Metal Additive Manufacturing Enabling Clean Energy Economy and Decarbonization
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 165
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wire-arc additive manufacturing; pipeline welding; integrity of pipelines (for hydrogen or carbon dioxide transportation); sustainable manufacturing for industrial decarbonization; manufacturing for circular economy; overlay welding; direct laser deposition; laser cladding; welding metallurgy; electrochemical corrosion; fatigue and fracture; environmentally-assisted cracking; wear of materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) processes have experienced a phase of rapid development in the past several decades and are increasingly being adopted as a group of advanced technologies enabling clean energy economy and carbon reduction. This Special Issue of the Applied Science welcomes articles that demonstrate this development trend and offer readers a body of knowledge for the further advancement of MAM processes for green economy. Although not limited to these, the following aspects are of particular interest：
- MAM processes for fabricating components and systems in order to advance clean energy technologies;
- Case studies where MAM technologies are engaged for industrial decarbonization;
- Applications of MAM technologies for carbon capture, utilization, and storage;
- Current and/or projected trend of MAM technology advancement for promoting green economy;
- Sustainability analysis of MAM processes;
- Assessment of environmental impacts of MAM processes versus conventional manufacturing processes;
- Life circle assessment of various MAM processes; and
- MAM technology advancement enabling circular economy.
Original work highlighting the latest research and technical advancement is highly encouraged; review articles and short communications with novelty are also welcome.
Dr. Sheng-Hui Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal additive manufacturing
- powder bed fusion
- direct energy deposition
- binder jetting
- material extrusion
- clean energy
- decarbonization
- carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
- life circle analysis
- circular economy
