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2015 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

15. The Economic Contributions of Nanotechnology to Green and Sustainable Growth

verfasst von : Philip Shapira, Jan Youtie

Erschienen in: Green Processes for Nanotechnology

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Abstract

One of the impact promises associated with nanotechnology is that it will facilitate greener and more sustainable economic growth. We explore the extent to which nanotechnology development and commercialization is achieving this goal, drawing on secondary sources and available data. After defining the concepts of nanotechnology and green and sustainable development, we examine six nanotechnology application areas that are pertinent to green growth and sustainability. These application areas are assessed relative to their scale and scope through market forecasts, green benefits and potential issues and limitations. These six application areas are: nano-enabled solar cells, energy storage, nanogenerators, thermal energy, fuel catalysis, and water treatment. Nanotechnology-enabled applications in these areas offer potential benefits, such as reduced costs, less toxicity, greater efficiency, operating frequency, voltage, reduced complexity, and reliability. However, many sales forecasts associated with these applications have been adjusted downwards not only as a result of the economic downturn in the first decade of the 2000s but also due to the limited value offered by these nanotechnology-enabled application compared to what is already on the market (the incumbent technology). We find that while green nanotechnologies have the potential to make contributions both to addressing green challenges and to fostering sustainable economic development, development and diffusion is taking longer than previously anticipated, and in some cases the promised scale of benefits is unlikely to be realized. Additionally, the potential life cycle environmental overheads of some complex engineered nanomaterials must be taken more fully into account in assessing net contributions to green growth.

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Vorheriges Kapitel Life Cycle Assessment of Nanomaterials
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This chapter is reprinted (with permission) from P. Shapira and J. Youtie, The Economic Contributions of Nanotechnology to Green and Sustainable Growth, Background Paper 3, OCED/NNI International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology, DSTI/STP/NANO(2012)14, Organisation for Economic and Cooperation, March 2012. While a few details are corrected in the version printed in this book, the data and forecasts contained in this chapter are as available at the time of original preparation (late 2011/early 2012). The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein should not be taken as representing the views or positions of the OECD or its member countries.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The Economic Contributions of Nanotechnology to Green and Sustainable Growth
verfasst von
Philip Shapira
Jan Youtie
Copyright-Jahr
2015
Buch
Green Processes for Nanotechnology

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-15460-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-15461-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15461-9_15

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