Design for Sustainability. Green Materials and Processes

Table of Contents

1. Green Conceptual Design Towards Design for the Environmental Sustainability 2. Conceptual Design Development and Selection of Green Products 3. Sustainable Materials Selection: Principles and Applications 4. Implementation of Design for Sustainability in Developing Trophy Plaque using Green Kenaf Polymer Composites 5. Dynamic Analysis on Laminated Rubber-Metal Spring Vibration Isolator for Sustainable Design 6. Design for Sustainability Integration in Higher Education 7. A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Recycled Thermoplastic Polymer Composites 8. Degradable Composites: Processes and their Applications 9. Thermoplastic Starch as a Renewable Plastics 10. Composites Leading to Clean and Green Future 11. A Comprehensive Review on Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Bio-Composites and Their Applications 12. Electrospinning Process for Green Nanostructured Materials 13. Recent Developments in Kenaf (Hibiscus Cannabinus) based Biocomposite and Their Potential Industrial Applications: A Review 14. Recent Progress on Fused Deposition Modelling Research: Sustainable Materials and Processing Parameters 15. Out-of-Autoclave as Sustainable Composites Manufacturing Process for Aerospace Application 16. Life Cycle Analysis of Fused Filament Fabrication 17. Application of Lightweight Materials towards Design for Sustainability in Automotive Component Development

Authors

S. M. Sapuan Professor of Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra, Malaysia. S.M. Sapuan is an 'A' grade Professor of Composite Materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composite Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia, and then went on to receive his MSc in Engineering Design, and PhD in Materials Engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer, and a fellow of many professional societies including the Society of Automotive Engineers; The Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2000 publications including 880 journal papers, 55 books, and 180 book chapters.. Muhd Ridzuan Mansor Department of Automotive, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka. Muhd Ridzuan Mansor is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal, Malaysia. His research interests lie in product design, materials selection, lifecycle assessment, biocomposite materials, and materials characterization.