TY - JOUR
TI - Multi-criteria analysis of agricultural bioenergy chains
AU - Vasković Srđan M
AU - Perić Milica M
AU - Gvero Petar M
AU - Komatina Mirko S
AU - Jugović Milan A
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2025
VL - 29
IS - 4
SP - 2769
EP - 2780
PT - Article
AB - This study proposes optimal supply chain models for agricultural biomass, focusing on straw and corn stalks. Four bioenergy chains, corn stalk pellets, corn stalk chips, straw bales, and straw pellets, were evaluated using multicriteria decision making tools and life cycle assessment. Key criteria included energy efficiency, investment costs, fuel production costs, and environmental impacts such as GHG emissions, acidification, eutrophication, and particulate matter formation. Results indicate that straw bales (L3) and corn stalk chips (L2) offer the most sustainable options, with straw bales demonstrating superior energy efficiency and lower environmental impacts. The VIKOR method, combined with the entropy weight method, identified straw bales as the optimal supply chain under various weighting scenarios. These findings provide actionable insights for sustainable bioenergy development and policy formulation.