Issue 18, 2019

Future green chemistry and sustainability needs in polymeric coatings

Abstract

Polymeric coatings play a critical role in a diverse range of products used in virtually every facet of our society, including infrastructure, architecture, automotives and transportation, food packaging, electronics and health care. They confer numerous sustainability benefits to society by extending the lifetime of products, reducing maintenance efforts and/or protecting our health and well-being. Although the past few decades have witnessed a significant shift away from solvent-based coatings to more environmentally benign water-based coatings, solvent-based systems remain prominent in some applications. Water-based coatings also face sustainability challenges that need to be addressed in the next decade. This Perspective identifies and discusses priority areas for future research in green chemistry and sustainability. In addition to technical issues, the influences of regulatory, policy and public awareness issues are highlighted.

Graphical abstract: Future green chemistry and sustainability needs in polymeric coatings

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
17 jul 2019
Accepted
19 ago 2019
First published
20 ago 2019

Green Chem., 2019,21, 4919-4926

Future green chemistry and sustainability needs in polymeric coatings

M. F. Cunningham, J. D. Campbell, Z. Fu, J. Bohling, J. G. Leroux, W. Mabee and T. Robert, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4919 DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02462J

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