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Cinelli, Marco, Coles, Stuart R., Sadik, Omowunmi, Karn, Barbara and Kirwan, Kerry (2016) A framework of criteria for the sustainability assessment of nanoproducts. Journal of Cleaner Production, 126 . pp. 277-287. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.118 ISSN 0959-6526.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.118
Abstract
Nanotechnology applications (nanoproducts) have entered the market or are expected to do so in the near future. Robust and science-based criteria are required to appraise and manage their sustainability. This paper describes the approach used to develop a comprehensive and reliable framework of criteria, which was missing until now, for evaluating the sustainability of nanoproducts. A literature review of the frameworks and tools employed to assess nanoproducts sustainability implications was firstly performed to select an initial set of criteria. A survey of experts in the sustainable nanotechnology domain was then conducted to elicit their knowledge in terms of completeness, reliability and validity of the criteria set. Ranking and correlation analyses completed the research by identifying the parameters of major interest as well as the links and dependencies between them. A total of 54 and 65 experts replied to the pilot and main survey, respectively. The reliability and validity of the criteria was assessed with the responses from both questionnaires, whereas the answers from the main survey were used to calculate the relative index of the criteria as well as their correlations. This research resulted in a framework composed of 68 criteria, which are structured into six main areas: (i) economic performance; (ii) environmental impacts, (iii) environmental risk assessment; (iv) human health risk assessment; (v) social implications and (vi) technical performance. This study helps to broaden the understanding on the identification of criteria for sustainability assessments. It also provides those interested in evaluating nanotechnology implications with the basis for real case studies, possibly by integrating available information with the stakeholders using tools that support decision-making.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Sustainable engineering, Nanostructured materials | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Cleaner Production | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0959-6526 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 7 March 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 126 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 277-287 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.118 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 15 April 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 June 2016 | ||||||||
Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Warwick Manufacturing Group | ||||||||
Grant number: | EP/K026216/1 (EPSRC) |
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