Studying the potential release of carbon nanotubes throughout the application life cycle

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 927-937

  Köhler, Andreas R ^a   Som, Claudia ^a   Helland, Aasgeir ^a,b   Gottschalk, Fadri ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Battery; Carbon nanotubes; CNT; Environment; Exposure; Human health; LCA; Life cycle assessment; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Occupational; Release; Risk assessment; Textiles

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BATTERY; HUMAN HEALTH; POTENTIAL RELEASE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 38949108991     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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