One of the main challenges of nanotechnology is the development of chemical substances that support a toxic-free environment and are not harmful to people. This is an essential part of the European Green Deal and its zero-pollution ambition. Conventional synthesis methods as wet chemical synthesis or mechanical milling are well suited for nanoparticle mass production. However, they are negatively affected by contamination, unwanted functional groups, and time consuming and pollution producer purification methods. This incites the development of novel nanoparticle synthesis techniques as laser synthesis of nanomaterials developed at GROC·UJI. This technique provides key advantages as simplicity of the experimental setup, broad library of available materials covering nearly the entire periodic table, and, overall, pureness of the nanomaterials, since only the solvent and desired material are required, avoiding the presence and generation of toxic or hazardous adducts and byproduct.

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