Environmental regulation and technical change in the refining petroleum / Regulação ambiental e mudança tecnica na industria de refino de petroleo : o caso da refinaria de Paulinia

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2005

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This dissertation discusses the influence of environmental regulation on the adoption of new production techniques and on the improvement of existing techniques in the refining petroleum industry, namely at the Paulínia Refinery (REPLAN). The dissertation describes the techniques adopted in order to fit refining processes into the regulation about environmental impacts (related to the protection of resources like water, air and soil), and also techniques adopted in order to produce less pollutant diesel and gasoline. The research characterizes technologies adopted in REPLAN at the end of the 90s and the regulatory measures related to the adoption of these techniques. The environmental regulation is presented under an evolutionary approach, considering that technology develops along whith the socio-economic context, the environmental regulation is a related element which determines the search and selection of technologies able to comply whith regulation ensuring economic viability. Regulation is also a determinant factor for the adoption of innovations in the refining industry. In REPLAN, the environmental regulation requires large investments in order to comply processes and products with the established standards

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petroleum refining paulinia proteção ambiental refinaria de paulinia environmental protection paulinia (sp) politica ambiental inovações technologicas technological innovations petroleo refinaria petroleo - refinação - paulinia (sp) environmental policy

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