Nanotechnology for More Sustainable Manufacturing: Opportunities and Risks

It is anticipated that nanotechnology will have an influence on virtually every area of industrial activity. Potential advantages include increased efficiency for renewable energy generation, resource saving due to reduced consumption of raw materials and the substitution of more abundant or less toxic materials than the ones presently used. This should contribute to more sustainable manufacturing through the development of cleaner and less wasteful production processes, leading to reductions in energy consumption, emissions, effluents and the demand for rare or strategic materials, while protecting and improving the environment. Applications in various industrial sectors are discussed together with the measures needed to minimize the possible health and environmental risks due to the release of and exposure to nanomaterials at each stage of the product life cycle from the production phase, during use, to final disposal or recycling.

RICKERBY David; 

2016-05-20

ACS Publications,

JRC81702

9780841227842,   

0097-6156,   

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2013-1124.ch006,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC81702,   

10.1021/bk-2013-1124.ch006,