TY - GEN

T1 - Revolutionizing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite recycling : the LightCycle project's journey towards energy-efficient upcycling and quality material regeneration

AU - Krempl, Nina

AU - Shahroodi, Zahra

PY - 2023/11/1

Y1 - 2023/11/1

N2 - The recycling of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites presents a significant challenge, leading to high waste generation and limited reuse options. The LightCycle project aims to address this issue by developing an energy-efficient and circular method for upcycling glass fiber composite waste and recycling polypropylene (PP). This work focuses on analyzing the material properties of PP regenerates (rPP) from post-consumer waste in Austria, as well as the compounds derived from it and glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. The goal is to establish material expertise and determine acceptable quality ranges for the LightCycle process. Thermal and rheological material data measurements to analyze the material input quality and the fluctuation range suggest a stable LightCycle process with a wide processwindow. Furthermore, the analyzis of first compounds with rPP and two different types of shredded glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites highlights the significant impact of the type of flake used on the compound's properties.

AB - The recycling of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites presents a significant challenge, leading to high waste generation and limited reuse options. The LightCycle project aims to address this issue by developing an energy-efficient and circular method for upcycling glass fiber composite waste and recycling polypropylene (PP). This work focuses on analyzing the material properties of PP regenerates (rPP) from post-consumer waste in Austria, as well as the compounds derived from it and glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. The goal is to establish material expertise and determine acceptable quality ranges for the LightCycle process. Thermal and rheological material data measurements to analyze the material input quality and the fluctuation range suggest a stable LightCycle process with a wide processwindow. Furthermore, the analyzis of first compounds with rPP and two different types of shredded glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites highlights the significant impact of the type of flake used on the compound's properties.

M3 - Conference contribution

SP - 1

EP - 10

BT - 60th Ilmenau Scientific Colloquium

T2 - 60th Ilmenau Scientific Colloquium

Y2 - 4 September 2023 through 8 September 2023

ER -