Nanowaste Management and Potential Nanomaterial Recycling Technologies
Abstract
This review article presents different types of nanotechnologies and synthesis of nanomaterials. The use of nanomaterials in different sectors is presented. The following discusses the issue of when the post-use phase of nanomaterials occurs and when they become nanowaste. This waste must be handled carefully so as not to endanger human health and the environment. In this discussion, we therefore present potential approaches that could be used in the future for recycling nanomaterials. Namely, the idea is to include nanomaterials in the circular economy, so that the way of organizing their synthesis and consumption, which is based on sharing, reuse, repair, renovation and recycling of existing nanomaterials and nanoproducts, would be as long as possible.
Keywords:
nanomaterials, use, nanowaste, recyclingReferences
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