Green Materials for a Circular Economy

Green Materials for a Circular Economy: Materials Selection, Product Development, and Life Cycle Extension Strategies provides fundamental and practical knowledge on design for circularity, especially for product development applications and throughout their entire life cycle. Topics covered range from conceptual design to materials selection, environmental life cycle assessment, and life cycle extension strategies. Additionally, there are a number of recent case studies showing design for circularity in practice in applications such as automotive component design, furniture design, user behavior, and joining design. Researchers, students, design practitioners, and engineers working with green materials, biocomposites, recycling, and materials will find this book to be a comprehensive source.

• Provides in-depth explanations of the concept and practice of design for circularity
• Focuses on green materials and life cycle extension strategies
• Illuminates real-world instances of design for circularity through a range of case studies