Information exchanges between experts for thermoset composites design for recycling
by Nicolas Perry; Stéphane Pompidou; Olivier Mantaux
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), Vol. 13, No. 4, 2014

Abstract: The use of composites in industry is ever increasing. However, end-of-life solutions for composites are still under development. In this paper, a solution linking design strategies with a recycling process for thermoset composite materials is proposed. The recovery solution for these materials is a supercritical water solvolysis process. The needs and multi-disciplinary skills required for taking recycling possibilities into account in the early stages of product design and the necessity to standardise product-recycling capabilities based on design requirements will be discussed. The paper highlights the need for designers to take a functional approach into consideration, including characterisation of materials behaviour, recycling process limits, constraints and opportunities. This paper will show the first lessons learned from experiments, using this technique.

Online publication date: Tue, 13-May-2014

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