Route selection for low-carbon ammonia production: A sustainability prioritization framework based-on the combined weights and projection ranking by similarity to referencing vector method

Xu, Di; Lv, Liping; Ren, Xusheng; Ren, Jingzheng; Dong, Lichun

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.054

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“…Ren and Toniolo combined DEMATEL (decision making trial and evaluation laboratory) and EDAS (evaluation based on distance from average solution) methods for identifying the best hydrogen generation technology, implying that the traditional MADM methods should be modified and then integrated for better implementing the sustainability assessment. Recently, Xu et al introduced a MADM framework for selecting the most sustainable low‐carbon ammonia production route, where a combined weighting method and a novel ranking method of PRSRV (projection ranking by similarity to referencing vector) were used, respectively, to evaluate the decision criteria and the alternative routes. According to the literature review, three suggestions could be followed, that is, creating a comprehensive criteria system, considering the data uncertainty, and integrating the MADM approaches for the sustainability assessment.…”

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“…Additionally, NH 3 is commonly employed for producing a refrigerant nitric acid, while the NH 3 ‐derived chemicals such as urea, hydrazine, and ammonia borane could serve as potential energy storages or alternative fuels . Therefore, increasing concerns have been put into the ammonia economy, from the perspective of modeling and optimization of the ammonia production technologies, utilization, storage and transportation of ammonia, and comparison and selection of the alternative systems …”

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“…It lacks the method to prioritize the alternative systems rigorously: Most of the conventional approaches rank the alternatives only according to the absolute aggregation ratings while ignoring the balance and relationships among the performances of the multiple criteria. However, some studies indicated that the relative balance among the alternatives’ performances concerning the multicriteria should be incorporated into sustainability decision‐making issues, while exploring the relationships among the evaluation criteria would be critical for offering an accurate ranking result …”

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Comprehensive evaluation of sustainable ammonia production systems based on fuzzy multiattribute decision making under hybrid information

Dong

2020

Energy Science & Engineering

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The comprehensive evaluation of ammonia production systems is of great significance for improving the sustainability of energy management and food supply. Therefore, an important contribution could be provided by developing a generic decision-making framework for prioritizing multiple ammonia production systems and identifying the best one. In this view, this paper aims to propose an integrated fuzzy MADM (multiattribute decision making) framework combining fuzzy BWM (best-worst method), fuzzy CRITIC (Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation), and fuzzy GRP (gray relational projection) approaches for the sustainability assessment of ammonia production systems under hybrid information. Comparing with the previous MADM-based frameworks for sustainability assessment, this framework adopts the TFN (triangular fuzzy number) to deal with the hybrid information (ie, crisp numbers, interval values, and fuzzy numbers) that arise from real-world decision-making issues. Accordingly, the weights of criteria can be comprehensively determined by integrating the fuzzy BWM and fuzzy CRITIC, which balance experts' subjective preferences and system's objective properties under uncertainties in the determination of the weights, while the sequence of alternatives can be reliably prioritized by extending the GRP into fuzzy conditions, which escalates the ranking capability under hybrid information via considering the relationships and relative balance among the alternatives' performances regarding the multicriteria. Seven alternative systems were studied by the proposed framework, indicating that ammonia generated from hydropower-electrolysis and coal gasification would be more preferable than the others, by considering 12 criteria from the concerns of technological, environmental, economic, and social-political. Additionally, sensitivity analysis and result comparison were conducted to verify the rationality and feasibility of the framework. This work makes a methodological contribution to the MADM-based sustainability research and serves as a reference for developing the ammonia economy in the future. K E Y W O R D Sammonia production system, combined weights, fuzzy best-worst method, fuzzy gray relational projection, hybrid information, sustainability assessment

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“…Esteves et al 25 analyzed the feasibility of producing ammonia from wind and solar energies for the fertilizer production based on georeferenced data in the state of Ceara, Brazil. Esteves et al 25 analyzed the feasibility of producing ammonia from wind and solar energies for the fertilizer production based on georeferenced data in the state of Ceara, Brazil.…”

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“…Also, there are many studies related to the green ammonia and fertilizer production within the open literature. Esteves et al 25 analyzed the feasibility of producing ammonia from wind and solar energies for the fertilizer production based on georeferenced data in the state of Ceara, Brazil. The results of the study showed that using only 152 km 2 of the state, in order to use solar and wind energies, could provide ammonia for the state by 2060 and reduce the dependence on natural gas.…”

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Investigation of solar energy utilization for production of hydrogen and sustainable chemical fertilizer: A case study

Mostafaeipour

Sedeh

2019

Int J Energy Res

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Summary Renewable energies play a vital role in the economic and social development and progress of many countries. As one of the most significant sources of renewable energy, solar energy has been used due to its availability in many regions. Generating electricity for hydrogen production is one of the applications of solar energy. In petrochemical complexes, hydrogen is often used for producing fertilizers, especially urea fertilizers. The present study aims at investigating five major Iranian petrochemical complexes in terms of their suitability for the construction of a solar plant to produce electrolysis‐based green chemical fertilizers. To this end, a multicriteria decision‐making model is proposed, which includes the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and extended TODIM method of multicriteria decision making (including crisp, interval, and fuzzy numbers). The present research investigates 10 criteria for prioritizing petrochemical complexes, classified into four general categories, namely, climatic, geographic, environmental, and probability of natural disaster occurrence categories. Having calculated the weight of the criteria using the fuzzy AHP method, the alternatives are prioritized using the extended TODIM method. The methods of simple additive weighting (SAW), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), and VIKOR were then used for validation of the results. Results showed that the Shiraz Petrochemical Complex has the highest priority and Khorasan Petrochemical Complex has the lowest priority for producing green fertilizer via solar energy–assisted water electrolysis. By using the solar system, Shiraz Petrochemical Complex can emit over 1900 tons less pollutants in the environment per day and provides up to 8% of its annual total production through clean energy.

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A Review of Alternative Sustainable Methods of Ammonia Production

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Goel,

Singh

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Advances in Chemical, Bio and Environmental Engineering

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Route selection for low-carbon ammonia production: A sustainability prioritization framework based-on the combined weights and projection ranking by similarity to referencing vector method

Cited by 32 publications

References 42 publications

Comprehensive evaluation of sustainable ammonia production systems based on fuzzy multiattribute decision making under hybrid information

Comprehensive evaluation of sustainable ammonia production systems based on fuzzy multiattribute decision making under hybrid information

Investigation of solar energy utilization for production of hydrogen and sustainable chemical fertilizer: A case study

A Review of Alternative Sustainable Methods of Ammonia Production

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