Sustainability decision support framework for industrial system prioritization |
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| Authors: | Jingzheng Ren Di Xu Huan Cao Shun'an Wei Lichun Dong Michael Evan Goodsite |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China;2. Dept. of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark;3. Key Laboratory of Low‐Grade Energy Utilization Technologies & Systems of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China |
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| Abstract: | A multicriteria decision‐making methodology for the sustainability prioritization of industrial systems is proposed. The methodology incorporates a fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process method that allows the users to assess the soft criteria using linguistic terms. A fuzzy Analytic Network Process method is used to calculate the weights of each criterion, which can tackle the interdependencies and interactions among the criteria. The Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation approach is used to prioritize the sustainability sequence of the alternative systems. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis method was developed to investigate the most critical and sensitive criteria. The developed methodology was illustrated by a case study to rank the sustainability of five alternative hydrogen production technologies. The advantages of the developed methodology over the previous approaches were demonstrated by comparing the results determined by the proposed framework with those determined using the pervious approaches. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 108–130, 2016 |
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| Keywords: | sustainability assessment multicriteria decision making industrial systems fuzzy analytic network process PROMETHEE fuzzy analytic hierarchy process |
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