Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to develop a sustainability assessment method to rank the priority sequence of biofuel production pathways. A novel fuzzy Multicriteria Decision Making method which allows the stakeholders and decision-makers to use linguistic terms and variables to assess the biofuel production pathways has been developed. Nine criteria related to in economic, environmental, technological, and social-political aspects have been used in sustainability assessment. Three bioethanol production pathways including corn-, wheat-, and cassava-based technologies have been studied by the proposed method, and the priority sequence of these three pathways for bioethanol production has been determined.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Biofuels for a More Sustainable Future |
Subtitle of host publication | Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Making |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Chapter | 11 |
Pages | 317-335 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128155813 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- Bioethanol
- Biofuel
- Fuzzy
- Multicriteria decision making
- Sustainability assessment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- General Business,Management and Accounting