EPPI: A comprehensive index framework for assessment of sustainability performance, and practicality of analytical methods

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Green Analytical Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-17 DOI:10.1016/j.greeac.2025.100306

Samar H. Elagamy , Kanaka Parvathi Kannaiah , Hemanth Kumar Chanduluru , Noorfatimah Yahaya , Reem Hasan Obaydo

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Today, there is a growing demand for sustainable green analytical methods that not only ensure environmental and operator safety but also maintain analytical performance and practicality. A variety of evaluation metrics are currently available, allowing analysts to select the one most suitable for their work. In this article, we present a comprehensive framework: the Environmental, Performance, and Practicality Index (EPPI). The EPPI introduces a dual-index system: the Environmental Impact (EI) Index and the Performance and Practicality Index (PPI). Together, these novel, universal, and user-friendly indices provide a comprehensive evaluation of analytical methods by simultaneously addressing ecological sustainability, analytical performance, and applicability in the real world. The EI Index integrates the principles of Green Analytical Chemistry (GAC) and Green Sample Preparation (GSP), assessing method greenness across all steps from pre-synthesis and sample preparation to analytical measurement. The PI complements the EI Index by evaluating analytical performance (redness) and practicality (blueness). The results of EPPI are expressed both as a numerical score (1–100) and as a visual pie chart—with green representing greenness, and purple representing the combined contribution of performance (redness) and practicality (blueness). Notably, the EPPI framework is designed to minimize subjectivity by assigning predefined scores to each evaluative criterion, enabling fair comparison between different analytical methods. The EPPI metric is available as a downloadable offline application https://www.mediafire.com/file/h7ihq3bvzxhmdqy/EPPI-win32-x64.zip/file and can also be accessed as a web version at this link https://reemobaydo.github.io/EI-PPI-Project/. In addition, manual calculation is feasible through a clearly defined scoring guide, making the tool suitable for diverse research and professional contexts.

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epi：一个评估可持续发展绩效的综合指标框架，以及分析方法的实用性

如今，对可持续绿色分析方法的需求不断增长，不仅要确保环境和操作人员的安全，还要保持分析性能和实用性。目前有各种各样的评估度量，允许分析人员选择最适合他们工作的一个。在本文中，我们提出了一个全面的框架：环境、绩效和实用性指数（EPPI）。epi采用双指标体系：环境影响指数（EI）和绩效与实用性指数（PPI）。总之，这些新颖的、通用的、用户友好的指标通过同时解决生态可持续性、分析性能和在现实世界中的适用性，为分析方法提供了全面的评估。EI指数整合了绿色分析化学（GAC）和绿色样品制备（GSP）的原则，评估了从预合成和样品制备到分析测量的所有步骤的方法绿色度。PI通过评估分析性能（红色）和实用性（蓝色）来补充EI指数。EPPI的结果以数值得分（1-100）和视觉饼状图的形式表示，其中绿色代表绿色，紫色代表性能（红色）和实用性（蓝色）的综合贡献。值得注意的是，epi框架旨在通过为每个评估标准分配预定义的分数来最大限度地减少主观性，从而在不同的分析方法之间进行公平比较。epi指标作为可下载的离线应用程序https://www.mediafire.com/file/h7ihq3bvzxhmdqy/EPPI-win32-x64.zip/file提供，也可以通过此链接https://reemobaydo.github.io/EI-PPI-Project/访问web版本。此外，通过明确定义的评分指南，人工计算是可行的，使该工具适用于不同的研究和专业背景。

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Green Analytical Chemistry

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