Nantilus
Sustainable materials with both eyes open
This is a follow-up book to the author's Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air, which had a large influence on both government policy and public opinion of how we should plan our energy for the future. This book faces up to the impacts of making materials in the 21st century. We are already ma...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Sustainable materials with both eyes open / Julian M. Allwood, Jonathan M. Cullen; with Mark A. Carruth ... [et al.] |
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Cambridge, England :
UIT Cambridge Ltd.
, cop. 2012 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (373 p.) |
| Contenu : | The World of Materials. Material wealth and health ; Scale, uncertainty and estimation ; Our uses of steel and aluminum ; Metal journeys ; Energy and emissions ; Where does the money go? .. With One Eye Open. Energy efficiency ; Opportunities for capturing heat ; Novel process routes ; Carbon sequestration ; Future energy use and emissions.. With Both Eyes Open. Using less metal by design ; Reducing yield losses ; Diverting manufacturing scrap ; Re-using metal components ; Longer life products ; Reducing final demand ; Options for change ; Future energy use and emissions.. Other Materials. Cement ; Plastic ; Paper.. Creating a Sustainable Material Future. Business activity evaluation ; The influence of policy ; The actions of individuals |
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