2014-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit

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Publisher:Flogen Star OUTREACH
Publication Year:2014
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ISSN:2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series)
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    The Relevancy of Materials in Boosting Innovation: From Raw Materials to Creative Applications

    Rodrigo Martins1;
    1EMRS/UNINOVA/FCT-UNL, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;
    Type of Paper: General Plenary
    Id Paper: 384
    Topic: 19

    Abstract:

    This talk gives an overview of today's intensive use of materials for a plethora of industrial applications, highlighting the need to use more and more nanotechnologies, together with recyclable materials, to avoid high tech trash accumulation around the world and then exhausting our raw materials resources, for turning our world more sustainable. Moreover, it will also focus on how advanced functional materials are the relevant key factor to boost our quality of life, promoting creativity and innovation in all industrial sectors, especially the ones focused in the low cost low-life time commodities such as smart packaging and paper creative industry.

    Keywords:

    Creative Industries, Raw materials, Advanced materials

    Cite this article as:

    Martins R. The Relevancy of Materials in Boosting Innovation: From Raw Materials to Creative Applications. In: , editors. Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit . Volume 0. Montreal(Canada): FLOGEN Star Outreach. 2014. p. 27-28.