Environmental Impact Assessment for Potential Continuous Processes for the Production of Carbon Nanotubes| Science Publications

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Aditi Singh¹  Jack R. Hopper¹  Adedeji Agboola¹  Helen H. Lou¹  Ralph W. Pike¹  Xiang Li¹  Carl L. Yaws¹ 

关键词: LCA;    carbon nanotube;    process design;    environmental impacts;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajessp.2008.522.534

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

As an emerging discipline, nanotechnology has the potential to improve environmental sustainability through its application in pollution prevention, treatment, remediation, etc. One challenging issue in the growth of nanotechnology is how to produce purified carbon nanotubes (CNT) in commercial quantities at affordable price and with low environmental impacts. A detailed assessment of such a manufacturing process from both economic and environmental aspects at the design phase will benefit both the industry and the society. In this work, an LCA type of environmental impact assessment is conducted for the conceptual design of two catalytic, chemical vapor deposition processes (CNT-PFR and CNT-FBR) used for continuous large

【 授权许可】

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