Title :
Minimum exergy requirements for the manufacturing of carbon nanotubes
Author :
Gutowski, Timothy G. ; Liow, John Y H ; Sekulic, Dusan P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to address both the high values, and the large variation in reported values for the energy requirements for the production of carbon nanotubes. The paper includes an estimate of the standard chemical exergy for single walled carbon nanotubes, as well as a historical look at how the minimum physical flow exergy improved as the HiPco process developed.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; energy consumption; exergy; manufacturing processes; HiPco process; high pressure carbon monoxide process; minimum exergy requirements; minimum physical flow exergy; production energy requirements; single walled carbon nanotubes manufacturing; standard chemical exergy; Anodes; Atmosphere; Carbon nanotubes; Chemical compounds; Chemical processes; Chemical technology; Chemical vapor deposition; Manufacturing processes; Mass production; Standards development; Carbon Nanotubes; Exergy Analysis; SWNT;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7094-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507687
