Assessing life cycle environmental implications of polymer nanocomposites

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Khanna, Vikas ^a   Bakshi, Bhavik R ^a   Lee, L James ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber (CNF); Glass fiber (GF); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR)

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIBER OPTICS; GLASS FIBERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLANNING; POLYMERS; RESINS; STEEL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

APPLICATIONS.; BODY PANELS; CARBON NANOFIBER; CARBON NANOFIBER (CNF); CASE STUDIES; END-OF-LIFE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENGINEERING INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FOSSIL ENERGIES; GLASS FIBER (GF); HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; NANOTECHNOLOGIES; POLYMER NANO-COMPOSITES; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN (UPR);

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 51849102552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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