Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution
Abstract Wind energy has significant growth potential and applicability on a global scale, but approximately 2.4% of wind turbine blades must be decommissioned annually. The majority of blade components can be recycled; however, wind blades are rarely recycled. In the present study, an alternative m...
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| author | Roksana Muzyka Szymon Sobek Anna Korytkowska-Wałach Łukasz Drewniak Marcin Sajdak |
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| description | Abstract Wind energy has significant growth potential and applicability on a global scale, but approximately 2.4% of wind turbine blades must be decommissioned annually. The majority of blade components can be recycled; however, wind blades are rarely recycled. In the present study, an alternative method was presented involving a small molecule-assisted technique based on a dynamic reaction that dissolves waste composite materials containing ester groups to recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades. This effective process requires temperatures below 200 °C, and the major component, i.e., resin, can be easily dissolved. This method can be applied to recycle composite materials, such as wind turbine blades and carbon fibre composites comprising fibres and resins. Depending on the waste, up to 100% of the resin degradation yield can be achieved. The solution used for the recycling process may be reused multiple times and can be reused to obtain resin-based components and create a closed loop for this type of material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-450bfd5cf42c40fe9936fca9888c24f52023-06-11T11:13:54ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-06-0113111110.1038/s41598-023-36183-4Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolutionRoksana Muzyka0Szymon Sobek1Anna Korytkowska-Wałach2Łukasz Drewniak3Marcin Sajdak4Department of Air Protection, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology in GliwiceDepartment of Heating, Ventilation, and Dust Removal Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology in GliwiceDepartment of Organic, Bioorganic and Biotechnological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology in GliwiceDepartment of Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of TechnologyDepartment of Air Protection, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology in GliwiceAbstract Wind energy has significant growth potential and applicability on a global scale, but approximately 2.4% of wind turbine blades must be decommissioned annually. The majority of blade components can be recycled; however, wind blades are rarely recycled. In the present study, an alternative method was presented involving a small molecule-assisted technique based on a dynamic reaction that dissolves waste composite materials containing ester groups to recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades. This effective process requires temperatures below 200 °C, and the major component, i.e., resin, can be easily dissolved. This method can be applied to recycle composite materials, such as wind turbine blades and carbon fibre composites comprising fibres and resins. Depending on the waste, up to 100% of the resin degradation yield can be achieved. The solution used for the recycling process may be reused multiple times and can be reused to obtain resin-based components and create a closed loop for this type of material.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36183-4 |
| spellingShingle | Roksana Muzyka Szymon Sobek Anna Korytkowska-Wałach Łukasz Drewniak Marcin Sajdak Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution Scientific Reports |
| title | Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution |
| title_full | Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution |
| title_fullStr | Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution |
| title_short | Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution |
| title_sort | recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule assisted dissolution |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36183-4 |
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