TY - GEN
T1 - Thermodynamic analysis of titanium dioxide nanotube synthesis process for sustainability improvement
AU - Li, Bingbing
AU - Zhang, Hong Chao
AU - Yuan, Chris
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 by ASME.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Sustainability of nanomanufacturing has triggered tremendous research interest in recent years, especially the energy consumption and environmental impacts of nanomaterial. TiO2 nanotube is a typical material with broad application potential. In this paper a thermodynamic analysis model integrating the energy consumption and exergy losses is presented for sustainability improvement of TiO2 nanotube synthesis process. This thermodynamic model was validated by the TiO2 nanotube electrochemical anodization process. Comparisons of energy consumption, exergy losses and environmental impacts of five main stages showed the effective sustainability improvement potential. This work can be extended to sustainability improvement of other similar nanomaterial synthesis processes.
AB - Sustainability of nanomanufacturing has triggered tremendous research interest in recent years, especially the energy consumption and environmental impacts of nanomaterial. TiO2 nanotube is a typical material with broad application potential. In this paper a thermodynamic analysis model integrating the energy consumption and exergy losses is presented for sustainability improvement of TiO2 nanotube synthesis process. This thermodynamic model was validated by the TiO2 nanotube electrochemical anodization process. Comparisons of energy consumption, exergy losses and environmental impacts of five main stages showed the effective sustainability improvement potential. This work can be extended to sustainability improvement of other similar nanomaterial synthesis processes.
KW - Nanomanufacturing
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Thermodynamic analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84945151995&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/MSEC20159229
DO - 10.1115/MSEC20159229
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84945151995
T3 - ASME 2015 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2015
BT - Materials; Biomanufacturing; Properties, Applications and Systems; Sustainable Manufacturing
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - ASME 2015 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2015
Y2 - 8 June 2015 through 12 June 2015
ER -