Control of airborne nanoparticles release during compounding of polymer nanocomposites

Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-309

  Tsai, Su Jung ^a   Ashter, Ali ^a   Ada, Earl ^a   Mead, Joey L ^a   Barry, Carol F ^a   Ellenbecker, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne concentration; Compounding; Exposure; Exposure control; Microscopy; Nanoalumina; Nanocomposite; Nanoparticle; Particle release; Twin screw extrusion

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; EXTRUSION; HEALTH RISKS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MELTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME MEASUREMENT;

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION; COMPOUNDING; EXPOSURE; MICROSCOPY; NANOALUMINA; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE RELEASE; TWIN-SCREW EXTRUSION;

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 61349186408     PISSN: 17932920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S179329200800112X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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