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Circular chemistry to enable a circular economy

2019; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 11; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/s41557-019-0226-9

1755-4349

Tom Keijer, Vincent Bakker, J. Chris Slootweg,

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By expanding the scope of sustainability to the entire lifecycle of chemical products, the concept of circular chemistry aims to replace today's linear 'take–make–dispose' approach with circular processes. This will optimize resource efficiency across chemical value chains and enable a closed-loop, waste-free chemical industry.