Environmental life cycle analysis of distributed three-dimensional printing and conventional manufacturing of polymer products

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1511-1519

  Kreiger, Megan ^a   Pearce, Joshua M ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Cumulative energy demand; Desktop manufacturing; Distributed manufacturing; Life cycle analysis; Open source hardware; RepRap

Indexed keywords

3-D PRINTING; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPEN-SOURCE HARDWARES; REPRAP;

3D PRINTERS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; OPEN SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; PRINTING; STYRENE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAGES;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84889675797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400093k     Document Type: Article

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