The cleaner, the greener? Product sustainability assessment of the biomimetic façade paint Lotusan^® in comparison to the conventional façade paint Jumbosil^®

• Florian Antony,
• Rainer Grießhammer,
• Thomas Speck and
• Olga Speck

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 2100–2115, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.200

• be demonstrated that Lotusan®-based façade paintings have a comparatively low overall impact on the environment. Summarizing our results, it can be emphasized that Lotusan® is the more favourable product compared to Jumbosil® according to sustainability aspects. Keywords: biomimetic promise; life

• generations. Biomimetic products are often attributed to have an intrinsic potential to contribute to a more sustainable technology, with reference made to the inspiratory flow from living nature [16]. By introducing the term of the so-called “biomimetic promise” Arnim von Gleich characterised the discussion

• on sustainability in biomimetics. In addition, von Gleich also referred to requirements on the validity and limitations of the biomimetic promise [12]. Also J.F. Vincent expressed his conviction that biomimetics has the potential to contribute to a more sustainable future, while at the same time he