Materials for a sustainable future / edited by Trevor M. Letcher, Janet L. Scott.
| Other author | Letcher, T. M. (Trevor M.) |
| Other author | Scott, Janet L. (Chemist) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2012. |
| Description | xxxvi, 791 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | I. Elements that could be soon in short supply -- Base metals / Gavin M. Mudd, Zhehan Weng -- Rare earths / Gareth P. Hatch -- Gold / Julie L. Stacey -- Platinum group metals / Gavin M. Mudd -- Helium / Trevor M. Letcher -- Phosphorus / Tina-Simone S. Neset -- Uranium / Gavin M. Mudd -- II. Sustainability related to biomass -- Aquatic biomass for the production of fuels and chemicals / Angela Dibenedetto, Antonella Colucci -- Chemicals from sugarcane / Fernando Galembeck, Gabriela Alves Macedo, Yara Csordas -- Chemicals from biomass / Janet L. Scott, Gianfranco Unali -- III. Sustainability related to Feedstocks - CH₄ and CO₂ -- Methane for transportation fuel and chemical production / Arno de Klerk, Vinay Prasad -- Carbon capture: materials and process engineering / Nick H. Florin [et al.] -- Carbon dioxide utilisation in the production of chemicals, fuels and materials / Michele Aresta, Paolo Stufano -- Carbon dioxide in the manufacture of plastics / Matthew D. Jones -- Carbon dioxide as a sustainable industrial solvent to replace organic solvents / Steven M. Howdle [et al.] -- IV. Materials related to energy conversion, storage and distribution -- Battery and fuel cell materials / Justin Salminen, Tanja Kallio -- Materials for photovoltaics / Ian Forbes, Laurence M. Peter -- Materials for water splitting / Mark D. Symes, Leroy Cronin -- V. Sustainability related to materials in the urban environment and to water -- Materials used in membranes for water purification and recycling / Xiaoying Zhu, Kin-Ho Wee, Renbi Bai -- Glass and new technologies / Andreas Kafizas, Ivan P. Parkin -- Sustainable materials in building and architecture / Llewellyn Van Wyk, Joe Mapiravana, Naa Lamkai Ampofo-Anti -- Biomass in composite materials / Marianne Labet [et al.]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781849734073 |
| ISBN | 1849734070 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | TA403.6 .M38 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |