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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Clean Prod. 2017;162:938–948. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.113

Table 3.

Relative ranking of criteria (Cinelli et al., 2016) and correspondence with those employed in MCDA models.

Criteria from experts' survey and relative ranking Correspondent evaluation criteria in the MCDA models
1 Functionality Particle size range
2 Hazardous materials used or produced Reducing agent/Capping agent/Solvent
3 Use of renewable resources Reducing agent/Capping agent/Solvent
4 Energy efficiency Equipment type
5 Energy consumption Equipment type
6 Use of raw materials Reducing agent/Capping agent/Solvent
7 Local resources use Local resources use
8 Processing conditions Reaction time
Reaction temperature