Carbon nanofiber production: Life cycle energy consumption and environmental impact

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-410

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

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ^*

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage indicators; Energy analysis; Industrial ecology; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Process life cycle assessment (LCA)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DAMAGE DETECTION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS; DAMAGE INDICATORS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCES; EVALUATING; FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; NANOMATERIALS; NANOPRODUCTS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PRIMARY ALUMINUMS; PROCESS YIELDS; TRADITIONAL MATERIALS;

LIFE CYCLE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 54349118186     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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