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Recycling thermoset resin composites
 

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When a thermoset composite is recycled, invariably there is a grinding process to break the composites into fragments. These fragments may then be used directly as a filler or reinforcement fibre in a new component. Alternatively then may be thermally or chemically treated to produce energy or to produce a base monomer.

Current methods to recycle thermoset composites include:

  Shedding and grinding View Section
  Pyrolysis View Section
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  Energy recovery View Section

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