Carbon nanofiber polymer composites: Evaluation of life cycle energy use

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2078-2084

  Khanna, Vikas ^a   Bakshi, Bhavik R ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY PANELS; CARBON NANOFIBER POLYMERS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ECONOMY BENEFITS; END OF LIVES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENERGY USE; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENGINEERING INFORMATIONS; LARGE-SCALE IMPACTS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORIES; LOADING RATIOS; NANOPRODUCTS; REINFORCED POLYMERS; USE PHASE;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; FUEL ECONOMY; GLASS FIBERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STEEL; STIFFNESS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON; NANOFIBER; POLYMER;

COMPOSITE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; STEEL;

EID: 64549144955     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802101x     Document Type: Article

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