1st Edition
Sustainability of Green and Eco-friendly Composites
The book explores the pertinent aspects of sustainability of green and eco-friendly composites including their development methods and processing, characterization, properties, and applications. Significance for the design and engineering of high-performance green and eco-friendly composites is discussed in the present book. Insights on a wide spectrum of potential advanced applications ranging from automotive and aerospace to biomedical and packaging, etc. using these are highlighted. Further, it discusses life cycle and carbon footprint assessment of sustainable materials.
Features:
- Explores different processing methods of green and eco-friendly composites
- Discusses development and optimization of green nanocomposites for sustainable manufacturing
- Collates modern green and eco-friendly composites research from theory to application
- Covers hybridization of reinforced fibers on the performance of green and eco-friendly composites
- Analyzes and discusses calculation of carbon footprint and Life Cycle Assessment of composites
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science and engineering, sustainable materials, composites, and nanomaterials.
Chapter 1. Development and Mechanical Characterization of Light Weight Green Composites for Sustainable Development
Sushil Kumar Singh, Yusuf Jameel, Ravi Kumar Goyal, and Anshuman Srivastava
Chapter 2. Fabrication and Characterization of Green Composite
Shashikant Verma, Brijesh Gangil, Ashutosh Gupta, Jitendra Verma, and Vishal Arya
Chapter 3. Effect of Processing on Natural Fibres for Composite Manufacturing
N. Vasugi, R. Sunitha, S. Amsamani and C. Balaji Ayyanar
Chapter 4. Mechanical Characterization of Labeo Catla and Laevistrombus Canarium Derived Hydroxyapatite-High Density Polyethylene Composite
C. Balaji Ayyanar, K. Marimuthu, C. Bharathiraj, B. Gayathri, and S. K. Pradeep Mohan
Chapter 5. Fabrication and Characterization of Lead-Free Magnetic-Ferroelectric Green Composites for Spintronic Applications
Manish Kumar, Subhash Sharma, Arvind Kumar, and Abhay Nanda Srivastava
Chapter 6. Hybridization of Reinforced Fibers on the Performance of Green and Eco-Friendly Composites
Brijesh Gangil, Shashikant Verma, Lalit Ranakoti, and Sandeep Kumar
Chapter 7. Fatigue Phenomenon in Natural Fiber Composites
Himanshu Prajapati, Anurag Dixit, and Abhishek Tevatia
Chapter 8. Finite Element Method Formidable in Damage Modelling of Green Composites
Mukesh Kumar, Abhishek Tevatia, and Anurag Dixit
Chapter 9. Lead-Free Multiferroic BiFeO3 Based Sustainable Green Composites: Applications, Opportunities and Future Challenges
Manish Kumara, Arvind Kumar, Satyam Kumar, Z. R. Khan
Chapter 10. Sustainable Green Composites for Packaging Applications
Tanika Gupta, K. Pratibha, Tannu Garg, S. Shankar, S. Gaurav, and Rohit Verma
Chapter 11. Sustainable Green Composites for Structural Applications and Its Characteristics: A Review
Ankit, Moti Lal Rinawa
Chapter 12. Synthesis of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites for Robotic Application
Shara Khursheed, K. M. Moeed, and Mohammad Zain Khan
Chapter 13. Carbon Footprint Analysis of Green Composites
Tannu Garg, Tanika Gupta, S. Gaurav, S. Shankar, and Rohit Verma
Chapter 14. Life Cycle Assessment of Eco-Friendly Composites
Shivani A. Kumar, Gaurav Sharma, Tanika Gupta, and Rohit Verma
Biography
Dr. Sumit Gupta is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-III) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Prior to this he has also served as an Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, G. D. Goenka University, Gurugram, India. He graduated in mechanical engineering from University of Rajasthan in 2008 and earned master’s as well as doctorate degree from Malaviya National Institute of Technology-Jaipur, India in 2010 and 2016 respectively. His areas of research are sustainable manufacturing, lean manufacturing, reverse logistics, sustainable product design and sustainable supply chain management. Dr. Gupta has over 10 years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 70 research papers in peer reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences. A large number of students have completed their summer internships and B.Tech. Projects under his guidance. He has guided 10 M.Tech. Dissertations and is presently guiding 02 Ph.D. scholars as well. He is Reviewer of various national and international journals. He is a member of various international and national professional societies.
Dr. Vijay Chaudhary is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-II) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology (A.S.E.T.), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida (INDIA). He has completed his B. Tech. in 2011 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India and then completed M. Tech (Hons) in 2013 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in 2019 from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, University of Delhi, India. His research area of interest lies in the processing and characterization of polymer composites, tribological analysis of bio-fiber based polymer composites, water absorption of bio-fiber based polymer composites, and surface modification techniques related to polymer composite materials. Dr. Chaudhary has over 8 years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 60 research papers in peer reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences. He has published 16 book chapters with reputed publishers. More than 25 students has completed their summer internships, B.Tech. Projects and M.Tech. Dissertations under his guidance. At present he is also guiding several Ph.D. scholars. Currently, he is working in the field of bio-composites, nano-composites and smart materials.
Dr. Pallav Gupta is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-III) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida (INDIA). He completed his B.Tech. (Honors) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, INDIA in the year 2009, Qualified GATE in 2009 with AIR-3291 and then completed his M.Tech. (Honors) from I.I.T. (B.H.U.), INDIA in the year 2011 followed by a Ph.D. in the year 2015 from I.I.T.(B.H.U.), INDIA. His area of research includes material processing, composite materials, mechanical behaviour and corrosion. Dr. Gupta has over 8 years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 100 research papers in peer reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences in India as well as in abroad. Apart from this he has also published 12 chapters in books published by Springer, Elsevier and Taylor & Frances. Dr. Gupta has edited 6 books and has also authored 2 textbooks namely on (a) Manufacturing Processes and (b) Principles of Management. Many students have completed their Summer Internships, B.Tech. Projects and M.Tech. Dissertations under his guidance. 3 scholars have completed and 05 are presently registered for their Ph.D. research work under his supervision/co-supervision in the area of "Coatings, Metal Matrix Composites and Polymer Matrix Composites".
