Nanotechnology to Replace Oil in Iranian Knowledge-Based Economy
Unfortunately, raw materials are exported at low prices but end products are imported at high prices. Benefiting from knowledge-based companies, this trend should be modified and end products are exported.
Strengthening knowledge-based companies are on the agenda, raising hope for reducing obstacles on the path to development.
The country’s researchers are also of the opinion that nanotechnology products can replace oil products and raw materials in line with the goal set by the Leader.
At present, nanotechnology products are used in 15 industries nationwide. Over the past 25 years, the Iranian nanotechnology sector has developed to the extent that domestically-made products are currently exported to different countries.
For the time being, more than 15 Iranian companies are working on nanotechnology products that are used in the automotive industry.
The expansion of nanotechnology export programs in recent years and the establishment of bases for exporting nanotechnology products to China, India, Indonesia, Syria, Turkey, and Iraq have provided the opportunity for the entry of Iranian nanotechnology goods, equipment, and services into global markets.
Today, the country's knowledge-based ecosystem accounts for more than 3 percent of GDP, and the figure is projected to reach 5 percent, former Vice President for Science and Technology, Sourena Sattari, said.
Over the past Iranian calendar year which ended March 20, the total sale of Iranian nanoproducts has been equal to 115 trillion rials (nearly $425 million), he added.
Some 42 percent of the products in this field are related to construction, more than 17 percent to the field of oil, gas, and petrochemicals, 13 percent to the field of automobiles, and over 10 percent to the field of optoelectronics.
Iran’s ranking in nanotechnology articles citation in 2019 has significantly improved compared to 2018, as it moved 26 levels higher, according to StatNano’s statistics collected from the WoS database.
Based on a report Nanotechnology Publications report, Iran ranked 38th worldwide for the average number of nano-articles published in the Journal Citation Reports in 2019, compared with 64th in 2018.
It also ranked 4th for the highest number of nano-article publications.
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