Use of Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods for Biomass Selection Aimed to Fischer Tropsch Processes
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) |  |
| © 2016 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-34 Number-6 |
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| Year of Publication : 2016 | ||
| Authors : Javier Martínez, Ricardo A. Narváez C |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V34P254 |
Citation
Javier Martínez, Ricardo A. Narváez C "Use of Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods for Biomass Selection Aimed to Fischer Tropsch Processes", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V34(6),266-272 April 2016. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
Proper determination of the physicochemical properties of a fuel is an important task to fulfil the requirements for a reactor. The number of biomass types able to act as fuel with different properties available to provide to a bioreactor is vast. However, application of efficiency and systematic mathematical approaches may achieve the evaluation to determine if a given type of feedstock will perform properly when it is desired to feed a reactor with it. Multi-criteria decision making methods (MCDM) consider characteristic properties and qualitative criteria to assign importance to each alternative in order to select the most suitable option. This research use MCDM for the selection of the fuel to be gasified in advance for a Fischer Tropsch reactor. The MCMD methods implemented are operational competitiveness rating analysis (OCRA) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) The criteria weighting was performed by compromised weighting method composed of AHP (analytic hierarchy process) and Entropy methods. The results illustrated that white grain appears as the best choice for a biomass fuel for the two MCMD.
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Keywords
Biomass, biofuel, multi-criteria decision making methods, MCDM.