Environmental Life Cycle Assessment on CNTRENE(registered trademark) 1030 Material and CNT Based Sensors
Abstract
This report details a study investigating the environmental impacts associated with the development and manufacturing of carbon nanotube (CNT) based ink (called CNTRENE 1030 material) and novel CNT temperature, flex, and moisture sensors. Undertaken by a private-public partnership involving Brewer Science (Rolla, Missouri), Jordan Valley Innovation Center of Missouri State University (Springfield, Missouri), and the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (Vicksburg, Mississippi), this work demonstrates the environmental life cycle assessment (ELCA) methodology as a diagnostic tool to pinpoint the particular processes and materials posing the greatest environmental impact associated with the manufacture of the CNTRENE material and CNT-based sensor devices. Additionally, ELCA tracked the degree to which optimizing the device manufacturing process for full production also changed its predicted marginal environmental impacts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1148528
Entities
People
- Brooke Stevens
- Chris Cox
- Christopher Landorf
- Cynthia L. Price
- Daniel Janzen
- John Bledsoe
- Joseph Demster
- Joshua J LeMonte
- Kay Mangelson
- Lesley F. Miller
- Mark A. Chappell
- Rishi Patel
- Stephen Gibbons
- Vijaya Kayastha
- Wu-sheng Shih
Organizations
- Brewer Science (United States)
- Engineer Research and Development Center
- Missouri State University