Handbook of Sustainable Materials: Modelling, Characterization, and Optimization

Handbook of Sustainable Materials presents recent developments in sustainable materials and how these materials interact with the environment. It highlights the recent advancements involved in proper utilization of sustainable materials, including chemical and biological approaches. With chapters written by global experts, the book offers a guide and insights into sustainable materials from a variety of engineering disciplines. Each chapter provides in-depth technical information on the sustainable materials theory and explores synthesis strategies, green materials, and artificial intelligence. The book considers applications in sectors such as aerospace, automobile, and biomedical for rapid prototyping and customized production without negative environmental impacts. It features research outcomes and case studies of optimization and modeling techniques in practice.Features: Presents recent developments in sustainable materials from various engineering fields and industry applications. Emphasizes analytical strategies, computational, and simulation approaches develop innovative sustainable materials. Discusses an artificial intelligence approach, rapid prototyping, and customized production.This book is designed for researchers and professionals working with sustainable materials, clean manufacturing, and environmental impacts.

Dr. Ajay is currently serving as an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Technology, JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He received his Ph.D. in the field of Advanced Manufacturing from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, India after B.Tech. (Hons.) and M.Tech. (Distinction) from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India. His areas of research include Artificial Intelligence, Materials, Incremental Sheet Forming, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Waste Management, and Optimization Techniques. He has over 60 publications in international journals of repute, including SCOPUS, Web of Science and SCI indexed database, and refereed international conferences. He has also co-authored the textbook Incremental Sheet Forming Technologies: Principles, Merits, Limitations, and Applications (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis) and has recently edited a book entitled Advancements in Additive Manufacturing: Artificial Intelligence, Nature Inspired and Bio-manufacturing (Elsevier). He has organized various national and international events including an international conference on Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence (ICMAI-2021) as conference chair. He has more than 15 national and international patents to his credit. He has supervised more than eight M.Tech., Ph.D. scholars, and numerous undergraduate projects/theses and has total 13 years of experience in teaching and research. He is a Guest Editor and Review Editor of reputed journals, including Frontiers in Sustainability. He has contributed to many international conferences/symposiums as a session chair, expert speaker, and member of editorial boards. He has won several proficiency awards during the course of his career, including merit awards, best teacher awards, and so on. He has been adviser of Association of Engineers and Technocrats (AET) and has also authored many in-house course notes, lab manuals, monographs, and invited chapters in books. He has organized a series of faculty development programs, international conferences, workshops, and seminars for researchers, Ph.D., U.G., and P.G. level students. His areas of research include additive manufacturing, dieless sheet forming, and intelligent manufacturing systems. He teaches the following courses at the graduate and post-graduate level: Additive Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Smart Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Material Science, CAM, Operations Research, Optimization Techniques, Engineering Mechanics, Computer Graphics, Design of Experiments and Research Methodology, and so on. He is associated with many research, academic, and professional societies in various capacities.Mr. Parveen is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rawal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana, India. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. from the National Institute of Tec