This book outlines how to achieve zero waste engineering, following natural pathways that are truly sustainable. Using methods that have been developed in various areas for sustainability purposes, such as new mathematical models, recyclable material selection, and renewable energy, the authors probe the principles of zero waste engineering and how it can be applied to construction, energy production, and many other areas of engineering.

Table of Contents

• List of Tables
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• 1.1 Background
• 1.2 The Deficiency of Current Engineering Practices
• 1.3 The Zero-Waste Approach
• 1.4 Scope of the Book
• 1.5 Organization of the Book
• Chapter 2: A Delinearized History of Time and Its Impact on Scientific Cognition
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 The Importance of The Continuous Long-Term History
• 2.3 Delinearized History of Time and Knowledge
• 2.4 Role of Water, Air, Clay and Fire in Scientific Characterization
• 2.5 A Reflection on the Purposes of Sciences
• 2.6 Role of Intention in Technology Development
• 2.7 Cyclic Nature of Civilization
• 2.8 About the “New Science” of Time and Motion
• 2.9 What is New Versus what is Permitted: Science and the Establishment?
• 2.10 The Nature-Science Approach
• 2.11 Conclusions
• Chapter 3: Towards Modeling of Zero-Waste Engineering Processes with Inherent Sustainability
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Development of a Sustainable Model
• 3.3 Problem with the Current Model: The Case of Electricity
• 3.4 How Could We Have Averted the Downturn?
• 3.5 Observation of Nature: Importance of Intangibles
• 3.6 Analogy of Physical Phenomena
• 3.7 Intangible Cause to Tangible Consequence
• 3.8 Removable Discontinuities: Phases and Renewability of Materials
• 3.9 Rebalancing Mass and Energy
• 3.10 ENERGY — The Existing Model
• 3.11 Conclusions
• Chapter 4: The Formulation of a Comprehensive Mass and Energy Balance Equation
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 The Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy
• 4.3 Continuity of Matter and Phase Transition
• 4.4 The Science of Water and Oil
• 4.5 From Natural Energy to Natural Mass
• 4.6 The Avalanche Theory of Mass and Energy
• 4.7 Aims of Modeling Natural Phenomena
• 4.8 Simultaneous Characterization of Matter and Energy
• 4.9 Consequences of Nature-Science for Classical Set Theory and Conventional Notions of Mensuration
• 4.10 Conclusions
• Chapter 5: Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and Honey Sugar Saccharine Aspartame (HSSA) Degradation in Modern Engineering
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Background
• 5.3 The Need for the Science of Intangibles
• 5.4 The Need for Multidimensional Study
• 5.5 Assessing the Overall Performance of a Process
• 5.6 Facts about Honey and the Science of Intangibles
• 5.7 CCD In Relation to Science of Tangibles
• 5.8 Possible Causes of CCD
• 5.9 The HSS®A® (Honey → Sugar → Saccharin® → Aspartame®) Pathway
• 5.10 Honey and Cancer
• 5.11 The Sugar Culture and Beyond
• 5.12 The Culture of the Artificial Sweetener
• 5.13 The Honey-Sugar-Saccharin-Aspartame Degradation in Everything
• 5.14 The Nature Science Approach
• 5.15 A New Approach to Product Characterization
• 5.16 A Discussion
• 5.17 Conclusions
• Chapter 6: Zero-Waste Lifestyle with Inherently Sustainable Technologies
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Energy from Kitchen Waste (KW) and Sewage
• 6.3 Utilization of Produced Waste in a Desalination Plant
• 6.4 Solar Aquatic Process to Purify Desalinated/Waste Water
• 6.5 Direct Use of Solar Energy
• 6.6 Sustainability Analysis
• 6.6 Conclusions
• Chapter 7: A Novel Sustainable Combined Heating/Cooling/Refrigeration System
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Einstein Refrigeration Cycle
• 7.3 Thermodynamic Model and its Cycle's Energy Requirement
• 7.4 Solar Cooler and Heat Engine
• 7.5 Actual Coefficient of Performance (COP) Calculation
• 7.6 Absorption Refrigeration System
• 7.7 Calculation of Global Efficiency
• 7.8 Solar Energy Utilization in the Refrigeration Cycle
• 7.9 The New System
• 7.8 Pathway Analysis
• 7.9 Sustainability Analysis
• 7.10 Conclusions
• Chapter 8: A Zero-Waste Design for Direct Usage of Solar Energy
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 The Prototype
• 8.3 Results and Discussion of Parabolic Solar Technology
• 8.4 Conclusions
• Chapter 9: Investigation of Vegetable Oil as The Thermal Fluid in A Parabolic Solar Collector
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Experimental Setup and Procedures
• 9.4 Results and Discussion
• 9.5 Conclusions
• Chapter 10: The Potential of Biogas in Zero-Waste Mode of a Cold-Climate Environment
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Background
• 10.3 Biogas Fermentation
• 10.4 Factors Involved in Anaerobic Digestion
• 10.5 Heath and Environmental Issue
• 10.6 Digesters in Cold Countries
• 10.7 Experimental Setup and Procedures
• 10.8 Discussion
• 10.9 Conclusions
• Chapter 11: The New Synthesis: Application of All Natural Materials for Engineering Applications
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Metal Waste Removal with Natural Materials
• 11.3 Natural Materials as Bonding Agents
• 11.4 Conclusions
• Chapter 12: Economic Assessment of Zero-Waste Engineering
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Delinearized History of the Modern Era
• 12.3 Insufficiency of Conventional Economic Models
• 12.4 The New Synthesis
• 12.5 The New Investment Model, Conforming to the Information Age
• 12.6 The Most Important Research Questions in the Information Age
• 12.7 Future Engineering Projects
• 12.8 Economics of Zero-Waste Engineering Projects
• 12.9 Quality of Energy
• 12.10 Conclusions
• Chapter 13: General Conclusions and Recommendations
• 13.1 Summary
• 13.2 Conclusions
• 13.3 Recommendations
• 13.4 Future Projects
• References and Bibliography