| Title |
Recyclable epoxy systems for rotor blades |
| ID_Doc |
14768 |
| Authors |
Dubey, PK; Mahanth, SK; Dixit, A; Changmongkol, S |
| Title |
Recyclable epoxy systems for rotor blades |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1088/1757-899X/942/1/012014 |
| Abstract |
The global energy demand is largely met by power generated from fossil fuels (Thermal Power plants) and nuclear means (Nuclear Power plants). Even though both these technologies have been used for decades, they have huge environmental impact and severe sustainability issues with depleting fossil fuel and serious concerns about the spent nuclear rods disposal. With growing awareness of impact on the environment and finding a sustainable solution for power generation, wind energy offers a lasting solution that addresses both issues, however it is still not truly sustainable as the primary materials used for manufacturing of rotor blades are non-recyclable. A new revolutionary technological solution has been invented where in, the epoxy thermoset can be recovered as thermoplastic and the reinforcement in composite can be re-used, making it a first of its kind in the thermoset industry segment. The Recyclable Epoxy Systems for rotor blades provide a path breaking solution that enables recycling of epoxy thermoset, recovery and re-use of the reinforcement and the matrix in a fibre reinforced composite. Leveraging from the proprietary Recyclamine (R) platform technology, series of recyclable epoxy systems are developed for wet lay-up and infusion processes to meet the requirements for both on-shore and off-shore rotor blades, including next generation rotor blades. The systems are characterized by determining process and performance properties and found to provide distinct advantages in comparison to the conventional non-recyclable epoxy systems. The recycling of composites made from recyclable epoxy systems is successfully demonstrated by low energy solvolysis followed by recovery of the reinforcement and epoxy matrix as thermoplastic. The recovered reinforcement and epoxy thermoplastic are re-used to make composite and representative thermoplastic object respectively, deriving value from the waste and closing the loop to make the wind energy industry sustainable for a circular economy. |
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| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) |
| EID |
WOS:000630895600014 |
| WoS Category |
Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Manufacturing; Engineering, Mechanical; Materials Science, Composites |
| Research Area |
Energy & Fuels; Engineering; Materials Science |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/942/1/012014
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