Waste Transformation and Green Manufacturing
A special issue of Recycling (ISSN 2313-4321).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2016) | Viewed by 424
Special Issue Editor
Interests: new iron making technologies (HIsmelt process, direct reduction of iron DRI/HBI); new developments in blast furnace iron making technology, ferrous & non-ferrous foundry processes; kinetics of reactions occurring in above processes
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Dear Colleagues,
The concept of green manufacturing is all about asking the question: how can we recycle/transform waste materials into value-added resources? This is one of the major challenges for society. As products become more and more complex—mixed plastics, e-waste and auto waste as examples—we now have the scenario where you cannot just go back to the traditional form of recycling. By using waste and end-of-life products, such as raw materials in green manufacturing, we will be able to deliver previously unimaginable solutions to the growing economic and environmental burden of waste.
The focus of this Special Issue is on the recycling and transformation of ‘waste’ into value-added materials and associated development of green manufacturing. We are looking for papers that demonstrate scientific research and development, balanced by real world, innovative outcomes for industry. Contributions in this domain should be of the highest quality, reporting research data balanced by outcomes. All papers submitted should therefore be written in direct response to this brief, providing both scientific fundamentals on waste recycling and their potential applications. I believe the future of manufacturing is smart, agile, and green.
Prof. Dr. Veena Sahajwalla
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- recycling
- sustainable materials
- green manufacturing
- metal alloys and other high-value materials from industrial and consumer waste. For example, auto waste and e-waste
- research in high temperature resections to transform waste into raw material resources
- transformation of waste plastics, auto-waste, electronic waste, rubber tyres and agricultural waste into products
- low carbon living
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