1st Edition
Digitalizing Material Innovations for Net-Zero Applications
1. Digital Frontiers of Materials Innovation for Net-Zero.
Suneela Sardar
SECTION I. Materials for Decarbonization
2. Amine-Based Materials for COâ‚‚Capture: Applications, Challenges, and Prospects in Decarbonization.
Usman Ali and Muhammad Shahbaz
3. Digitalization and Computational Developments of Membrane Materials for Net-Zero Emissions.
Rizwan Nasir, Eleonora Ricci, Nor Naimah Rosyadah Ahmad, Siti Zulaikha Mohd Yusof, and Khuram Maqsood
SECTION II. Growth Potential and Associated Barriers in Commercialization.
4. Growth Potential of Materials for Decarbonization: Insights from the Cement Industry Value Chain.
Noha A. Mostafa and Amr Elkady
5. Innovative Materials for Net-Zero Applications.
Siqi Wang, Ziqi Shen, and Yongliang Yan
6. Barriers in Industrial Implementation of Next-Gen Carbon Capture Materials.
Abhishek Bhatnagar and Divya Bhatnagar
7. Case Study: Solar Energy Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa towards the Energy Transition.
Yahaya D Baba, Alhassan H. Umar, Aliyu M. Aliyu, and Salem Brini Ahmed
SECTION III. Digitalization in Materials for Net-Zero Applications.
8. Digital and Material Innovations for Power-to-X Technologies.
Joseph X.F. Ribeiro, Aliyu M. Aliyu, Edward Antwi, Flavio Odoi-Yorke, and Benjamin Anim
9. Digital Solutions for Net-Zero Applications: Optimizing Material Selection and Processes.
Suneela Sardar, Aliyu M. Aliyu, Shadab Ahmad, and Faiz Iqbal
10. Future Research Direction for Material Innovations in Net-Zero Applications.
Faiz Iqbal
Biography
Faiz Iqbal is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lincoln, UK. His research focuses on smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and cyber-physical systems, with a particular emphasis on digital transformation for micro- and small-scale enterprises (MSMEs). He leads and co-leads several interdisciplinary research projects, including British Council and Innovate UK-funded initiatives on net-zero manufacturing, AI-based quality inspection, and sustainable automation. Dr. Iqbal holds a PhD in Manufacturing Automation from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has developed advanced automation frameworks and novel CNC-integrated finishing technologies, and his work on cyber-physical disinfectant manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic was nationally recognized in the UK with the COVID-19 Engineering Medal and a Scottish Knowledge Exchange Award nomination.
Suneela Sardar is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Lincoln, UK, and a passionate Chemical Engineer dedicated to advancing sustainable energy technologies and mitigating environmental challenges. She completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Sardar has also worked on many consultancy projects on flow behaviour of polymeric materials and surface modification of particles. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, she worked on sustainable minerals processing for the extraction of valuable materials to support the foundation industries. At Lancaster University, she worked in the radioactive lab to research the molten salts for nuclear energy applications and simulated their behaviour.
