Sustainability metrics and technical solution derivation for performance improvement of electroplating facilities
Sustainability metrics and technical solution derivation for performance improvement of electroplating facilities
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DOI：
10.1007/s10098-023-02696-9
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发表时间：
2023-12
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Abdurrafay Siddiqui;Rebecca Potoff;Yinlun Huang
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作者：
Abdurrafay Siddiqui;Rebecca Potoff;Yinlun Huang
电镀行业由于在工作场所内外使用各种危险或有毒化学品以及产生各种形式的废物而受到高度的环境管制。电镀设施大多数是中小型的，利润率也很低。因此，帮助设施制定有效的可持续发展战略成为该行业的焦点。在本文中，我们介绍了一个可持续发展指标体系，专门设计用于评估任何类型的电镀系统和任何生产能力。使用指标系统，我们制定了可持续发展评估过程，并评估设施和技术候选人的可持续发展性能，以及一个整体的解决方案方法，以确定系统的可持续发展性能改进的最佳技术。我们考虑到数据的不确定性和基于技术的可持续性的相对改善，同时使用层次分析法（AHP）以更系统和统一的方式确定权重因子。通过对五个电镀设施的案例研究，证明了方法的有效性。结果显示了经济，环境和社会可持续发展的表现，以及为每个设施的七个技术集的评估技术解决方案。结果还显示了评估方法的实际应用，例如确定资金分配不当或盈利能力的增加。
The electroplating industry has been highly environmentally regulated due to the use of a variety of hazardous or toxic chemicals and waste generation in various forms within and out of the workplace. Electroplating facilities, mostly small- and medium-sized, are also operated at a low profit margin. Thus, helping the facilities develop effective strategies for sustainable development becomes a focal point in the industry. In this paper, we introduce a sustainability metrics system specifically designed for the assessment of electroplating systems of any type and any production capacity. Using the metrics system, we formulate the sustainability assessment process and evaluate the sustainability performance of facilities and technology candidates, and a holistic solution method for identifying optimal technologies for the system’s sustainability performance improvement. We take into account uncertainty in data and the relative improvement of sustainability based on technologies while using the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) for a more systematic and uniform way of determining weighting factors. The methodological efficacy is demonstrated through a case study on five electroplating facilities. The results show the economic, environmental, and social sustainability performances as well as technical solutions for the evaluation of seven technology sets for each facility. The results also show the practical applications of the assessment methodology such as the identification of the misallocation of funds or increases in profitability.Graphical abstract