TY - JOUR
T1 - Cellulose
T2 - A Contribution for the Zero e-Waste Challenge
AU - Nandy, Suman
AU - Goswami, Sumita
AU - Marques, Ana
AU - Gaspar, Diana
AU - Grey, Paul
AU - Cunha, Inês
AU - Nunes, Daniela
AU - Pimentel, Ana
AU - Igreja, Rui
AU - Barquinha, Pedro
AU - Pereira, Luís
AU - Fortunato, Elvira
AU - Martins, Rodrigo
N1 - Funding Information:
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/952169/EU#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/640598/EU#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/787410/EU#
This work was also partially financed by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds through FCT under the project UID/CTM/50025/2019.
The authors also acknowledge the support from the FCT – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology through the Ph.D. scholarships: SFRH/BD/125191/2016, SFRH/BD/126409/2016, and SFRH/BD/115173/2016.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - The world in the 21st century is confronted with multifaceted challenges against rapid climate change and continuous ecological disturbances caused by revolutionary socio-economic developments, accelerated expansion of disposable electronic gadgets, and growing dependence on unrecyclable raw materials, among others. The ever-increasing consumer demand for electronic devices is significantly contributing to the world's fastest-growing waste stream, known as electronic waste (e-waste), which is becoming an environmental threat at an alarming rate due to its toxic legacy. The ever-shortening lifespan of smart technologies has created a “tsunami of e-waste,” as the United Nations has characterized it, with 50 million tons accumulated each year, of which only 20% undergo formal e-recycling. Therefore, the challenge of optimizing the current resources management models with an aim of improving the manufacturing processes and lifecycles of electronic devices, as well as building a circular economy, has become significantly prominent. Paper/cellulose, which covers a wide range of essential needs in everyday scenarios (from packaging to writing utilities), constitutes promising candidates for the effective achievement of a circular economy. Particularly, cellulose is revealed as an advantageous material for electronic applications because of its abundant availability, which contributes to its cost-effectiveness, straightforward fabrication process, and high recyclability and reproducibility.
AB - The world in the 21st century is confronted with multifaceted challenges against rapid climate change and continuous ecological disturbances caused by revolutionary socio-economic developments, accelerated expansion of disposable electronic gadgets, and growing dependence on unrecyclable raw materials, among others. The ever-increasing consumer demand for electronic devices is significantly contributing to the world's fastest-growing waste stream, known as electronic waste (e-waste), which is becoming an environmental threat at an alarming rate due to its toxic legacy. The ever-shortening lifespan of smart technologies has created a “tsunami of e-waste,” as the United Nations has characterized it, with 50 million tons accumulated each year, of which only 20% undergo formal e-recycling. Therefore, the challenge of optimizing the current resources management models with an aim of improving the manufacturing processes and lifecycles of electronic devices, as well as building a circular economy, has become significantly prominent. Paper/cellulose, which covers a wide range of essential needs in everyday scenarios (from packaging to writing utilities), constitutes promising candidates for the effective achievement of a circular economy. Particularly, cellulose is revealed as an advantageous material for electronic applications because of its abundant availability, which contributes to its cost-effectiveness, straightforward fabrication process, and high recyclability and reproducibility.
KW - cellulose
KW - circular economy
KW - flexible electronics
KW - green technology
KW - paper electronics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104884185&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/admt.202000994
DO - 10.1002/admt.202000994
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85104884185
VL - 6
JO - Advanced Materials Technologies
JF - Advanced Materials Technologies
SN - 2365-709X
IS - 7
M1 - 2000994
ER -