A methodology for evaluation and selection of nanoparticle manufacturing processes based on sustainability metrics

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6697-6702

  Naidu, Sasikumar ^a   Sawhney, Rapinder ^a   Li, Xueping ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; GELATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SILICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANO-MANUFACTURING; SAFETY METRICS; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS; WASTE REDUCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NANOPARTICLE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; DECISION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILICA; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; METHODOLOGY; METRIC SYSTEM; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WASTE REDUCTION ALGORITM;

NANOPARTICLES;

DECISION ENVIRONMENT; GREEN CHEMISTRY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; NANO-MANUFACTURING; SAFETY METRICS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS; WASTE REDUCTION;

EID: 50849112457     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es703030r     Document Type: Article

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