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Green Coatings: Materials, Deposition Processes, and Applications

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Handbook of Green and Sustainable Nanotechnology

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Consumer awareness of sustainability and government regulations are two main driving forces for research into more sustainable, or “green,” coatings, representing currently one of the most discussed topics in academia and industry. Sustainability in coatings is researched in materials and processes and can be gained through reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), employment of organic solvent-free constituents, incorporation of renewable or recycled materials, minimization of waste through the entire supply chain, adoption of energy- and resource-saving strategies, increase of durability, and decrease of costs. All these possible pathways aim to provide environmental and health benefits. One of the possible ways to move toward sustainable coatings is the use of new formulations by including bio-based materials, which are abundantly available, often at low cost as they are waste from other productions, and as substitute constituents, they can be adopted more easily than modifications to plants or production lines. Moreover, bio-based materials can satisfy the strong desire to reduce dependency on fossil or petroleum-based stock. A review of the most recent research on green coatings is reported by referring to the sustainability of both materials and processes. As for materials, particular attention will be devoted to waterborne and oils-based coatings, to plant-derived materials used in coating technologies, and to the re-use of some polymers in good-performance coatings. Some sustainable coating processes will be described as borrowed from the research world. Finally, the main applications of green coatings will be reviewed, such as corrosion protection, food packaging, and energy.

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  1. M. Federica De Riccardis

    Present address: ENEA- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability Department, Research Center of Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy

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    De Riccardis, M.F. (2023). Green Coatings: Materials, Deposition Processes, and Applications. In: Shanker, U., Hussain, C.M., Rani, M. (eds) Handbook of Green and Sustainable Nanotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16101-8_41

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