Sustainable materials with both eyes open
Allwood, Julian M.
Sustainable materials with both eyes open - England UIT Cambridge Ltd. 2012 - vi,373,iiip.
CONTENTS
Part I The world of materials 1
1 Material wealth and health 3
2 Scale, uncertainty and estimation 11
3 Our uses of steel and aluminium 29
4 Metal journeys 51
5 Energy and emissions 69
6 Where does the money go? 83
Part II With one eye open 97
7 Energy efficiency 99
8 Opportunities for capturing heat 113
9 Novel process routes 135
10 Carbon sequestration 147
11 Future energy use and emissions 159
PART III With both eyes open 167
12 Using less metal by design 169
13 Reducing yield losses 191
14 Diverting manufacturing scrap 207
15 Re-using metal components 215
16 Longer life products 231
17 Reducing final demand 255
18 Options for change 265
19 Future energy use and emissions 277
Part IV Other materials 285
20 Cement 287
21 Plastic 301
22 Paper 313
Part V Creating a sustainable material future 325
23 Business activity evaluation 327
24 The influence of policy 337
25 The actions of individuals 347
References 357
Index 367
Acknowledgements 372
About the authors 373
9781906860073
745.4047 / ALL
Sustainable materials with both eyes open - England UIT Cambridge Ltd. 2012 - vi,373,iiip.
CONTENTS
Part I The world of materials 1
1 Material wealth and health 3
2 Scale, uncertainty and estimation 11
3 Our uses of steel and aluminium 29
4 Metal journeys 51
5 Energy and emissions 69
6 Where does the money go? 83
Part II With one eye open 97
7 Energy efficiency 99
8 Opportunities for capturing heat 113
9 Novel process routes 135
10 Carbon sequestration 147
11 Future energy use and emissions 159
PART III With both eyes open 167
12 Using less metal by design 169
13 Reducing yield losses 191
14 Diverting manufacturing scrap 207
15 Re-using metal components 215
16 Longer life products 231
17 Reducing final demand 255
18 Options for change 265
19 Future energy use and emissions 277
Part IV Other materials 285
20 Cement 287
21 Plastic 301
22 Paper 313
Part V Creating a sustainable material future 325
23 Business activity evaluation 327
24 The influence of policy 337
25 The actions of individuals 347
References 357
Index 367
Acknowledgements 372
About the authors 373
9781906860073
745.4047 / ALL