| Title |
Circular economy-driven additive manufacturing: A model for recycling PLA/copper composites through multi-extrusion processing |
| ID_Doc |
28570 |
| Authors |
Simon, Z; Stojcevski, F; Dharmasiri, B; Henderson, LC; Amini, N |
| Title |
Circular economy-driven additive manufacturing: A model for recycling PLA/copper composites through multi-extrusion processing |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jiec.2023.09.044 |
| Abstract |
ISO 52,900 material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing utilises materials to manufacture customisable components. End of life parts lead to accumulation of nondegradable plastic wastes with detrimental environmental impacts. Circular methods to close the loop will reduce the wastes that would end up in landfill. Recycling polylactic acid (PLA) has been reported to negatively impact the mechanical properties com-pared to the virgin material. We investigate the addition of copper microparticles, found in old electronic parts, to recycled PLA and its effects on the mechanical properties. We pelletise the extruded filament and use it as the feedstock for another further extrusion to simulate the recycling process. The first extrusion showed a good copper dispersion in the PLA matrix, the novelty of the second pass was to create a model to evaluate mechanical performance. Commercially available 60wt% copper filament was used as a benchmark. Tensile strength and modulus of extruded filament were found to be 48.8 MPa and 2.3 GPa for sample with quarter copper loading, respectively. All extruded filaments outperformed commercial filament in fracture toughness, with values of 1.06 MPapm for quarter copper loading and 1.1 Mpapm for half copper loading, with re-extrusion reducing fracture toughness by 34% and 9%, respectively. (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecom-mons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; Additive manufacturing; 3D printing; Recycled plastics; Recycled metals |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001141737000001 |
| WoS Category |
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Chemistry; Engineering |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2023.09.044
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