The Sustainable Materials Roadmap
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Authors
Baird, Sterling
Sparks, Taylor
Yang, Shirley M
Brandt-Talbot, Agi
Hosseinaei, Omid
Harper, David Paul
Berglund, Lars
Li, Yuanyuan
Gao, Huai-Ling
Mao, Li-Bo
Yu, Shuhong
Díez, Noel
Alvarez.ferrero, Guillermo
Sevilla Solis, Marta
Szilagyi, Petra
Stubbs, Connor
Worch, Joshua
Huang, Yunping
Luscombe, Christine
Lee, Koon-yang
Luo, Hui
Platts, Jim
Tiwari, Devendra
Kovalevskiy, Dmitry
Au, Heather
Alptekin, Hande
Crespo Ribadeneyra, Maria
Fellinger, Tim-Patrick
Barrio-hermida, Jesus
Westhead, Olivia
Roy, Claudie
Stephens, Ifan
Nicolae, Sabina Alexandra
Sarma, Saurav
Oates, Rose
Wang, Chen Gang
Li, Zibiao
Myers, Rupert J
Heeren, Niko
Grégoire, Alice
Périssé, Clément
Zhao, Xiaoying
Vodovotz, Yael
Earley, Becky
Finnveden, Goran
Björklund, Anna
Harper, Gavin
Walton, Allan
Anderson, Paul A
Publication Date
2022-01-25Journal Title
Journal of Physics: Materials
ISSN
2515-7639
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Type
Article
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Titirici, M., Baird, S., Sparks, T., Yang, S. M., Brandt-Talbot, A., Hosseinaei, O., Harper, D. P., et al. (2022). The Sustainable Materials Roadmap. Journal of Physics: Materials https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac4ee5
Abstract
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<jats:p>Our ability to produce and transform engineered materials over the past 150 years is responsible for our high standards of living today, especially in the developed economies. Yet, we must carefully think of the effects our addiction to creating and using materials at this fast rate will have on the future generations. The way we currently make and use materials detrimentally affects the planet Earth, creating many severe environmental problems. It affects the next generations by putting in danger the future of economy, energy, and climate. We are at the point where something must drastically change, and it must change NOW. We must create more sustainable materials alternatives using natural raw materials and inspiration from Nature while making sure not to deplete important resources, i.e. in competition with the food chain supply. We must use less materials, eliminate the use of toxic materials and create a circular materials economy where reuse and recycle are priorities. We must develop sustainable methods for materials recycling and encourage design for disassembly. We must look across the whole materials life cycle from raw resources till end of life and apply thorough life cycle assessments based on reliable and relevant data to quantify sustainability. </jats:p>
Sponsorship
European Research Council [ERC-2014-STG H2020 639088; ERC-2017-POC 790518]
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EPSRC EP/R511675/1]
Funder references
European Research Council (790518)
European Research Council (639088)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R511675/1)
BBSRC (BB/V00364X/1)
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ac4ee5
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333413
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