Sustainability Evaluation of AquaSun Antifouling Coating Production
Rosaria Ciriminna, Antonino Scurria, Mario Pagliaro
Abstract
Relying on a cost-effective and green process that is technically and economically feasible on large scale is not enough to call a technology “sustainable”. We thus evaluate the sustainability of the production of the new “AquaSun” antifouling sol–gel coating with reference to each of the three main dimensions (economic, social, and environmental) of sustainable development. This study will hopefully assist in overcoming the “not invented here” syndrome that still affects many sol–gel technologies, including antifouling coatings derived via the sol–gel process.
Topics & Concepts
BiofoulingSustainabilityCoatingProduction (economics)Process (computing)BusinessScale (ratio)Sustainable developmentEnvironmental economicsNanotechnologyMaterials scienceComputer scienceChemistryEconomicsEcologyGeographyMacroeconomicsOperating systemCartographyBiologyMembraneBiochemistryMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionMarine Ecology and Invasive Species