I&EC 145 |
| Green nanotechnology has two goals: 1. Producing nanomaterials and products without harming the environment or human health; 2. Producing nanoproducts that provide solutions to environmental challenges. The first incorporates the source reduction principles of green chemistry and engineering and focuses on the processes of making nanomaterials without emitting harmful pollutants. The second goal involves practical use of nanoproducts in either direct or indirect applications to environmental problems. This paper will focus on the opportunities for nanotechnology to "grow up greenly" and be part of the solution that leads to sustainability. The present symposium will be discussed in the context of these green nano goals. Examples of green nanotechnologies that lead to both goals will be given. Whether a product or process is truly green will be discussed in a life cycle/systems context. |
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Nanotechnology and the Environment: Emphasis on Green Nanotechnology
8:30 AM-12:30 PM, Thursday, April 10, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231, Oral
Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry |