Title
Fuzzy Assessment of Material Recyclability and Its Applications
Abstract
A method to assess material recyclability using fuzzy logic is presented. Recyclability of materials is defined as a function of several variables, called basic indicators, which influence the technology and economics of the recycling processes, policies related to recycling, quality of recycled materials, and environmental impact of waste. Using a hierarchical network of fuzzy inference engines, the basic indicators are aggregated into more composite components of recyclability from which an overall recyclability measure is computed. A sensitivity analysis with respect to indicators identifies those components affecting the overall recyclability the most. Recyclabilities of three metals and three non-metals of high economic and industrial importance are assessed using this method.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/s10846-008-9290-x
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Recyclability,Monotonic fuzzy systems
Environmental impact assessment,Fuzzy logic,Fuzzy inference,Control engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Engineering,Forensic engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
55
1
0921-0296
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.43
1
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yannis A. Phillis110916.03
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou2637.46
Xiaomin Zhu3285.47