Green Composites
eBook - ePub

Green Composites

Waste and Nature-based Materials for a Sustainable Future

  1. 220 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Green Composites

Waste and Nature-based Materials for a Sustainable Future

About this book

Green Composites: Waste-based Materials for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition presents exciting new developments on waste-based composites. New, additional, or replacement chapters focus on these elements, reflecting on developments over the past ten years. Authors of existing chapters have brought these themes into their work wherever possible, and case study chapters that connect materials engineering to the topic's social context are included in this revised edition.Professor Baillie believes that the new 'green' is the "what and who" composites are being designed for, "what" material needs we have, and "what" access different groups have to the technical knowledge required, etc. Industry is now showing concerns for corporate social responsibility and social impact. Recent conversations with prestigious materials institutions have indicated a growing interest in moving into areas of research that relate their work to beneficial social impacts.The book's example of Waste for Life demonstrates the genre proposed for the case study chapters. Waste for Life adopts scientific knowledge and low-threshold/high-impact technologies.- Provides insights into the changes in the Industry, including a greater understanding of noticing that the bottom line is influenced by poor social relations and negative social impact- Presents tactics any industry should consider to make engineering part of the solution instead of the problem- Includes case study chapters that connect materials engineering in a social context- Covers waste green composites, fueling a new direction of research for many Universities

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. 1. Green composites: Towards a sustainable future?
  7. 2. Designing for composites: Traditional and future views
  8. 3. Cellulose fiber/nanofiber from natural sources including waste-based sources
  9. 4. Natural fiber and hybrid fiber thermoplastic composites: Advancements in lightweighting applications
  10. 5. Recycled synthetic polymer fibers in composites
  11. 6. Clean production
  12. 7. Green composites for the built environment
  13. 8. Engineering with people: A participatory needs and feasibility study of a waste-based composite manufacturing project in Sri Lanka
  14. 9. Nanotechnology and the Dreamtime knowledge of spinifex grass
  15. Index