Author : James. W Sawyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 131733373X
Automotive Scrap Recycling provides a qualitative description of the steel scrap industry by focussing on its largest segment: conversion of obsolete cars into steel scrap. Originally published in1974, this report covers issues such as the structure of the industry and quality problems with scrap steel as well as related policy issues. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies.
Author : David N. Lucsko
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 32,26 MB
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1421419432
The material appeal of the automobile junkyard goes beyond the search for second-hand parts. What happens to automobiles after they are retired but before they are processed as scrap? In this fascinating history, David N. Lucsko takes readers on a tour of salvage yards and wrecked or otherwise out-of-service cars in the United States from the point of view of gearheads—the hot rodders, restoration hobbyists, street rodders, and classic car devotees who reuse, repurpose, and restore junked cars. Junkyards, Gearheads, and Rust is a nuanced exploration of the business of dismantling wrecks and selling second-hand parts. It examines the reinterpretation of these cars and parts by artists as well as their restoration by enthusiasts. It also surveys the origin and evolution of gearhead-oriented yards that specialize in specific types of automobiles; dissects the material and emotional appeal of the salvage yard and its contents among enthusiasts; and examines how zoning and nuisance ordinances have affected both salvage businesses and hobbyists. Lucsko concludes with an analysis of efforts during the last twenty-five years to hasten vehicular obsolescence at the expense of salvage yards, mechanics, and enthusiasts. By examining how cars are salvaged, repurposed, and restored, this book demonstrates that the history of the automobile is much more than a running catalog of showroom novelties.
Author : Carl A. Zimring
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 35,47 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780813536866
In Cash for Your Trash, Carl A. Zimring provides a fascinating history of scrap recycling, from colonial times to the present. Integrating findings from archival, industrial, and demographic records, and moving beyond the environmental developments that have shaped modern recycling enterprises, Zimring offers a unique cultural and economic portrait of the private businesses that made large-scale recycling possible.
Author : Mark E. Schlesinger
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 28,71 MB
Release : 2013-12-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1466570245
What makes this book unique is a specific focus on aluminum recovery, rather than just recycling in general. It also offers an integrated discussion of scrap recovery and re-melting operations and includes economic as well as technical elements of recycling. Important topics include a discussion of the scrap aluminum marketplace and how secondary aluminum is collected and sorted, the design and operation of furnaces for melting scrap, the refining of molten aluminum, and the recovery and processing of dross from re-melting operations. This second edition features more information on aluminum scrap pricing and the economics of recycling, the analysis of dross processing methods currently in use by the industry, and drosses produced. The book has been updated throughout to include the most up-to-date information.
Author : Jason Rowe
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 11,56 MB
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0857095463
The automotive industry is under constant pressure to design vehicles capable of meeting increasingly demanding challenges such as improved fuel economy, enhanced safety and effective emission control. Drawing on the knowledge of leading experts, Advanced materials in automotive engineering explores the development, potential and impact of using such materials.Beginning with a comprehensive introduction to advanced materials for vehicle lightweighting and automotive applications, Advanced materials in automotive engineering goes on to consider nanostructured steel for automotive body structures, aluminium sheet and high pressure die-cast aluminium alloys for automotive applications, magnesium alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive bodies, and polymer and composite moulding technologies. The final chapters then consider a range of design and manufacturing issues that need to be addressed when working with advanced materials, including the design of advanced automotive body structures and closures, technologies for reducing noise, vibration and harshness, joining systems, and the recycling of automotive materials.With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Advanced materials in automotive engineering is an invaluable guide for all those involved in the engineering, design or analysis of motor vehicle bodies and components, as well as all students of automotive design and engineering. - Explores the development, potential and impact of using advanced materials for improved fuel economy, enhanced safety and effective mission control in the automotive industry - Provides a comprehensive introduction to advanced materials for vehicle lightweighting and automotive applications - Covers a range of design ideas and manufacturing issues that arise when working with advanced materials, including technologies for reducing noise, vibration and harshness, and the recycling of automotive materials
Author : A. Nicole Clowers
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2010-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1437932975
In July and August 2009, the federal government implemented the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) program, or ¿Cash for Clunkers,¿ a temporary vehicle retirement program that offered consumers a monetary credit ($3,500 or $4,500) to trade in an older vehicle for a new, more fuel-efficient one. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was responsible for administering the program. This report examines: (1) what is known to date about the extent to which the CARS program achieved its objectives; (2) what stakeholders¿ experiences were with the CARS program; and (3) how the CARS program compares to other selected domestic and international vehicle retirement programs. Charts and tables.
Author : D. Mann
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 1999-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0080527744
Following the success of the first (1995) edition, this fully updated report will provide a global overview of the use of automotive plastics and composites in passenger vehicles, with an analysis of markets and trends to the year 2007. Special attention is given to vehicle weight reduction. For a PDF version of the report please call Tina Enright on +44 (0) 1865 843008 for price details.
Author : Sarah Collins
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 29,69 MB
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781497424609
This book provides a guide to general public on recycling scrap metals. Learn basic terminology, metal identification, and sorting and cleaning procedures. In this case recycling is not only beneficial to the environment but to your pocket book also. This guide also provides a great foundation of understanding in the ever expanding world of metal recycling.
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ISBN : 9781621981206
Author : Anne E. Maczulak
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2010-03-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1438126115
Discusses how the waste-treatment industry removes, processes, and disposes of human, household, and industrial wastes.
