Despite the many touted benefits of nanotechnology, considerable uncertainty exists regarding full-scale production costs, occupational health risks, and future regulatory standards. Monte Carlo models were developed to investigate the implications of these uncertainties on high pressure carbon monoxide (HiPco) processes, a common single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) production method. The health risks and production costs under alternate investments in occupational safety protection are shown to be significantly unpredictable, due to the large amount of uncertainty in model inputs. Experimental design methods therefore were used to identify which uncertainties have the greatest impact on this unpredictability to help manufacturers, policy makers, and researchers make informed decisions and research investments.
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机译：尽管纳米技术的许多吹捧益处，但有关全规模生产成本，职业健康风险和未来的监管标准，存在相当大的不确定性。 Monte Carlo模型是开发的，以研究这些不确定因素对高压一氧化碳（HIPCO）工艺的影响，是一种常见的单壁碳纳米管（SWNT）生产方法。由于模型投入中的不确定性大量不确定性，显示出在职业安全保护中的替代投资下的健康风险和生产成本是显着的。因此，实验设计方法用于确定哪些不确定性对这种不可预测性的影响最大，以帮助制造商，政策制定者和研究人员提供明智的决策和研究投资。
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