Raw Materials Substitution Sustainability

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bontempi, Elza (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Θέματα: Materials science.; Industrial management > Environmental aspects.; Engineering > Materials.; Materials Science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Materials Engineering.; Sustainability Management.; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.

This book is the first to propose a simplified quantitative approach to evaluating raw materials’ substitution sustainability, which takes into account their embodied energy and CO2 footprint. In addition to the new quantitative model, it also presents qualitative concepts as well as a number of cas...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Raw materials and sustainable indicators
• Case study in industrial processes: calcite and talc substitution in plastic composites
• Case study in agriculture: commercial phosphate fertilizers substitution
• The new approach to evaluate the sustainability of raw materials substitution.