Enabling Circular Economy: The Overlooked Role of Inorganic Materials Chemistry

Abstract

Circular economy is considered a new chance to build a more sustainable world from both the social and the economic point of view. In this Essay, the possible contribution of inorganic chemistry towards a smooth transition to circularity in inorganic materials design and production is discussed by adopting an interdisciplinary approach.

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