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The raw materials industry is widely considered to be too environmentally costly, and causing more losses than benefits. The responsible solving of the problems caused by this industry is not “exporting” its operations to less developed countries, but addressing all recognized hazards with dedicated technological developments. Such an approach is presented by the authors of this book. The contributions deal with the optimization of processes in the raw materials industry, obtaining energy from alternative fuels, researching the environmental aspects of industrial activities. This book determines some guidelines for the sustainable raw materials industry, describing methods of the optimized use of mined deposits and the recovery of materials, reductions in energy consumption and the recuperation of energy, minimizations in the emissions of pollutants, the perfection of quieter and safer processes, and the facilitation of modern materials-, water-, and energy-related techniques and technologies.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- acid leaching --- battery recycling --- Li-ion batteries --- metal recovery --- raw material sustainable use --- sieving screen --- inertial vibrator --- dual-frequency --- spectrum --- FEM simulation --- biomass ash --- coal ash --- sintering --- mechanical test --- pressure drop test --- slagging --- fouling --- ion flotation --- used batteries --- ecological safety --- recovery --- Zn(II) --- Mn(II) --- belt conveyor --- prosumer --- downhill transport of overburden --- specific energy consumption --- recuperation --- energy recovery rate --- air quality monitoring --- SO2 --- VOC --- H2S --- PM10 --- PM2.5 --- PM1.0 --- outdoor air quality --- air flow aerodynamics --- street canyon --- digestate --- biogas plant --- hydrothermal carbonisation --- membrane processes --- water recovery --- thermal lag --- fossil fuels --- pyrolysis --- TG --- thermal analysis --- power --- powered roof support --- hydraulic leg --- bench testing --- dynamic load --- discrete event simulation --- quarry --- mine machine --- cost of production --- fire-side corrosion --- boiler tube wastage --- diagnostics --- industrial-scale boilers --- non-destructive inspection --- pipe inspection --- wall thickness measurement --- stone waste --- waste generation --- waste recycling --- industrial waste treatment --- sustainable manufacturing --- dimension natural stone processing --- GHG emissions --- stable isotopes --- waste management --- energy recovery --- unburned carbon --- fly ash --- activated carbon --- adsorption kinetics --- statistical regression --- sustainable mining --- heating and energy processes --- raw material sustainable-use fossil fuels --- energy conversion and storage --- air pollution --- emission reduction methods --- purification and removal techniques --- acid leaching --- battery recycling --- Li-ion batteries --- metal recovery --- raw material sustainable use --- sieving screen --- inertial vibrator --- dual-frequency --- spectrum --- FEM simulation --- biomass ash --- coal ash --- sintering --- mechanical test --- pressure drop test --- slagging --- fouling --- ion flotation --- used batteries --- ecological safety --- recovery --- Zn(II) --- Mn(II) --- belt conveyor --- prosumer --- downhill transport of overburden --- specific energy consumption --- recuperation --- energy recovery rate --- air quality monitoring --- SO2 --- VOC --- H2S --- PM10 --- PM2.5 --- PM1.0 --- outdoor air quality --- air flow aerodynamics --- street canyon --- digestate --- biogas plant --- hydrothermal carbonisation --- membrane processes --- water recovery --- thermal lag --- fossil fuels --- pyrolysis --- TG --- thermal analysis --- power --- powered roof support --- hydraulic leg --- bench testing --- dynamic load --- discrete event simulation --- quarry --- mine machine --- cost of production --- fire-side corrosion --- boiler tube wastage --- diagnostics --- industrial-scale boilers --- non-destructive inspection --- pipe inspection --- wall thickness measurement --- stone waste --- waste generation --- waste recycling --- industrial waste treatment --- sustainable manufacturing --- dimension natural stone processing --- GHG emissions --- stable isotopes --- waste management --- energy recovery --- unburned carbon --- fly ash --- activated carbon --- adsorption kinetics --- statistical regression --- sustainable mining --- heating and energy processes --- raw material sustainable-use fossil fuels --- energy conversion and storage --- air pollution --- emission reduction methods --- purification and removal techniques

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This Special Issue is a collection of high-quality reviews and original papers from editorial board members, guest editors, and leading researchers discussing new knowledge or new cutting-edge developments in the field of engineering.

Technology: general issues --- hydrofoil optimization --- NSGA-II --- CFD --- XFOIL --- NACA 63815 --- bezier curve --- ultrasound application --- glass bottles --- fruit juice --- foam drainage --- foaming behavior --- martensitic phase transformation (MPT) --- grain misorientation (GMO) --- surface roughening (Ra) --- grain size (Dg) --- solid oxide fuel cell --- computational fluid dynamics --- sensitivity analysis --- optimization --- sand retention test --- sand control devices --- sand production --- sand replication --- SAGD --- probabilistic risk assessment --- multi-hazards --- nuclear safety --- dry-cured ham --- food-grade chemical --- coating --- mechanical performance characteristics --- chemical treatment --- ham nets --- pest management --- mechanical test --- mesh fabric --- artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) --- specific absorption rate (SAR) --- coplanar waveguide (CPW) antenna --- magneto-dielectric (MD) --- mobile phones --- wireless communications --- optical multi-band systems --- physical layer modeling --- fiber-optic communications --- commercially available components --- planar transformer --- eco-design --- environmental impact evaluation --- product efficiency --- DC-DC converter --- dual active bridge (DAB) --- life cycle optimization --- fuel optimization --- low cost HEV --- optimum hybridization --- bubble nucleation --- gas-liquid systems --- supersaturation --- step-down pressure --- Fick’s second law diffusion --- characteristic time --- Q factor --- damping model --- transitional flow regime --- viscous flow regime --- MEMS oscillator --- bending modes --- zirconium phosphate --- titanium phosphate --- nanolayered phosphates --- nanofibrous titanium phosphate --- chemical synthesis --- crystal structure --- technological applications --- drug delivery --- biomedical applications --- n/a --- Fick's second law diffusion

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The raw materials industry is widely considered to be too environmentally costly, and causing more losses than benefits. The responsible solving of the problems caused by this industry is not “exporting” its operations to less developed countries, but addressing all recognized hazards with dedicated technological developments. Such an approach is presented by the authors of this book. The contributions deal with the optimization of processes in the raw materials industry, obtaining energy from alternative fuels, researching the environmental aspects of industrial activities. This book determines some guidelines for the sustainable raw materials industry, describing methods of the optimized use of mined deposits and the recovery of materials, reductions in energy consumption and the recuperation of energy, minimizations in the emissions of pollutants, the perfection of quieter and safer processes, and the facilitation of modern materials-, water-, and energy-related techniques and technologies.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- acid leaching --- battery recycling --- Li-ion batteries --- metal recovery --- raw material sustainable use --- sieving screen --- inertial vibrator --- dual-frequency --- spectrum --- FEM simulation --- biomass ash --- coal ash --- sintering --- mechanical test --- pressure drop test --- slagging --- fouling --- ion flotation --- used batteries --- ecological safety --- recovery --- Zn(II) --- Mn(II) --- belt conveyor --- prosumer --- downhill transport of overburden --- specific energy consumption --- recuperation --- energy recovery rate --- air quality monitoring --- SO2 --- VOC --- H2S --- PM10 --- PM2.5 --- PM1.0 --- outdoor air quality --- air flow aerodynamics --- street canyon --- digestate --- biogas plant --- hydrothermal carbonisation --- membrane processes --- water recovery --- thermal lag --- fossil fuels --- pyrolysis --- TG --- thermal analysis --- power --- powered roof support --- hydraulic leg --- bench testing --- dynamic load --- discrete event simulation --- quarry --- mine machine --- cost of production --- fire-side corrosion --- boiler tube wastage --- diagnostics --- industrial-scale boilers --- non-destructive inspection --- pipe inspection --- wall thickness measurement --- stone waste --- waste generation --- waste recycling --- industrial waste treatment --- sustainable manufacturing --- dimension natural stone processing --- GHG emissions --- stable isotopes --- waste management --- energy recovery --- unburned carbon --- fly ash --- activated carbon --- adsorption kinetics --- statistical regression --- sustainable mining --- heating and energy processes --- raw material sustainable-use fossil fuels --- energy conversion and storage --- air pollution --- emission reduction methods --- purification and removal techniques

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Engineering practice has revealed that innovative technologies’ structural applications require new design concepts related to developing materials with mechanical properties tailored for construction purposes. This would allow the efficient use of engineering materials. The efficiency can be understood in a simplified and heuristic manner as the optimization of performance and the proper combination of structural components, leading to the consumption of the least amount of natural resources. The solution to the eco-optimization problem, based on the adequate characterization of the materials, will enable implementing environmentally friendly engineering principles when the efficient use of advanced materials guarantees the required structural safety. Identifying fundamental relationships between the structure of advanced composites and their physical properties is the focus of this book. The collected articles explore the development of sustainable composites with valorized manufacturability corresponding to Industrial Revolution 4.0 ideology. The publications, amongst others, reveal that the application of nano-particles improves the mechanical performance of composite materials; heat-resistant aluminium composites ensure the safety of overhead power transmission lines; chemical additives can detect the impact of temperature on concrete structures. This book demonstrates that construction materials’ choice has considerable room for improvement from a scientific viewpoint, following heuristic approaches.

steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- slender beams --- cyclic loading --- hysteretic response --- failure mode --- tests --- aluminum honeycomb --- deformation modes --- shock wave --- counter-intuitive behavior --- energy distribution --- acoustic stealth --- acoustic coating --- passive sound absorption --- active sound absorption --- acoustic characteristics of a submarine --- finite element method (FEM) --- slip --- group studs --- composite beam --- accelerated bridge construction --- steel fiber --- in situ amorphous coating --- laser surface remelting --- Ti-based alloy --- pipeline steel --- toughness --- cleavage unit --- crack propagation --- misorientation angles --- CFRP laminate --- mechanically fastened joints --- gradient material model --- dissimilar welding materials --- electron-beam welding --- fracture morphology --- fracture toughness --- crack deflection --- three-point bending test --- irreversible thermochromic --- cement composite --- manganese violet --- temperature indication --- heat monitoring --- cold-formed profiles --- high-strength steel --- local deformations --- bending test --- load-bearing capacity --- FRP --- concrete --- damage --- synergy --- strengthening --- finite element analysis --- composite material --- tribology --- vibrations --- resonance zone --- aluminum alloys --- composite materials --- epoxy resins --- power cables --- transmission lines --- CFRP --- NSM --- bond behavior --- structural behavior --- material characterization --- numerical modeling --- reinforced concrete --- steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- tension softening --- tension stiffening --- finite element (FE) analysis --- smeared crack model --- constitutive analysis --- residual stresses --- flexural behavior --- numerical analysis --- cyclic tests --- direct tension tests --- residual stiffness --- shear --- flexure --- shape memory alloys --- thermal environment --- composite laminates --- sound radiation --- 3D warp interlock fabric --- warp yarn interchange ratio --- mechanical test --- mechanical characterization --- fiber-reinforced composite --- soft body armor --- para-aramid fiber --- metal matrix composites --- SiC --- AZ91 --- magnesium alloy --- Cu-Cr system --- mechanical alloying --- solid solubility extension --- structural evolution --- thermodynamic --- n/a

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Engineering practice has revealed that innovative technologies’ structural applications require new design concepts related to developing materials with mechanical properties tailored for construction purposes. This would allow the efficient use of engineering materials. The efficiency can be understood in a simplified and heuristic manner as the optimization of performance and the proper combination of structural components, leading to the consumption of the least amount of natural resources. The solution to the eco-optimization problem, based on the adequate characterization of the materials, will enable implementing environmentally friendly engineering principles when the efficient use of advanced materials guarantees the required structural safety. Identifying fundamental relationships between the structure of advanced composites and their physical properties is the focus of this book. The collected articles explore the development of sustainable composites with valorized manufacturability corresponding to Industrial Revolution 4.0 ideology. The publications, amongst others, reveal that the application of nano-particles improves the mechanical performance of composite materials; heat-resistant aluminium composites ensure the safety of overhead power transmission lines; chemical additives can detect the impact of temperature on concrete structures. This book demonstrates that construction materials’ choice has considerable room for improvement from a scientific viewpoint, following heuristic approaches.

Technology: general issues --- steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- slender beams --- cyclic loading --- hysteretic response --- failure mode --- tests --- aluminum honeycomb --- deformation modes --- shock wave --- counter-intuitive behavior --- energy distribution --- acoustic stealth --- acoustic coating --- passive sound absorption --- active sound absorption --- acoustic characteristics of a submarine --- finite element method (FEM) --- slip --- group studs --- composite beam --- accelerated bridge construction --- steel fiber --- in situ amorphous coating --- laser surface remelting --- Ti-based alloy --- pipeline steel --- toughness --- cleavage unit --- crack propagation --- misorientation angles --- CFRP laminate --- mechanically fastened joints --- gradient material model --- dissimilar welding materials --- electron-beam welding --- fracture morphology --- fracture toughness --- crack deflection --- three-point bending test --- irreversible thermochromic --- cement composite --- manganese violet --- temperature indication --- heat monitoring --- cold-formed profiles --- high-strength steel --- local deformations --- bending test --- load-bearing capacity --- FRP --- concrete --- damage --- synergy --- strengthening --- finite element analysis --- composite material --- tribology --- vibrations --- resonance zone --- aluminum alloys --- composite materials --- epoxy resins --- power cables --- transmission lines --- CFRP --- NSM --- bond behavior --- structural behavior --- material characterization --- numerical modeling --- reinforced concrete --- steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- tension softening --- tension stiffening --- finite element (FE) analysis --- smeared crack model --- constitutive analysis --- residual stresses --- flexural behavior --- numerical analysis --- cyclic tests --- direct tension tests --- residual stiffness --- shear --- flexure --- shape memory alloys --- thermal environment --- composite laminates --- sound radiation --- 3D warp interlock fabric --- warp yarn interchange ratio --- mechanical test --- mechanical characterization --- fiber-reinforced composite --- soft body armor --- para-aramid fiber --- metal matrix composites --- SiC --- AZ91 --- magnesium alloy --- Cu-Cr system --- mechanical alloying --- solid solubility extension --- structural evolution --- thermodynamic --- steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- slender beams --- cyclic loading --- hysteretic response --- failure mode --- tests --- aluminum honeycomb --- deformation modes --- shock wave --- counter-intuitive behavior --- energy distribution --- acoustic stealth --- acoustic coating --- passive sound absorption --- active sound absorption --- acoustic characteristics of a submarine --- finite element method (FEM) --- slip --- group studs --- composite beam --- accelerated bridge construction --- steel fiber --- in situ amorphous coating --- laser surface remelting --- Ti-based alloy --- pipeline steel --- toughness --- cleavage unit --- crack propagation --- misorientation angles --- CFRP laminate --- mechanically fastened joints --- gradient material model --- dissimilar welding materials --- electron-beam welding --- fracture morphology --- fracture toughness --- crack deflection --- three-point bending test --- irreversible thermochromic --- cement composite --- manganese violet --- temperature indication --- heat monitoring --- cold-formed profiles --- high-strength steel --- local deformations --- bending test --- load-bearing capacity --- FRP --- concrete --- damage --- synergy --- strengthening --- finite element analysis --- composite material --- tribology --- vibrations --- resonance zone --- aluminum alloys --- composite materials --- epoxy resins --- power cables --- transmission lines --- CFRP --- NSM --- bond behavior --- structural behavior --- material characterization --- numerical modeling --- reinforced concrete --- steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- tension softening --- tension stiffening --- finite element (FE) analysis --- smeared crack model --- constitutive analysis --- residual stresses --- flexural behavior --- numerical analysis --- cyclic tests --- direct tension tests --- residual stiffness --- shear --- flexure --- shape memory alloys --- thermal environment --- composite laminates --- sound radiation --- 3D warp interlock fabric --- warp yarn interchange ratio --- mechanical test --- mechanical characterization --- fiber-reinforced composite --- soft body armor --- para-aramid fiber --- metal matrix composites --- SiC --- AZ91 --- magnesium alloy --- Cu-Cr system --- mechanical alloying --- solid solubility extension --- structural evolution --- thermodynamic