Release of carbon nanotubes from an epoxy-based nanocomposite during an abrasion process

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 7366-7372

  Schlagenhauf, Lukas ^a,b   Chu, Bryan T T ^a   Buha, Jelena ^a,b   Nüesch, Frank ^a   Wang, Jing ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION PROCESS; AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; EPOXY-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; MEASURED MODES; NANOFILLER; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE MEASUREMENT; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

ABRASION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIBOLOGY;

PARTICLE SIZE;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIGLYCIDYLETHER; EPOXIDE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABRASION; AERODYNAMICS; AGGLOMERATION; CARBON; COMPOSITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ABRASION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84863522471     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es300320y     Document Type: Article

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