We are delighted to announce Environmental Science: Nano’s Nanocircular economy themed collection!
The circular economy is a framework put forth to rebalance society’s relationship with materials and their underlying resources. The three principles, (1) eliminate waste, (2) circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and (3) regenerate nature, are straightforward in theory but complex in practice. Achieving a truly circular material is challenged by the many dimensions of the system that supports its generation, use, and reuse. Nonetheless, there is global movement towards adoption of circular resources, materials, and product systems. Given that nanomaterials are fully integrated into the global material ecosystem, they are inherent to this transition away from linear to circular materials. To date, it is yet to be realized how unique properties of the nano-scale can be leveraged to advance and accelerate this transition.
This special collection highlights the range of opportunities for nanomaterials to underline advancements in circular technologies and resource flows. The works included in this collection merely scratch the surface and illuminate the vast future potential to support, and even accelerate, the circular materials transition. We hope that this collection of papers elucidates new avenues for inquiry and inspires new research directions for nanomaterials to shepherd new horizons for circular materials.
We sincerely hope you enjoy reading the broad range of papers featured in this collection.
In addition to the Open Access papers in this collection, all articles will be free to read until the beginning of March 2025.
Guest editors Leanne Gilbertson and Peter Vikesland discuss the Nanocircular economy in their Editorial.
We hope you enjoy our Nanocircular economy collection!
Environmental Science: Nano Editorial team
