Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials Fabrication
| Nanomaterial | Reference | Description | Commercial status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWNTs | Bronikowski et al. | Gas-phase chemicalvapor-deposition process known as the HiPco process | Currently in use for commercial production |
| C60 | Howard et al. | Production of C60 and C70 fullerenes in premixed laminar benzene-oxygenargon flame | Proprietary process modified from the reference currently in use for mass production ~1500 ton/year | Alumoxane nanoparticles | Callender et al. | Aqueous synthesis and subsequent thermolysis of alumoxane | Currently in use for commercial production | ZnSe quantum dots | Karanikolos et al. | Self assembly of zinc selenide quantum dots in a microemulsion | Recently published, this method utilizes less expensive input materials than predecessors; current commercial methods are unknown to the authors | TiO2 nanoparticles | Duyvesten et al. | Production of nanosized TiO2 through hydrolysis and calcinations with chemical additives to control particle size | Currently in use for commercial production |