Recent trends in recycling and reusing techniques of different plastic polymers and their composite materials

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, H Arshad - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …

Sustainable polymer composite marine structures: Developments and challenges

C Baley, P Davies, W Troalen, A Chamley… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The marine industry has been a major user of polymer composites for over 50 years. There
has been a strong historical preference for glass fibre reinforced thermoset polymers, mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of rCF attributes and FDM-3D printing parameters on the mechanical properties of rCFRP

H Cheng, M Tang, J Zhang, H Wang, J Zhou… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to realize high-quality and environment-friendly recycling of carbon fiber reinforced
composite (CFRP) waste and high-value reuse of recycled carbon fiber (rCF), this paper …

Process parameters effect on environmental sustainability of composites FFF technology

I Bianchi, A Forcellese, T Mancia… - Materials and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aims at investigating the effect of process parameters on environmental
sustainability of 3D printing of short fiber-reinforced polymer composites. A preliminary study …

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics in space: life cycle assessment towards improved sustainability of space vehicles

V Stergiou, G Konstantopoulos… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Composite materials, specifically carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs), are used in
various applications such as the automotive, aerospace, and renewable energy industries …

Life cycle impact assessment of safety shoes toe caps realized with reclaimed composite materials

I Bianchi, A Forcellese, M Simoncini, A Vita… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Toe cap for safety shoes is an extremely important protective equipment to prevent injuries
caused by falling objects. It can be considered that more than 600 millions toe caps are …

Environmental impact assessment of zero waste approach for carbon fiber prepreg scraps

I Bianchi, A Forcellese, M Marconi, M Simoncini… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present paper, the environmental impact of an innovative technology, based on a zero-
waste approach, for reclaiming carbon fiber prepreg scraps is assessed. The innovative …

Switchable deep eutectic solvents as efficient and sustainable recycling media for carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite waste

CW Liu, WJ Hong, BT Yang, CW Lin, LC Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite (CFRP) waste has posed a great environmental
challenge due to the unavailability of efficient and environmentally benign recycling …

Environmental and economic assessment of repairable carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers in circular economy perspective

E Abbate, M Mirpourian, C Brondi, A Ballarino… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The explosive growth of the global market for Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRP)
and the lack of a closing loop strategy of composite waste have raised environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Cumulative energy demand analysis in the current manufacturing and end-of-life strategies for a polymeric composite at different fibre-matrix combinations

F Borda, G Ingarao, G Ambrogio, F Gagliardi - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) are finding more applications in different
industrial sectors. From a sustainability point of view, a component made of FRPs reduces …