Characterization and evaluation of nanoparticle release during the synthesis of single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6017-6023

  Tsai, Su Jung ^a   Hofmann, Mario ^b   Hallock, Marilyn ^c   Ada, Earl ^d   Kong, Jing ^c   Ellenbecker, Michael ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AIRBORNE NANOPARTICLES; CARBON PARTICLE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FAST MOBILITY; FIELD MEASUREMENT; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SAMPLING METHOD; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED; TIME PERIODS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON CLUSTERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

AERODYNAMICS; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FIELD METHOD; MONITORING SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EVALUATION; FURNACE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORIZATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASES; INCINERATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 68049117336     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900486y     Document Type: Article

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