Green Tribology

Green Tribology: Emerging Technologies and Applications focuses on innovative surfaces, lubricants, and materials to reduce friction and wear for environmental conservation and sustainability. This book creates a platform for sharing knowledge emerging in the field of green tribology and focuses on advances and developments in technologies and applications. Discusses the influence of technological developments in green tribology on the environment and sustainability Highlights key findings on superior tribological characteristics of bioinspired surfaces, tribological performance improvements with advances in green/eco-friendly materials, environmentally friendly lubricants, minimum quantity lubrication and reuse of disposed materials Brings together research expertise of leaders in the international tribology community Describes ongoing trends and future outlooks Aimed at advanced students, researchers, and industry professionals, this book will be of interest to readers seeking to understand and apply sustainable practices in tribology and lubrication engineering and related fields.