| Title | Thermal reshaping as a route for reuse of end-of-life glass fibre-reinforced acrylic composites |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 7319 |
| Authors | Obande, W; Stankovic, D; Bajpai, A; Devine, M; Wurzer, C; Lykkeberg, A; Garden, JA; Brádaigh, CMO; Ray, D |
| Title | Thermal reshaping as a route for reuse of end-of-life glass fibre-reinforced acrylic composites |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Thermal reshaping has been employed to simulate the end-of-life reuse of liquid-resin-infused thermoplastic acrylic composite laminates, and the associated effects on matrix-dominated mechanical performance and microstructure have been studied. L-shaped laminates were infused at room temperature and subjected to 1 or 4 hot-press flattening cycles (25 min at 120 degrees C; 11 bar). Compared to the original references, up to 13% higher transverse flexural strengths were measured for the reprocessed laminates. Such a scheme may be readily implemented for high-value reuse without sacrificing fibre length scales, and with minimal cumulative mass loss over successive reheating cycles (10 cycles: 2% and 15 cycles: 2.6%). This study provides important insights to foster a greater understanding of the performance limits of hot-press reprocessing to inform the practical reuse and re-application of sustainable composites in a circular economy. |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110662 |
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