RECYCLING

Carbon Fibers

Asahi Kasei collaborates on continuous carbon fiber reclamation development

Inexpensive, closed-loop recycling system employs electrolyzed sulfuric acid to cleanly separate the fiber from the resin.  

Grace Nehls
Managing Editor, CompositesWorld

Asahi Kasei collaborates on continuous carbon fiber reclamation development
REGEN Fiber launches eco-friendly wind blade recycling process
Materials

REGEN Fiber launches eco-friendly wind blade recycling process

REGEN Fiber’s sustainable recycling process keeps wind blades out of landfills by converting them into raw materials for use in asphalt, composite products and more.  
#windblades

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Materials

EU-funded GENEX project to develop digital twin framework for aircraft lifecycle tracking

Novel digital framework to enable holistic and comprehensive data capture through the entire aircraft lifecycle, supporting composite component/structure manufacture optimization and maintenance.  
#nextgenaerospace #composites4_0 #repair

Wind/Energy

IIT Mandi researchers use microwaves, eco-friendly chemicals to recover glass fibers

Development of a rapid, sustainable microwave-assisted chemical recycling process targets decommissioned wind turbine blades, promotes decreased landfill disposal.  

Carbon Fibers

€34 million Series A advances Fairmat composite materials recycling goals

The company’s plans for the funds include accelerating the deployment of its robotized industrial capabilities to recycle carbon fiber, expanding internationally and entering new verticals with its sustainability solutions.  
#trends

recycled carbon fiber

The state of recycled carbon fiber

As the need for carbon fiber rises, can recycling fill the gap?
#cleansky #discontinuousfiber #sustainability

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Bcomp and KTM Technologies natural fiber brake disc cover
Epoxies |

Thermoset-thermoplastic joining, natural fibers enable sustainability-focused brake cover

Award-winning motorcycle brake disc cover showcases potential for KTM Technologies’ Conexus joining technology and flax fiber composites.
#biomaterials #focusondesign

Hannah Mason Technical Editor, CompositesWorld

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Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive
Carbon Fibers

Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive

Efforts include advancing NAFILean materials family in weight reduction and sustainability, as well as new Sustainable Materials division and R&D Center.  
#sustainability #trends

Swancor launches recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin
Epoxies

Swancor launches recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin

When used with composite reinforcements, EzCiclo can be recycled and degraded via the company’s CleaVER recycling technology with waste elimination and a final fiber with equivalent virgin fiber mechanical performance.

thermoplastic waste for composite athletic shoes
Thermoplastics

Athletic shoe developed with repurposed thermoplastic waste

Manufactured via a single-step molding process, Decathlon’s Traxium Compressor soccer cleats propel the sporting goods market toward more recyclable solutions.
#sustainability #application

DEECOM composites recycling process
Materials

Pressurized steam-based composites recycling for full fiber reclamation

Longworth’s DEECOM process for composites recycling claims to produce intact fiber and resin reclamation with near-virgin properties.
#workinprogress

Re-Wind Network successfully installs repurposed wind blade pedestrian bridge
Materials

Re-Wind Network successfully installs repurposed wind blade pedestrian bridge

The Ireland-based, five-meter-long BladeBridge solution has undergone extensive materials and mechanical testing to ensure application suitability.
#infrastructure

wind turbines
Carbon Fibers

Composites end markets: Renewable energy (2022)

Driven by growth in offshore wind and global renewable energy and emissions reduction targets, wind energy continues to dominate composites use and R&D efforts.
#sourcebook #Basics #multitudeofmarkets

Boeing ecoDemonstrator tests recycled carbon fiber sidewalls, acoustic upgrades for aeroengines and more
Carbon Fibers

Boeing ecoDemonstrator tests recycled carbon fiber sidewalls, acoustic upgrades for aeroengines and more

Eight aircraft since 2010 have demonstrated new technologies to reduce noise, improve efficiency and minimize aviation’s environmental footprint, with potential impacts for future wings, interiors, engine nacelles and vertical tail design.
#aeroengines #sustainability #boeing

Isodan mobile composite recycling plant
Wind/Energy |

Dustless, mobile solution for on-site wind turbine blade repurposing

Denmark-based Isodan Engineering ApS translated its expertise in mobile, shipping container-based newspaper recycling systems to solve a need for breaking down wind turbine blades on-site for reuse.
#trends #sustainability #windblades

Hannah Mason Technical Editor, CompositesWorld
Fairmat inaugurates Bouguenais carbon fiber recycling facility
Carbon Fibers

Fairmat inaugurates Bouguenais carbon fiber recycling facility

Automated, industralized recycling of more than 3,500 ton of carbon fiber waste/per year in France, with expansion into the U.S. planned for 2023.  

TNO research offers circularity solution for discarded wind turbine blades
Wind/Energy

TNO research offers circularity solution for discarded wind turbine blades

Thermochemical method involving pyrolysis extracts fibers, which can then be reprocessed as thermoplastic composites for various recyclable products.  

Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive
Carbon Fibers

Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive

Efforts include advancing NAFILean materials family in weight reduction and sustainability, as well as new Sustainable Materials division and R&D Center.  
#sustainability #trends

Carbon Fibers

Carbon Fiber Recycling now accepts carbon fiber bobbin waste

Carbon Fiber Recycling is capable of processing depleted carbon fiber bobbins, provides opportunities for manufacturers looking to recycle 100% of their waste stream.  
#trends

Core

IMDEA Materials Institute introduces novel recyclable sandwich structure composites

A new generation of sustainable composite materials with flame-retardant properties currently being developed also offer improved performance and designability.  

Materials

Siemens Gamesa brings RecyclabeBlade to onshore wind power projects

Recyclable wind blade is already installed and in full operation at offshore projects, leading Siemens Gamesa toward its goal to produce fully recyclable wind turbines by 2040.  

JEC World 2022 Carbon Axis automated fiber placement machine
Aerospace |

JEC World 2022, Part 2: Recycling, natural fibers and additive manufacturing

CW associate editor Hannah Mason recaps several technologies seen on display at JEC World 2022, including new developments from Bcomp, Massivit 3D, Gen 2 Carbon and more.
#sustainability

Hannah Mason Technical Editor, CompositesWorld

NEW PRODUCTS: RECYCLING

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: EconCore
CAMX Expo

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: EconCore

rPET honeycomb technology is designed to replace plywood, monolithic panels and other conventional materials.
#camx #sustainability

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Armacell
Core

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Armacell

Armacell’s exhibit lineup emphasizes its wide range of eco-friendly PET foam solutions for composites manufacturing, including ArmaPET Struct, Eco, Curve and Shape.  
#camx

Lanxess adds new sustainable product variants to Tepex composites range
Thermoplastics

Lanxess adds new sustainable product variants to Tepex composites range

Novel composite matrices and fiber reinforcement based on green materials make up these Tepex product variants. 

Swancor launches recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin
Epoxies

Swancor launches recyclable thermosetting epoxy resin

When used with composite reinforcements, EzCiclo can be recycled and degraded via the company’s CleaVER recycling technology with waste elimination and a final fiber with equivalent virgin fiber mechanical performance.

Avient expands long fiber composites portfolio using recycled content
Glass Fibers

Avient expands long fiber composites portfolio using recycled content

Avient announces new long fiber-reinforced composites formulated with post-industrial recycled resin content, for applications including office furnishings and outdoor adventure gear.  

JEC World 2022 preview: Gen 2 Carbon
Carbon Fibers

JEC World 2022 preview: Gen 2 Carbon

Gen 2 Carbon is launching its ultra-lightweight 60 gsm recycled nonwoven mat under its G-TEX product range, combining textile flexibility with low fiber area weight.

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