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Holistic View on Materials Development: Water Electrolysis as a Case Study
Author(s) -
Klemenz Sebastian,
Stegmüller Andreas,
Yoon Songhak,
Felser Claudia,
Tüysüz Harun,
Weidenkaff Anke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202105324
Subject(s) - sustainability , process (computing) , circular economy , sustainable development , inclusion (mineral) , environmental economics , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental resource management , environmental science , business , ecology , economics , biology , operating system , gender studies , sociology
Abstract In view of rising ecological awareness, materials development is primarily aimed at improving the performance and efficiency of innovative and more elaborate materials. However, a materials performance figure of merit should include essential aspects of materials: environmental impact, economic constraints, technical feasibility, etc. Thus, we promote the inclusion of sustainability criteria already during the materials design process. With such a holistic design approach, new products may be more likely to meet the circular economy requirements than when traditional development strategies are pursued. Using catalysts for water electrolysis as an example, we present a modelling method based on experimental data to holistically evaluate processes.