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Green Materials Engineering

An EPD Symposium in Honor of Sergio Monteiro

  • Describes methods of developing materials from renewable resources such as lingocellulosic fibers, biodegradable polymers, and natural composites
  • Focuses on enhancing material properties while considering their ageing, decomposition, and disposal
  • Paves the way for the next generation of materials development across a broad range of application across almost every industrial sector from medical to construction to manufacturing materials

Part of the book series: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series (MMMS)

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Table of contents (33 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Sustainable Ceramics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Study of Incorporation of Fuel and Fluxing Wastes in Red Ceramics

      • Gabriela Nunes Sales Barreto, Michelle Pereira Babisk, Geovana Carla Girondi Delaqua, Monica Castoldi Borlini Gadioli, Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira
      Pages 3-12
    3. Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Clay Filled Recycled Low Density Polyethylene

      • G. C. Onuegbu, G. O. Onyedika, M. O. C. Ogwuegbu
      Pages 13-21
    4. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Artificial Stone Produced with Granite Waste and Vegetable Polyurethane

      • Maria Luiza P. M. Gomes, Elaine A. S. Carvalho, Larissa N. Sobrinho, Sergio N. Monteiro, Rubén J. S. Rodriguez, Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira
      Pages 23-29
  3. Natural Fiber Composites

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
    2. Natural Fibers Reinforced Polymer Composites Applied in Ballistic Multilayered Armor for Personal Protection—An Overview

      • Sergio Neves Monteiro, Jaroslaw Wieslaw Drelich, Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento, Fernanda Santos da Luz, Luís Carlos da Silva et al.
      Pages 33-47
    3. Comparison of the Impact Properties of Composites Reinforced by Natural Fibers

      • Felipe Perissé Duarte Lopes, Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira
      Pages 57-61
    4. Impact Energy Evaluation of Natural Castor Oil Polyurethane Matrix Composites Reinforced with Jute Fabric

      • José Gustavo de Almeida Machado, Juliana Peixoto Rufino Gazem de Carvalho, Anna Carolina Cerqueira Neves, Felipe Perissé Duarte Lopes, Sérgio Neves Monteiro, Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira
      Pages 63-68
    5. Comparison of Interfacial Adhesion Between Polyester and Epoxy Matrix Composites Reinforced with Fique Natural Fiber

      • Michelle Souza Oliveira, Artur Camposo Pereira, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes, Larissa Fernandes Nunes, Fabio de Oliveira Braga et al.
      Pages 69-76
  4. Nano and Micro Green Composites

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Application of Natural Nanoparticles in Polymeric Blend of HMSPP/SEBS for Biocide Activity

      • Luiz Gustavo Hiroki Komatsu, Angelica Tamiao Zafalon, Vinicius Juvino Santos, Nilton Lincopan, Vijaya Kumar Rangari, D. F. Parra
      Pages 79-87
    3. Thermal Behavior of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Fique Fabric by DSC

      • Michelle Souza Oliveira, Artur Camposo Pereira, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes
      Pages 101-106
    4. Chemical and Morphological Characterization of Guaruman Fiber

      • Raphael Henrique Morais Reis, Verônica Scarpini Cândido, Larissa Fernandes Nunes, Sergio Neves Monteiro
      Pages 107-113
  5. Properties and Characterization of Green Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Characterization of Arapaima Fish Scales and Related Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Composites by XRD, EDS, and SEM

      • Wendell B. A. Bezerra, Michelle S. Oliveira, Fabio C. Garcia Filho, Luana C. C. Demosthenes, Luís Carlos da Silva, Sergio N. Monteiro
      Pages 117-124
    3. Piassava Fibers: Morphologic and Spectroscopic Aspects

      • Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes, Michelle Souza Oliveira, Artur Camposo Pereira, Fernanda Santos da Luz, Sergio Neves Monteiro
      Pages 125-131
    4. Structural Characterization of Fique Fabric Reinforcing Epoxy Matrix Composites by XRD and SEM Analysis

      • Michelle Souza Oliveira, Artur Camposo Pereira, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes, Fabio de Oliveira Braga, Fernanda Santos da Luz et al.
      Pages 133-139

About this book

This book is focused on the engineering of green materials, which comprise natural composites, bio-inspired armors, waste-added clay ceramics, lignocellulosic fibers, and biodegradable polymers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Al Isra University, Amman, Jordan

    Shadia Ikhmayies

  • CanmetMATERIALS, Hamilton, Canada

    Jian Li

  • State University of Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil

    Carlos Mauricio Fontes Vieira

  • Higher Teaching Institute, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil

    Jean Igor Margem (Deceased)

  • National Service of Industrial Apprenticeship (SENAI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Fabio de Oliveira Braga

About the editors

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.

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