<strong>Paper Title</strong><br>
Study on the Release of Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes at The End-of-Life Phase of Polymer Nanocomposites: Risk Assesment and Safety Concerns<br>
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<strong>Abstract</strong><br>
Nanoparticles of graphene and carbon nanotubes are novel and attractive fillers that are recently inserted in
polymer nanocomposites for variety of structural and functional applications. Nanotechnology products and application
certainly can revolutionize the industry in many sectors. However, the increase of the manufacture and consumption of
nanomaterials increases the probability of exposure of the environment to such nanomaterials. Their release and
environmental impact after disposal at the end of their life phase is rarely discussed. This work aims to investigate the
potential release of nanoparticles in waste streams. Based on experimentally defined release of graphene, a quantitative and
qualitative risk assessment was proposed related to exposure of human environment at migration and burning of
nanocomposite wastes.
Keywords- Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer Nanocomposites, Waste, Nanoparticle Migration, Release.