Green Manufacturing of Materials: Properties and Sustainability

Dear Colleagues

Materials constitute the foundation of products. Frequently, the expected functions to be delivered by a product imply the design and manufacture of a new material. This is why research on materials is a regular demand and how composite, nano, photonic, phononic, smart materials and others were conceived and are under continuous development, and new materials are being researched.

However, the environment is currently a top concern. Materials leave a trace in the environment during manufacturing and after their retirement. The more environmentally friendly the materials, the more sustainable they are, and the less their impacts on the environment; environmentally friendly materials are also more recyclable and/or reusable. Thus, the design of materials for sustainability and/or green manufacturing is of paramount importance and priority, and the concern of this Special Issue. The degree of sustainability and green manufacturability of materials, and hence the degree of their recyclability and/or reusability, varies from low to high, and the higher it is, the better. Ideal materials would be of 100% sustainability and/or 100% green manufacturability, but this is not always easily achievable. This Special Issue welcomes articles on topics such as:

1. Selection criteria and evaluation of green material;
2. Ecofriendly building and construction materials;
3. Biodegradable plastics;
4. Lifecycle of sustainable materials;
5. Emerging technology and/concept for synthesizing green and functional materials; new technology or additives to prolong service life of a material;
6. Simulation and finite element analysis of advanced materials for sustainable applications;
7. Materials recycling and recovering from composites.

These topics are just guidelines, and hence, any papers related to green, ecofriendly, and sustainable material are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Kazem Abhary
Dr. Sherif Araby Gouda
Guest Editors

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