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Title Tackling the Circular Economy Challenges-Composites Recycling: Used Tyres, Wind Turbine Blades, and Solar Panels
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Authors Korniejenko, K; Kozub, B; Bak, A; Balamurugan, P; Uthayakumar, M; Furtos, G
Title Tackling the Circular Economy Challenges-Composites Recycling: Used Tyres, Wind Turbine Blades, and Solar Panels
Year 2021
Published Journal Of Composites Science, 5, 9
DOI 10.3390/jcs5090243
Abstract Transformation of waste into resources is an important part of the circular economy. Nowadays, the recovery of materials in the most effective way is crucial for sustainable development. Composite materials offer great opportunities for product development and high performance in use, but their position in a circular economy system remains challenging, especially in terms of material recovery. Currently, the methods applied for recycling composites are not always effective. The aim of the article is to analyse the most important methods of material recovery from multilateral composites. The manuscript presents three case studies related to the recycling of products manufactured from composites: used tyres, wind turbine blades, and solar panels. It shows the advantages and disadvantages of currently applied methods for multilateral composite utilisation and presents further trends in composite recycling. The results show that increasing volumes of end-of-life composites have led to increased attention from government, industry, and academia.
Author Keywords circular economy; composite recycling; multilateral composite; used tyre; wind turbine blade; solar panel
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000702315300001
WoS Category Materials Science, Composites
Research Area Materials Science
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