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Screening Level Cradle to Grave Life Cycle Assessment of a Conceptual Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display Device.

The case study focuses on performing a screening level Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a hypothetical 15-inch CNT-FED device. The life cycle inventory (LCI) for the manufacture of the CNT-FED is based on values from [...]

Nano-enabled Green Technologies for Electronics and Energy Applications

Kaul A.B., National Science Foundation, US

Green electronics is largely driven by performance limitations of scaled Si-based CMOS due to the exceptionally high power dissipation arising in such devices at nanoscale dimensions. Novel architectures for computation are currently in consideration, which [...]

Improving the End-of-Life for Electronic Materials via Sustainable Recycling Methods

Korzenski M.B., ATMI, US

The production of electronic equipment such as computers, cell phones, TVs, etc. is one of the fastest growing global manufacturing activities. Unfortunately this results in substantial quantities of waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE). In [...]

Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites via Forest Derived Nanomaterials

Schueneman G.T., Mintz E.A., Cross L., USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, US

Trees are a likely source of bioderived nanomaterials for polymer matrix composites (PMCs). All trees and plants utilize a nanoscale fiber as a building block in their reinforcing phase. The presence of nanofiber in cell [...]

Industrial Symbiosis Using Green Chemistry

Clark J., University of York, UK

The twin problems of resource depletion and growing amounts of waste can be solved through the valorization of waste into chemical, fuel and material products. While future “closed-loop” manufacturing should reduce waste through in-house use [...]

Fiber Optic Based Evanescent Wave Sensor for the Detection of Elemental Mercury Utilizing Gold Nanorods

Crosby J.S., Lucas D., Koshland C.P., University of California-Berkeley, US

We have developed a fiber optic based sensor for the detection of atmospheric elemental mercury that uses gold nanoparticles as the sensing medium. Previous work has established that the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Peak blue-shifts [...]

The identification of PM parameters in compression ignition engines

Pielecha J., Poznan University of Technology, PL

The paper discusses the possibility of a synthetic approach to the parameters of PM generated by Diesel engines. The authors felt compelled to realize the task following the obtainment of positive results of the PM [...]

Simultaneous Desulfurization and Particulate Removal with ZnO Dispersed Ceramic Filters at High Temperatures

Wang H.P., National Cheng Kung University, TW

Flue gas cleaning at high temperatures can increase thermal efficiency with more importantly to simplify processes and lower cost. The main objective of this work was to investigate the feasibility of simultaneous desulfurization and particulate [...]

TiO2-based photocatalytic and antimicrobial coatings: comparison between sol-gel and electrodeposited silver/TiO2 nano-composites

Diamanti M.V., Magagnin L., Del Curto B., Candiani G., Pedeferri MP., Politecnico di Milano, IT

Among possible ways to improve air quality in urban atmospheres, the use of nanostructured TiO2 films as photocatalysts is an excellent way to mitigate the problem, although it cannot offer a complete solution. TiO2 also [...]

Rheological Optimization and Stability Study of Silver Nano-Ink for InkJet Printing of Solar Electrodes Using Industrial Printhead

Shankar R., Amert A., Kellar J.J., Whites K.W., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

we have produced silver nanoparticles using the polyol synthesis and have tailored the ink formulation by choosing a solvent mixture to meet the rheological requirement of industrial printhead (XAAR 1001FF). A solvent mixture which can [...]