Sustainability Evaluation of AquaSun Antifouling Coating Production
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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.
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OpenAlex topics: Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry · Microplastics and Plastic Pollution · Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
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Affiliations
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, Via U. La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
Funding
NAVTEC (Consorzio di Ricerca per l’Innovazione tecnologica, Sicilia, Trasporti navali, commerciali e da diporto s.c.a.r.l)
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