Comprehensive Green Materials
- 1st Edition - June 27, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Abdul Ghani Olabi
- Language: English
Green Materials are materials that are understood to have at least one of the two following attributes: sustainability or low environmental impact. Optimally, they have these tw… Read more
Green Materials are materials that are understood to have at least one of the two following attributes: sustainability or low environmental impact. Optimally, they have these two labels simultaneously.
Comprehensive Green Materials, 3 volume set, is the first fully-integrated resource to provide a full and comprehensive source of information and knowledge for both researchers and practitioners around the world on the fundamental, characteristics, applications, latest developments and case studies of Green Materials. Each in-depth review chapter is written by internationally recognized experts and contributions come from scientists working in a broad range of topics, including materials science, green energy, green industry and construction, engineering and green chemistry.
- Comprehensive subject coverage across the whole field of Green Materials in one integrated resource
- In-depth explanation of the latest developments and research topics
- Includes examinations of the correlation between green materials and the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) : SDG6 (clean water and sanitation), SDG7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG11 (sustainable cities and communities) and SDG13 (climate action)
- Thematically arranged to allow the user to easily find what they need (either in the print or the online version)
Academic researchers and UG/PG students of materials, renewable and sustainable energy and environmental engineering, Industry researchers/developers/technicians, students. In particular industries involving construction, energy and energy storage systems, automotive engineering, aeronautics, pharmaceuticals.
1. Plant materials
o Introduction to plant materials
o Contribution of plant materials to SDG
o Algae
• Algae: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Algae production technologies
• Growth of micro-algae
• Algae based Bioreactor
• Algae based Biochar
• Using Algae in drugs
• Role of Algae in circular bio-economy
• Algae assisted microbial fuel cell
• Potential of algae in combating covid-19
• Biofuel production from algae
• Using Algae in Desalination
• Using Algae as Biosorbent
• Algae based bio-refinery
• Using Algae in waste water treatment
• Pyrolysis of algae
o Straw
• Straw: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biochar from Rice straw
• Cotton straw Biochar
• Barley straw as Biosorbent
• Rice straw as Biosorbent
• Wheat straw as bio-fuel
• Bioethanol production from straw
• Biofuel production from straw
• Pyrolysis of straw
• Straw as green material: economic and environmental study
o Grasses
• Grasses: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Grasses based applications
• Fuel oil production from grass
• Fuel oil from cogon grass
• Overview on Biochar production from grass
• Production of Biochar from elephant grass
• Using lemon grass in energy applications
• Grass based Biosorbent
• Anaerobic digestion using grass
• Ethanol production using grass
• Pyrolysis of grass
• Grass as green material: Economic and environmental investigation
o Bamboo
• Bamboo as green material: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Energy application using bamboo
• Biochar production from bamboo
• Ethanol production from bamboo
• Pyrolysis of bamboo
• Bamboo as green material: Economic and environmental investigation
o Pellet
• Pellet: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Pellet: recent progress and development
• Life cycle assessment of pellet
• Pellet: production and environmental impact
• Techno-economic analysis of wood pellet
o Bagasse wastes
• Characteristics
• Production of bio-char and activated arbon
• Applications in water treatment
• Applications in building and construction materials
• Applications in energy production (waste to energy)
• Contribution in circular economy
o Maize cobs
• Characteristics
• Production of bio-char and activated arbon
• Applications in water treatment
• Applications in building and construction materials
• Applications in energy production (waste to energy)
• Contribution in circular economy
o Residues of banana tree
• Properties
• Production of bio-char and activated carbon
• Applications in water treatment
• Applications in building and construction materials
• Other applications
• Contribution in circular economy
o Tea and coffee wastes
• Properties
• Application in cosmetic applications
• Applications in water treatment
• Contribution in circular economy
2. Green Energy materials
o Introduction to green energy materials
o Contribution of green energy materials to SDG
o Green Hydrogen
• Green Hydrogen as a green fuel
• Green Hydrogen production: advances and challenges
• Green Hydrogen production: Energy and exergy analysis
• Green Hydrogen production from formic acid
• Green Electro-catalysts for hydrogen production
• Green Hydrogen production: An economic overview
• Green Hydrogen production: An environmental overview
• Bio-Hydrogen production: An overview
• Hydrogen production from food waste
• Hydrogen production from sea water
• Recent advances in green hydrogen storage
• Green hydrogen: an overview
• Green hydrogen: techno-economic study
• Green Hydrogen for vehicles: Introduction
• Green Hydrogen vehicles: recent progress and challenges
• An overview on hydrogen production using solar energy
• Hydrogen production using PV
• Hydrogen production using PV economic and environmental study
• Hydrogen production using hybrid pv-wind system
• Hydrogen production using parabolic trough solar system
• Hydrogen production using wind energy
• Geothermal energy for hydrogen production
o Ammonia
o Green Ammonia: An overview
• Green ammonia as a fuel: Applications
• Green Ammonia: Progress and challenges
• Green Ammonia production: An economic overview
• Green Ammonia production using solar energy
• Green Ammonia production using wind energy
• Green Ammonia production using solar-wind hybrid systems
o Biofuel
• Biofuel: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biofuel: recent developments and challenges
• Biofuel: applications
o Biomethane
• Biomethane: An overview
• Biomethane: challenges and recent progress
• Biomethane: classification and application
• Biomethane: economic and environmental investigation
• Biomethane production from sugarcane
• Biomethane production from waste water treatment
o Biodiesel
• Biodiesel: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biodiesel: production
• Biodiesel: challenges and recent progress
• Biodiesel: Applications
• Biodiesel: economic and environmental investigation
• Waste cooking oil as biodiesel
o Biosolids Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biosolids: risks and limitations
• Biosolids: production and applications
• Biosolids: challenges and recent progress
• Biosolids: economic and environmental investigation
• Green Phase Change Material
• Green PCM: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green PCM: Applications
• Green PCM: techno-economic study
• Sustainable shape stabilized PCM
• Environmental impact of Green PCM
o Modeling and optimization for green energy materials
• Multi-criteria decision analysis for green energy materials
• Artificial intelligence applied to green energy materials
3. Green industrial and building materials
o Introduction to green industrial and building materials
o Contribution of green industrial and building materials to SDG
o Green composite
• Green composite an overview.
• Applications of Green composite
• Green composite from waste material
• Natural fiber based green composite
• Sustainable polymer based green composite
• Green material recent development and challenges
• Cellulose Fiber Composites
• Bio-nanocomposite: An overview
• Bio-composite: environmental study
• Circular economy in Bio-composite development
• 3D and 4D printing of Bio-composite
• Biofilm: developments and applications
o Green polymer
• Ecofriendly biopolymer
• Applications of biopolymer
• Using agriculture waste in biopolymer
• Biomass based epoxy resin
o Green plastic
• Green plastic: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green plastic: Applications
• Green plastic: Economic and environmental investigation
• Bioplastic: An overview
• Bioplastic: Life cycle assessment
• Bio-waste to Bioplastic
o Green building materials
• Green building materials: an overview
• Green thermal insulation materials
• Green building materials: Economic overview
• Green building materials: Environmental overview
• Green sound absorbing material
o Green concrete
• Green concrete: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green concrete: production and applications
• Green concrete: recent progress and development
• Green concrete environmental study
• Fly ash based green concrete
• Life cycle assessment of green concrete
• Modeling and optimization for green industrial materials
• Multi-criteria decision analysis for green industrial materials
• Artificial intelligence applied to green industrial materials
4. Green chemicals and advanced materials
o Introduction to green chemicals and advanced materials
o Contribution of green chemicals and advanced materials to SDG
o Green chemistry
• Green chemistry: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green chemistry from circular economy stand point
• Green chemistry: An environmental investigation
o Green catalyst
• Green catalyst: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green catalyst: recent development
• Green catalyst: Applications
o Green solvent:
• Green solvent: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green solvent: recent development
• Green solvent: Applications
• Green solvent: environmental study
o Green flame retardant:
• Green flame retardant: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green flame retardant: recent developments and challenges
• Bio-derived: Flame retardants
• Green flame retardant: environmental and economic study
o Bio-surfactant
• Bio-surfactant: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Bio-surfactant: Recent developments and challenges
• Environmental applications of bio-surfactant
• Biotechnological applications of bio-surfactant
o Biosorbent
• Biosorbent: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biosorbent for lead removing
• Biosorbent for cupper removing
• Biosorbent for zinc removal
o Green additives
• Green additives: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green additives: applications
• Green additives: Economic and environmental study
o Green coating
• Green coating: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green coating: applications
• Green coating: Economic and environmental study
o Green stimuli-responsive materials
• Green stimuli-responsive materials: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green stimuli-responsive materials: Applications
• CO2 switchable materials recent development
o Bio-elastomer
• Bio-elastomer: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Bio-elastomer: Applications
o Biodegradable materials
• Biodegradable materials: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biodegradable materials: Applications
• Biodegradable polymer
• Biodegradable plastic: production and applications
o Biocompatible materials
• Biocompatible materials: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biocompatible materials: Applications and challenges
o Green Nano-materials
• Green Nano-materials: Characterization and classifications
• Green Nano-materials: Applications and recent developments
• Nanocellulose: Characteristics and applications
o Introduction to plant materials
o Contribution of plant materials to SDG
o Algae
• Algae: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Algae production technologies
• Growth of micro-algae
• Algae based Bioreactor
• Algae based Biochar
• Using Algae in drugs
• Role of Algae in circular bio-economy
• Algae assisted microbial fuel cell
• Potential of algae in combating covid-19
• Biofuel production from algae
• Using Algae in Desalination
• Using Algae as Biosorbent
• Algae based bio-refinery
• Using Algae in waste water treatment
• Pyrolysis of algae
o Straw
• Straw: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biochar from Rice straw
• Cotton straw Biochar
• Barley straw as Biosorbent
• Rice straw as Biosorbent
• Wheat straw as bio-fuel
• Bioethanol production from straw
• Biofuel production from straw
• Pyrolysis of straw
• Straw as green material: economic and environmental study
o Grasses
• Grasses: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Grasses based applications
• Fuel oil production from grass
• Fuel oil from cogon grass
• Overview on Biochar production from grass
• Production of Biochar from elephant grass
• Using lemon grass in energy applications
• Grass based Biosorbent
• Anaerobic digestion using grass
• Ethanol production using grass
• Pyrolysis of grass
• Grass as green material: Economic and environmental investigation
o Bamboo
• Bamboo as green material: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Energy application using bamboo
• Biochar production from bamboo
• Ethanol production from bamboo
• Pyrolysis of bamboo
• Bamboo as green material: Economic and environmental investigation
o Pellet
• Pellet: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Pellet: recent progress and development
• Life cycle assessment of pellet
• Pellet: production and environmental impact
• Techno-economic analysis of wood pellet
o Bagasse wastes
• Characteristics
• Production of bio-char and activated arbon
• Applications in water treatment
• Applications in building and construction materials
• Applications in energy production (waste to energy)
• Contribution in circular economy
o Maize cobs
• Characteristics
• Production of bio-char and activated arbon
• Applications in water treatment
• Applications in building and construction materials
• Applications in energy production (waste to energy)
• Contribution in circular economy
o Residues of banana tree
• Properties
• Production of bio-char and activated carbon
• Applications in water treatment
• Applications in building and construction materials
• Other applications
• Contribution in circular economy
o Tea and coffee wastes
• Properties
• Application in cosmetic applications
• Applications in water treatment
• Contribution in circular economy
2. Green Energy materials
o Introduction to green energy materials
o Contribution of green energy materials to SDG
o Green Hydrogen
• Green Hydrogen as a green fuel
• Green Hydrogen production: advances and challenges
• Green Hydrogen production: Energy and exergy analysis
• Green Hydrogen production from formic acid
• Green Electro-catalysts for hydrogen production
• Green Hydrogen production: An economic overview
• Green Hydrogen production: An environmental overview
• Bio-Hydrogen production: An overview
• Hydrogen production from food waste
• Hydrogen production from sea water
• Recent advances in green hydrogen storage
• Green hydrogen: an overview
• Green hydrogen: techno-economic study
• Green Hydrogen for vehicles: Introduction
• Green Hydrogen vehicles: recent progress and challenges
• An overview on hydrogen production using solar energy
• Hydrogen production using PV
• Hydrogen production using PV economic and environmental study
• Hydrogen production using hybrid pv-wind system
• Hydrogen production using parabolic trough solar system
• Hydrogen production using wind energy
• Geothermal energy for hydrogen production
o Ammonia
o Green Ammonia: An overview
• Green ammonia as a fuel: Applications
• Green Ammonia: Progress and challenges
• Green Ammonia production: An economic overview
• Green Ammonia production using solar energy
• Green Ammonia production using wind energy
• Green Ammonia production using solar-wind hybrid systems
o Biofuel
• Biofuel: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biofuel: recent developments and challenges
• Biofuel: applications
o Biomethane
• Biomethane: An overview
• Biomethane: challenges and recent progress
• Biomethane: classification and application
• Biomethane: economic and environmental investigation
• Biomethane production from sugarcane
• Biomethane production from waste water treatment
o Biodiesel
• Biodiesel: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biodiesel: production
• Biodiesel: challenges and recent progress
• Biodiesel: Applications
• Biodiesel: economic and environmental investigation
• Waste cooking oil as biodiesel
o Biosolids Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biosolids: risks and limitations
• Biosolids: production and applications
• Biosolids: challenges and recent progress
• Biosolids: economic and environmental investigation
• Green Phase Change Material
• Green PCM: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green PCM: Applications
• Green PCM: techno-economic study
• Sustainable shape stabilized PCM
• Environmental impact of Green PCM
o Modeling and optimization for green energy materials
• Multi-criteria decision analysis for green energy materials
• Artificial intelligence applied to green energy materials
3. Green industrial and building materials
o Introduction to green industrial and building materials
o Contribution of green industrial and building materials to SDG
o Green composite
• Green composite an overview.
• Applications of Green composite
• Green composite from waste material
• Natural fiber based green composite
• Sustainable polymer based green composite
• Green material recent development and challenges
• Cellulose Fiber Composites
• Bio-nanocomposite: An overview
• Bio-composite: environmental study
• Circular economy in Bio-composite development
• 3D and 4D printing of Bio-composite
• Biofilm: developments and applications
o Green polymer
• Ecofriendly biopolymer
• Applications of biopolymer
• Using agriculture waste in biopolymer
• Biomass based epoxy resin
o Green plastic
• Green plastic: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green plastic: Applications
• Green plastic: Economic and environmental investigation
• Bioplastic: An overview
• Bioplastic: Life cycle assessment
• Bio-waste to Bioplastic
o Green building materials
• Green building materials: an overview
• Green thermal insulation materials
• Green building materials: Economic overview
• Green building materials: Environmental overview
• Green sound absorbing material
o Green concrete
• Green concrete: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green concrete: production and applications
• Green concrete: recent progress and development
• Green concrete environmental study
• Fly ash based green concrete
• Life cycle assessment of green concrete
• Modeling and optimization for green industrial materials
• Multi-criteria decision analysis for green industrial materials
• Artificial intelligence applied to green industrial materials
4. Green chemicals and advanced materials
o Introduction to green chemicals and advanced materials
o Contribution of green chemicals and advanced materials to SDG
o Green chemistry
• Green chemistry: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green chemistry from circular economy stand point
• Green chemistry: An environmental investigation
o Green catalyst
• Green catalyst: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green catalyst: recent development
• Green catalyst: Applications
o Green solvent:
• Green solvent: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green solvent: recent development
• Green solvent: Applications
• Green solvent: environmental study
o Green flame retardant:
• Green flame retardant: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green flame retardant: recent developments and challenges
• Bio-derived: Flame retardants
• Green flame retardant: environmental and economic study
o Bio-surfactant
• Bio-surfactant: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Bio-surfactant: Recent developments and challenges
• Environmental applications of bio-surfactant
• Biotechnological applications of bio-surfactant
o Biosorbent
• Biosorbent: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biosorbent for lead removing
• Biosorbent for cupper removing
• Biosorbent for zinc removal
o Green additives
• Green additives: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green additives: applications
• Green additives: Economic and environmental study
o Green coating
• Green coating: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green coating: applications
• Green coating: Economic and environmental study
o Green stimuli-responsive materials
• Green stimuli-responsive materials: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Green stimuli-responsive materials: Applications
• CO2 switchable materials recent development
o Bio-elastomer
• Bio-elastomer: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Bio-elastomer: Applications
o Biodegradable materials
• Biodegradable materials: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biodegradable materials: Applications
• Biodegradable polymer
• Biodegradable plastic: production and applications
o Biocompatible materials
• Biocompatible materials: Definitions, Types and Characteristics
• Biocompatible materials: Applications and challenges
o Green Nano-materials
• Green Nano-materials: Characterization and classifications
• Green Nano-materials: Applications and recent developments
• Nanocellulose: Characteristics and applications
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 27, 2025
- Language: English
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Abdul Ghani Olabi
Prof. Abdul Ghani Olabi is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He holds an M.Eng. and Ph.D. from Dublin City University and has worked at leading institutions across Europe. He founded the SEEP and MSSM international conferences and plays a major role in academic publishing as Editor-in-Chief of several Elsevier encyclopedias. Prof. Olabi’s research focuses on renewable energy and energy storage systems. His team has secured numerous patents in hydrogen production, advanced PEM fuel cells, and novel supercapacitors and batteries, contributing significantly to global sustainable energy advancements.
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Director of the Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.Read Comprehensive Green Materials on ScienceDirect