Life cycle economic and environmental implications of using nanocomposites in automobiles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 3458-3466

  Lloyd, Shannon M ^a   Lave, Lester B ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALUMINUM; FUEL; MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; STEEL;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANUFACTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CLAY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH; WEIGHT; YOUNG MODULUS;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOTOR VEHICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH SUPPORT;

EID: 0042710795     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es026023q     Document Type: Article

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