Case study: The lifecycle of conductive plastics based on carbon nanotubes

Safety of Nanomaterials along Their Lifecycle: Release, Exposure, and Human Hazards

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 399-416

  Canady, Richard ^a   Kuhlbusch, Thomas A J ^b  

^a Health and Environmental Science Institute   (United States)

^b Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA) eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PLASTICS FILLERS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); YARN;

COMPUTER CHIPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING; ELECTRONIC COMPONENT; FUEL LINES; LIGHT WEIGHT; LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION; NANO-METER SCALE; NOVEL MATERIALS;

CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS;

EID: 84991344635     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17774     Document Type: Chapter

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