Metals and Alloys in Advancing Sustainability: Innovations, Applications and Challenges
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 365
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corrosion; electrochemisty; coating
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring the significant advances of metals and alloys in promoting sustainability in a wide range of applications, and aims to present state-of-the-art solutions of metallic materials as indispensable components in environmentally conscious practices and designs. Additionally, this Special Issue aims to outline the latest trends and advancements in the synthesis, advanced experimental characterization, material modeling, and engineering applications, with a specific emphasis on sustainability-driven innovations exploring their efficient use, recycling potential, life-cycle assessment, and environmental impact reduction.
Dr. Nafiseh Ebrahimi
Dr. Shiva Mohajernia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- carbon emissions
- green
- recycling
- corrosion
- coating
- energy conversion
- catalysis
- renewable
- emission
- life-cycle assessment
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