Application of stochastic multiattribute analysis to assessment of single walled carbon nanotube synthesis processes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8704-8711

  Canis, Laure ^a   Linkov, Igor ^a   Seager, Thomas P ^b  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC TECHNIQUE; DECISION MAKERS; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HIGH PRESSURE; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; LOW PRIORITIES; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; PREFERENCE INFORMATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCT DEVELOPERS; RANK ORDERING; REGULATORY AGENCIES; RESEARCH NEEDS; SINGLE PROCESS; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT SET; WEIGHTED SUM;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RESEARCH; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CARBON MONOXIDE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LINEARITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRY DEPOSITION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LASER; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOENGINEERING; OZONE DEPLETION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNTHESIS; VAPOR; VAPORIZATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 78449250955     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102117k     Document Type: Article

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