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You reached the end of the content unit \u2018Nano and the circular economy\u2019. As there was a lot to learn, please check out this quick summary of the most important things you learned about this topic:<\/p>\n

Nanotechnology has many implications. As you have learned in our previous texts, at the very small nano-scale, the properties of materials can be different from those on a larger scale. Thus, nanomaterials can help reduce the use of critical raw materials as well as bulk materials, but it can also help us save energy and fuel. (European Parliament, 2021.)<\/p>\n

Apart from European Green Deal and the European Commission’s new Action Plan for a Circular Economy, the EU also launched the new European Industrial Strategy and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. They are all different plans to achieve a sustainable, fair, and inclusive European Union’s economy. These plans require that any new material or product should be not only functional, but also safe and sustainable. Nanotechnology is one of the technologies that could enable this green growth (Shan et al<\/em>. 2009).<\/p>\n

Nanotechnology can help us achieve a cleaner and more sustainable environment in a more efficient way, from treating environmental waste to filtering water and air. Nanomaterials are more effective at treating environmental wastes because they reduce the amount of material needed As well, nano-engineering of materials can make our cities infrastructures more sustainable by increasing the lifecycle of infrastructures such as pavement or bridges.<\/p>\n

Nano can make renewable energy more efficient and save fuel by improving the efficiency of fuel production from raw petroleum materials through better catalysis and enabling reduced fuel consumption in vehicles and power plants through higher-efficiency combustion, decreased friction and lightweighting.<\/p>\n

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