A critical analysis of environmental sustainability metrics applied to green synthesis of nanomaterials and the assessment of environmental risks associated with the …

A García-Quintero, M Palencia - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is one of the most relevant scientific areas today due to its multiple
applications in fields such as medicine, environmental remediation, information technology …

Nanoclays in food and beverage packaging

N Bumbudsanpharoke, S Ko - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present and discuss the technical benefits of using nanoclays as a
promising property enhancer in organic polymers for food and beverage packaging. The …

Effect of Zinc oxide nanoparticles on biological wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch reactor

NQ Puay, G Qiu, YP Ting - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapidly increasing use of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) in consumer products
inevitably leads to their greater presence in wastewater treatment plants. In this study, the …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanomaterials as potential substitutes for scarce metals

R Arvidsson, BA Sandén - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence of resource problems related to the use of scarce metals in
society, including the long-term risk of world-wide depletion of high-grade ores, shorter-term …

Life cycle assessment of cellulose nanowhiskers

MCB de Figueirêdo, M de Freitas Rosa… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanowhiskers refer to elongated, single crystalline, rod-like particles that have at
least 1 nm-size dimension. Vegetal fibers are an important source of cellulose for the …

Osmotic membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment and the effects of silver nanoparticles on system performance

JM Tan, G Qiu, YP Ting - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
This study reports the use of an osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) for municipal
wastewater treatment. The effects of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) on the system …

From incremental to fundamental substitution in chemical alternatives assessment

P Fantke, R Weber, M Scheringer - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2015 - Elsevier
Several chemicals in consumer products are subject to binding or voluntary phase-out
agreements that are based on international treaties such as the Stockholm Convention on …

Nano-sized by-products from metal 3D printing, composite manufacturing and fabric production

P Mellin, C Jönsson, M Åkermo, P Fernberg… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently, the health and environmental perspective of nano-materials has gained attention.
Most previous work focused on Engineered Nanoparticles (ENP). This paper examines …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticle using myristica fragrans (nutmeg) seed extract and its biological activity.

G Sharma, AR Sharma, M Kurian… - Digest Journal of …, 2014 - search.ebscohost.com
Green nanotechnology is generating attention of researchers toward ecofriendly
biosynthesis of nanoparticles. In this study, the possible role of nutmeg extract in reducing …

Pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of green synthesized metal and metal oxide nanoparticles

N Zafar, A Madni, A Khalid, T Khan… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Due to the rapid growth in life threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes,
chronic wound and HIV/AIDS along with rise of side effects of the current treatments, world is …