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<p>Against the background of the dual-carbon target, the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions in the industrial sector, especially in the chemical industry, has become an urgent environmental issue. To provide scientific and objective guidance for technology selection, this study constructs a comprehensive evaluation model based on the combination of entropy weighting method and hierarchical analysis method for the complete progress of VOCs treatment technologies, taking into account the four main factors of environment, economy, management and technology and the thirteen secondary factors under them. The model provides in-depth quantitative analysis and evaluation of ten common VOCs end-of-pipe treatment technologies. The evaluation results show that thermal combustion, catalytic combustion, adsorption-concentration-combustion, and photocatalysis exhibit high comprehensive efficacy in VOCs emission treatment, with relative weight values of 0.1273, 0.1252, 0.1214, and 0.1184, respectively. These findings provide essential references and guidance for chemical companies in selecting suitable VOCs treatment technologies, which help to realize the win-win situation of environmental protection and economic development. This study fills the gap in evaluating VOCs emission management technologies and provides a practical decision-making tool for relevant decision makers.</p>
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Against the background of the dual-carbon target, the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions in the industrial sector, especially in the chemical industry, has become an urgent environmental issue. To provide scientific and objective guidance for technology selection, this study constructs a comprehensive evaluation model based on the combination of entropy weighting method and hierarchical analysis method for the complete progress of VOCs treatment technologies, taking into account the four main factors of environment, economy, management and technology and the thirteen secondary factors under them. The model provides in-depth quantitative analysis and evaluation of ten common VOCs end-of-pipe treatment technologies. The evaluation results show that thermal combustion, catalytic combustion, adsorption-concentration-combustion, and photocatalysis exhibit high comprehensive efficacy in VOCs emission treatment, with relative weight values of 0.1273, 0.1252, 0.1214, and 0.1184, respectively. These findings provide essential references and guidance for chemical companies in selecting suitable VOCs treatment technologies, which help to realize the win-win situation of environmental protection and economic development. This study fills the gap in evaluating VOCs emission management technologies and provides a practical decision-making tool for relevant decision makers.

Novel technology for industrial VOCs exhaust treatment under dual-carbon target based on multivariate statistical analysis

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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Against the background of the dual-carbon target, the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions in the industrial sector, especially in the...

Novel technology for industrial VOCs exhaust treatment under dual-carbon target based on multivariate statistical analysis

Published Online: Feb 26, 2024

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Received: Jan 12, 2024

Accepted: Jan 21, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2024-0538

Keywords
Hierarchical analysis, Entropy weight method, Comprehensive evaluation, VOCs management

© 2023 Yong Chen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Novel technology for industrial VOCs exhaust treatment under dual-carbon target based on multivariate statistical analysis

Published Online: Feb 26, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Jan 12, 2024

Accepted: Jan 21, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2024-0538

KeywordsHierarchical analysis, Entropy weight method, Comprehensive evaluation, VOCs management

© 2023 Yong Chen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Hierarchical analysis, Entropy weight method, Comprehensive evaluation, VOCs management