Recycling and Reusing of Engineering Materials

Dr. Waseem S. Khan conducted his postdoc research at the Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA. He joined Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arab, in 2014 and worked there as Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering for three years. He later joined Dubai Men’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2017. He has been working there an Assistant Professor, since 2017. Throughout, his studies he published more than 30 journal papers, 40 conference papers and 20 book chapters. He received several awards in Saudi Arab and Dubai. He received more than $100,000.00 internal and external grants from different sources. Dr. Eylem Asmatulu received her PhD degree from the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University (WSU) in May 2013. She worked as an Engineering Educator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at WSU between 2015 and 2017, and then joined to the same department as an Assistant professor in August 2017. She is mainly teaching materials and selections, six sigma and recycling courses. Through her academic studies, she has published 15 journal papers and 35 conference proceedings, authored 12 book chapters, presented 11 presentations and reviewed several manuscripts in international journals and conference proceedings. Md. Nizam Uddin is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University-Texarkana, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University, USA in 2020. He worked as a Visiting Faculty, Georgia Southern University, GA, as an Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh. Dr. Ramazan Asmatulu is a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University in the USA. His current research mainly focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and mechanical properties of various nanomaterials, nanocomposites, and biomaterials for primarily aerospace, energy, environment, and biomedical applications.

• 1. Introduction2. Environmental Impacts of Recycling3. Recycling Processes4. Recycling and Reusing of Papers5. Recycling and Reusing of Construction Materials6. Recycling and Reusing of Glasses and Ceramics7. Recycling and Reusing of Polymers and Plastics8. Recycling and Reusing of Thermoplastic and Thermoset Composites9. Recycling and Reusing of Metals and Alloys10. Recycling and Reusing of Non-Ferrous Metals11. Recycling and Reusing of Electronic Wastes12. Recycling and Reusing of Oils and Chemicals13. Recycling and Reusing of Aircrafts14. Application of Nanotechnology in Recycling15. Radioactive Waste Treatment16. Biological Waste Disposal17. Waste Landfill Reclamation18. Safety Concerns in Recycling Plants