Renewable and Sustainable Materials in Green Technology

✍ Scribed by Mohd Firdaus Yhaya, Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 73
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book discusses recent developments in renewable and sustainable materials from a green technology perspective and how these materials interact with the environment. It highlights the fundamental processes involved in the production of renewable and sustainable materials, including chemical and biological approaches as well as these materials’ potential application as green technological option. Written in a didactic style, it offers a guide and insights into renewable and sustainable materials. Each chapter provides in-depth technical information on the material’s theory and its applications. The book shows how new materials may help us solve human and environmental issues in the future and suggests where current research may lead.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Introduction (Mohd Firdaus Yhaya, Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad)....Pages 1-4
Renewable and Sustainable Materials from Chemical Approach (Mohd Firdaus Yhaya, Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad)....Pages 5-18
Renewable and Sustainable Materials from Biological Approach (Mohd Firdaus Yhaya, Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad)....Pages 19-36
Renewable and Sustainable Materials for Various Green Technology Applications (Mohd Firdaus Yhaya, Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad)....Pages 37-50
Challenges, Future Outlook, and Opportunities (Mohd Firdaus Yhaya, Husnul Azan Tajarudin, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad)....Pages 51-56
Back Matter ....Pages 57-60

✦ Subjects

Energy; Renewable and Green Energy; Materials Engineering; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Science and Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Building Materials