Recycling

Sustainability

Sigmatex launches recycled carbon fiber non-woven fabric

The non-woven fabric is produced from high-quality carbon fiber waste with sizing intact, said to offer improved fiber to resin bond strength with area weights from 100-600 gsm. 

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Pressure Vessels

Vestas to produce zero-waste wind turbines by 2040

Vestas plans to present its waste-management strategy within the next two years, including plans for decommissioned turbine blades and glass fiber recycling.

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Recycled carbon fiber on the rails

Aiming to increase the cost-weight viability of carbon fiber-reinforced composite structural components in railway vehicles, a prototype rail bogie prominently features recycled carbon fiber.

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Recycling

Carbon fiber composite rail bogie unveiled

The CAFIBO rail bogie is constructed from recycled and surplus carbon fiber and was developed by ELG Carbon Fibre and partners.

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Britannia boat cradles manufactured with ELG recycled carbon fiber

ELG Carbon Fibre has processed more than 1.2 metric tonnes of INEOS Team UK’s carbon fiber waste materials to produce two cradles for the new race boat.

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Sustainability

Toray creates world’s first porous carbon fiber with nano-sized continuous pore structure

Applications include lighter structures for batteries, H2 production and CO2 recycling.

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Weaving

Carbon Conversions, Dell partner on sustainability

Carbon Conversions and Dell explore new recycled carbon fiber material combination with Latitude 7300 laptop cover.

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Carbon Fibers

The challenge of identifying test procedures for recycled carbon fiber composites

With growing use of recycled carbon fiber composites, the identification of mechanical testing procedures for rCF becomes increasingly important … and challenging.

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Sustainability

Podcast: John McQuillam, Prodrive Composites

Prodrive Composite chief engineer John McQuillam discusses the company’s primary to tertiary (P2T) carbon fiber composite recycling process.

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Trends

Episode 29: John McQuilliam, Prodrive Composites

Prodrive Composite’s John McQuilliam discusses the company’s primary to tertiary (P2T) carbon fiber composite recycling process.

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