Cradle to cradle recycling of high performance thermoplastic composites

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 17871.1;3 PFSATW-IW

Short description (German)

T-2015-005: Cradle to cradle recycling of high performance thermoplastic composites

Short description (English)

Cradle to cradle recycling of high performance thermoplastic composites

Abstract (German)

The growing success of carbon fibre reinforced polymers leads to a growing concern over product afterlife. Thermoplastic composites offer the potential to be reprocessed; however, few applications of recycling these materials are known. The aim of this project is to demonstrate recycling of high performance thermoplastics composite by recovering fragments with long fibres and reprocessing them. Polymer loss attributed to localized pyrolysis shall be healed by a dedicated slurry coating process.

Abstract (English)

The growing success of carbon fibre reinforced polymers leads to a growing concern over product afterlife. Thermoplastic composites offer the potential to be reprocessed; however, few applications of recycling these materials are known. The aim of this project is to demonstrate recycling of high performance thermoplastics composite by recovering fragments with long fibres and reprocessing them. Polymer loss attributed to localized pyrolysis shall be healed by a dedicated slurry coating process.