover materials, and reduce reliance on landfills. A resource integration modeling framework optimizes multi-process networks, maximizing profit and circularity metrics while meeting environmental targets. Comparative case studies on industrial biosludgeBiosludgeand plasticPlastics waste conversion underscore the importance of holistic, data-driven approaches to optimize waste-to-resource pathways, informing policy and industrial practice in arid contexts.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNATO Science for Peace and Security Series C
Subtitle of host publicationEnvironmental Security
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages183-196
Number of pages14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Publication series

NameNATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
VolumePart F1087
ISSN (Print)1874-6519
ISSN (Electronic)1874-6543

Keywords

  • Biosludge
  • Eco-industrial parks
  • Modeling and optimization
  • Plastics
  • Waste to products

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