Investigation of catalyzed thermal recycling for glass fiber-reinforced epoxy using fluidized bed process

Pender, Kyle and Yang, Liu (2019) Investigation of catalyzed thermal recycling for glass fiber-reinforced epoxy using fluidized bed process. Polymer Composites, 40 (9). pp. 3510-3519. ISSN 0272-8397 (https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.25213)

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Abstract

An investigation of the effect of metal catalysts on thermal recycling of glass fiber-reinforced epoxy was carried out within a fluidized bed system. CuO nanopowder was integrated with epoxy to assess its ability in reducing the epoxy thermal stability and in turn reducing the typical temperatures required thermal recycling for epoxy composites. It was found that the CuO was able to significantly accelerate the thermal degradation of the selected epoxy. The CuO loading of 5 wt% of epoxy provided the largest reduction in thermal stability and activation energy of the second stage of decomposition. It was also demonstrated that the addition of CuO did not negatively affect epoxy mechanical properties or curing and in fact increased the epoxy glass transition temperature. When applied to glass fiber-epoxy (GF-epoxy) recycling within the fluidized bed process, glass fibers were recycled at just 400°C with a yield of up to 59%. POLYM. COMPOS., 40:3510–3519, 2019.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:71007
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    3 September 2019
    Published
    17 January 2019
    Published Online
    26 December 2018
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    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Pender, K & Yang, L 2019, 'Investigation of catalyzed thermal recycling for glass fiber-reinforced epoxy using fluidized bed process' Polymer Composites, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 3510-3519, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.25213. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:19 Dec 2019 12:20
    Last modified:09 Apr 2024 00:38
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71007
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