Researchers develop recycling method to address carbon and glass fiber composites waste

Recycled product. Credit: Stefanie Zingsheim, University of Sydney.

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed new methods to solve a major source of future waste from the automotive, aerospace and renewable industries.

It’s estimated that by 2030 carbon and glass fiber composites (CFRP), materials commonly used in wind turbine blades, hydrogen tanks, airplanes, yachts, construction, and car manufacturing, will be a key waste stream worldwide.
The annual accumulation of CFRP waste from aircraft and wind turbine industries alone is projected to reach 840,300 metric tons by 2050—the equivalent of 34 full stadiums—if suitable recycling methods are not adopted.
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