Patwardhan, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-4958-8840, Manning, J. and Chiacchia, M. (2018) Bioinspired synthesis as a potential green method for the preparation of nanomaterials: opportunities and challenges. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 12. pp. 110-116. ISSN 2452-2236
Abstract
Inorganic nanomaterials are widely used in e.g. healthcare, electronics and energy sectors (worth several billion $), but their manufacturing is highly wasteful and hence unsustainable. This review highlights the key reasons that make these manufacturing routes unsustainable. We present alternatives, with special emphasis on bottom-up techniques. Biological and bioinspired routes feature as emerging solutions that can be sustainable yet with the ability to produce high-value nanomaterials. Finally, the review identifies future challenges in developing these routes such that they become commercially attractive manufacturing methods.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/P006892/1 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/L017059/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2018 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2024 10:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.08.004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134836 |