Recycling of the fibrous fraction of reinforced thermoset composites

Kouparitsas, CE; Kartalis, CN; Varelidis, PC; Tsenoglou, CJ; Papaspyrides, CD

dc.contributor.author	Kouparitsas, CE	en
dc.contributor.author	Kartalis, CN	en
dc.contributor.author	Varelidis, PC	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsenoglou, CJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Papaspyrides, CD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:17Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:17Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0272-8397	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14916
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Composites	en
dc.subject.classification	Polymer Science	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon fiber reinforced plastics	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Epoxy resins	en
dc.subject.other	Glass fiber reinforced plastics	en
dc.subject.other	Glass fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Polyesters	en
dc.subject.other	Pyrolysis	en
dc.subject.other	Recycling	en
dc.subject.other	Tensile testing	en
dc.subject.other	Thermoplastics	en
dc.subject.other	Aramide fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical recycling	en
dc.subject.other	Energy recovery	en
dc.subject.other	Material recycling	en
dc.subject.other	Mechanical performance	en
dc.subject.other	Mechanical recycling	en
dc.subject.other	Thermosets	en
dc.title	Recycling of the fibrous fraction of reinforced thermoset composites	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/pc.10468	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.10468	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	We investigate the feasibility of reusing short fibers recovered from recycled thermoset composites for the production of new composites. Glass fibers were recovered from glass-polyester composites, and carbon and aramide fibers from epoxy based composites. From the different fractions obtained after grinding, a specific fibrous fraction was selected for reuse. This recycled fraction was first characterized in terms of length and residual matrix content, and then incorporated into virgin polymer matrices to prepare new thermoplastic composites. To evaluate the performance of these composites, tensile tests were initially carried out, and the results were compared with similar measurements performed on pristine composites containing short unused fibers of similar length. In most cases examined, recycling does not adversely affect the mechanical performance of the new composite. This overall behavior is explained in terms of fiber length preservation, fiber dispersion mechanism and fiber-matrix adhesion.	en
heal.publisher	SOC PLASTICS ENG INC	en
heal.journalName	Polymer Composites	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/pc.10468	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000177684700020	en
dc.identifier.volume	23	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	682	en
dc.identifier.epage	689	en