Life cycle benefits of using nanotechnology to stabilize platinum-group metal particles in automotive catalysts

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1384-1392

  Lloyd, Shannon M ^a,c   Lave, Lester B ^a,b   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FABRICATION; MINING; PLATINUM; REFINING;

CATALYSTS DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PLATINUM-GROUP METAL (PGM); TRIAL-AND-ERROR;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CATALYST; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; LIFE CYCLE; MINING; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; CATALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 14744290443     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049325w     Document Type: Article

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