Handbook of Sustainable Materials: Modelling, Characterization, and Optimization

Ajay, Parveen, Sharif Ahmad, Jyotsna Sharma, Victor Gambhir, Ajay, Parveen, Sharif Ahmad, Jyotsna Sharma, Victor Gambhir

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781032286327
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000835052
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Environmental Management
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Handbook of Sustainable Materials presents recent developments in sustainable materials and how these materials interact with the environment. It highlights the recent advancements involved in proper utilization of sustainable materials, including chemical and biological approaches. With chapters written by global experts, the book offers a guide and insights into sustainable materials from a variety of engineering disciplines. Each chapter provides in-depth technical information on the sustainable materials theory and explores synthesis strategies, green materials, and artificial intelligence. The book considers applications in sectors such as aerospace, automobile, and biomedical for rapid prototyping and customized production without negative environmental impacts. It features research outcomes and case studies of optimization and modeling techniques in practice.

Features:

• Presents recent developments in sustainable materials from various engineering fields and industry applications.
• Emphasizes analytical strategies, computational, and simulation approaches develop innovative sustainable materials.
• Discusses an artificial intelligence approach, rapid prototyping, and customized production.

This book is designed for researchers and professionals working with sustainable materials, clean manufacturing, and environmental impacts.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Chapter 1 Strategic Evaluation and Selection for Energy-Effective Natural Fibers as Alternative Sustainable Insulation Materials for Green Building Envelope
• Chapter 2 Sustainable Biodegradable and Bio-based Polymers
• Chapter 3 Processing of Recycled and Bio-based Plastics
• Chapter 4 Terpene-based Polymers as Sustainable Materials
• Chapter 5 Sustainable Biodegradable and Bio-based Materials
• Chapter 6 Sustainability of Materials: Concepts, History, and Future
• Chapter 7 Experimental Investigation on Durability Properties of Concrete Incorporated with Fly Ash
• Chapter 8 Investigation of Electrode Materials Used in Electrocoagulation Process for Wastewater Treatment
• Chapter 9 Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Adobe by Use of Vernacular Fibers of Agave Americana and Eulaliopsis Binata for Sustainable Traditional Mud Houses of Himachal Pradesh
• Chapter 10 Green Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles and Its Recent Electrochemical Sensing Applications: A Study
• Chapter 11 Self-lubricating Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite toward Sustainability
• Chapter 12 E-Plastic Waste—A Sustainable Construction Material: An Indian Perspective
• Chapter 13 Green Synthesis of Sustainable Materials: A Stride toward a Viable Future
• Chapter 14 Green Materials: Synthesis and Characterization
• Chapter 15 Waste Sewage Sludge Concrete as a Sustainable Building Construction Material: A Review
• Chapter 16 Applications of Sustainable Materials
• Chapter 17 Heusler Alloys: Sustainable Material for Sustainable Magnetic Refrigeration
• Chapter 18 Chemical Synthesis or Phytofabrication of Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
• Chapter 19 Antioxidant, Bactericidal, Antihemolytic, and Anticancer Assessment Activities of Al2O3, SnO2, and Green Synthesized Ag and CuO NPs
• Chapter 20 Sustainability of Wind Turbine Blade: Instantaneous Real-Time Prediction of Its Failure using Machine Learning and Solution based on Materials and Design
• Chapter 21 A Self-sustained Machine Learning Model to Predict the In-flight Mechanical Properties of a Rocket Nozzle by Inputting Material Properties and Environmental Conditions
• Chapter 22 Heat-Assisted Dieless Sheet Forming Techniques for Hard-to-Form Materials
• Index