Sustainable Materials: The Business Case for Green Chemistry Design Practices
Date of Award
6-9-2012
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy & Mgmt
First Advisor
Steven Arnold
Keywords
Chemistry, Green chemistry, Flame retardant, Sustainability, Materials, Regulation, Electronics, Manufacturing, Products
Abstract
Product manufacturers face increasing environmental and human health regulations with certain regulations targeting specific chemicals of concern that must be removed from the supply chain. This study examines a green chemistry approach to choosing between flame retardant alternatives in electronic products during the design phase of product development. An aggregated score based on five criteria was generated for each flame retardant. To address subjectivity and cognitive bias concerns probabilistic sensitivity analysis was applied to the weighting factors used to generate the scores to examine the reliability of the results. The highest scoring flame retardants based on the comprehensive green chemistry approach were different from the flame retardants chosen using cost as the primary selection criteria.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Robertson, Cory D., "Sustainable Materials: The Business Case for Green Chemistry Design Practices" (2012). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 128.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/128