Systemic Circular Economy Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composites

Introduction, Context, and Motivations of a Circular Economy for Composite Materials.- The FiberEUse Demand-Driven, Cross-Sectorial, Circular Economy Approach.- Disassembly of large composite-rich installations.- Smart composite mechanical demanufacturing processes.- Thermal demanufacturing processes for long fibers recovery.- Styrene-free liquid resins for composite reformulation.- Fiber resizing, compounding and validation.- Additive manufacturing of recycled composites.- Composite Finishing for Reuse.-Composite repair and remanufacturing.- Co-design of creative products embedding recycled fibers.- Modular Car Design for Reuse.- Product Re-design Guidelines.- Cloud-based platform for the circular value-chain.- Use case 1: mechanical recycling of short fibers.- Use case 2: thermal recycling of long fibers.- Use case 3: modular car parts disassembly and remanufacturing.- Material Library System for circular economy.- New business models and logistical considerations for composites re-use.- Economic and risk assessment of new circular economy business models.- Impact of policy actions on the deployment of the circular value-chain for composites.