Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 21, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Front Cover""; ""Green and Sustainable Manufacturing of Advanced Materials""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Part I: Material Conservation, Recovery, Recycling and Reuse ""; ""Chapter 1: Green and Sustainable Manufacturing of Advanced Materials�Progress and Prospects""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Focus Areas""; ""2.1 Material Conservation, Recovery, and Recycling""; ""2.2 Sustainable Manufacturing�Metallic Materials""; ""2.3 Sustainable Manufacturing�Ceramic Materials""; ""2.4 Sustainable Manufacturing�Polymeric and Composite Materials""

""Chapter 2: Moving Beyond Single Attributes to Holistically Assess the Sustainability of Materials""""1. Evolution of Views of Environmentally Preferable Materials and Products""; ""2. Examination of Specific Single Environmental Attributes""; ""2.1 Recycled Content""; ""2.2 Recyclability""; ""2.3 Bio-Based Materials""; ""3. The Use of Life-Cycle Analysis to Evaluate Multiple Product Attributes""; ""3.1 The Development of LCA as a Methodology""; ""3.2 Use of Life-Cycle Assessment to Quantify and Reduce Environmental Impacts""

""3.3 The Use of Life-Cycle Analyses to Compare Products or Materials""""3.4 Requirements for Using Life-Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations""; ""4. Design for the Environment""; ""5. Continual Evolution""; ""6. Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Eco-Materials and Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""1. Eco-Materials""; ""1.1 Introduction to Eco-Materials""; ""1.2 Development of Eco-Materials Concept""; ""1.3 Research and Development of Eco-Materials and Related Technology in China""; ""2. Introduction of Life-Cycle Assessment""

""2.1 Sustainability and Life-Cycle Thinking""""2.2 Definition of Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""2.3 Framework of Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""2.4 Development and Application of Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""2.5 Database and Analysis Tool of LCA""; ""3. Development of LCIA Methodology in China""; ""3.1 LCIA Model of Abiotic Resource Depletion in China""; ""3.2 LCIA Model of Land Use in China [24]""; ""3.3 Methodology of LCIA Needs to Be Improved Continuously""; ""4. LCA Practice on Materials Industry in China""; ""4.1 Case Study: LCA of Iron and Steel Production in China""

""4.2 Case Study: LCA of Magnesium Production in China [28]""""4.3 Case Study: Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Chinese Aluminum Production Based on LCA [29]""; ""4.4 Case Study: Layout Adjustment of Cement Industry in Beijing Based on LCA [30]""; ""4.5 Case Study: LCA of Flat Glass Production in China [31]""; ""4.6 Case Study: CO 2 Emission Analysis of Calcium Carbide Sludge Clinker [32]""; ""4.7 Case Study: LCA in Chinese Energy Sector""; ""4.8 Case Study: LCA of Civilian Buildings in Beijing [35]""; ""5. Conclusions""; ""References""

Sustainable development is a globally recognized mandate and it includes green or environment-friendly manufacturing practices. Such practices orchestrate with the self-healing and self-replenishing capability of natural ecosystems. Green manufacturing encompasses synthesis, processing, fabrication, and process optimization, but also testing, performance evaluation and reliability. The book shall serve as a comprehensive and authoritative resource on sustainable manufacturing of ceramics, metals and their composites. It is designed to capture the diversity and unity of methods and approaches.

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