Energy requirements of carbon nanoparticle production

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 360-375

  Kushnir, Duncan ^a   Sandén, Björn A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy analysis; Fullerene; Industrial ecology; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Nanotube; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALUMINA; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FULLERENES; FURNACES; LASER ABLATION; LIFE CYCLE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON NANOPARTICLES; CRITICAL ENERGIES; DISPROPORTIONATION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FLOATING CATALYSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; LARGE-SCALE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LITERATURE DATUM; PRODUCTION ISSUES; PRODUCTION MODELS; PRODUCTION PROCESSES; SOLAR FURNACES; SYNTHESIS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

ALUMINUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FULLERENE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 54349127593     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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