Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites

This authoritative reference work provides a comprehensive review of the management, recycling and reuse of waste composites. These are issues which are of increasing importance due to the growing use of composites in many industries, increasingly strict legislation and concerns about disposal of composites by landfill or incineration.

Part two reviews thermal technologies for recycling waste composites with chapters on pyrolysis, catalytic transformation, thermal treatments for energy recovery and fluidized bed pyrolysis.

Part 3 covers mechanical methods of recycling waste composites. This section includes chapters on additives for recycled plastic composites, improving mechanical recycling and the quality and durability of mechanically recycled composites.

Parts 4 discusses improving sustainable manufacture of composites, with chapters on environmentally-friendly filament winding of FRP composites, process monitoring and new developments in producing more functional and sustainable composites.

Part 5 gives a review of case studies including end-of-life wind turbine blades, aerospace composites, marine composites, composites in construction and the recycling of concrete.

With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Management, recycling and reuse of waste composites is a standard reference for anyone involved in the disposal or recycling of waste composites.

PART 1 MANAGEMENT OF WASTE COMPOSITES

An introduction to composites recycling - N Reynolds and M Pharaoh, The University of Warwick, UK

Legislation for recycling waste composites - R Stewart, The University of Warwick

Waste management - R Stewart, The University of Warwick

PART 2 THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR RECYCLING WASTE COMPOSITES

Thermal methods for recycling waste composites - S J Pickering, University of Nottingham, UK

Pyrolysis for recycling waste composites - M Blazsas, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

Catalytic processing of waste polymer composites - M A Keane, Heriot-Watt University, UK

Advanced thermal treatment of composite wastes for energy recovery - P Lettieri, L Yassin and S J R Simons University College London, UK

Fluidized bed pyrolysis of waste polymer composites for oil and gas recovery - W Kaminsky, University of Hamberg, Germany

PART 3 MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR RECYCLING WASTE COMPOSITES

Mechanical methods for recycling waste composites - K Makenji, The University of Warwick, UK

Additives to upgrade mechanically recycled plastic composites - R Pfaendner, Ciba Lampertheim GmbH, Germany

Improving the mechanical recycling and reuse of mixed plastics and polymer composites - K Tarverdi, Brunel University, UK

Quality and durability of recycled composite materials - K L Pickering, University of Waikato, New Zealand and M D H Beg, Universiti Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia

PART 4 IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITES

Clean and environmentally friendly wet-filament winding - N Shotton-Gale, D Harris, S D Pandita, M A Paget, J A Allen and G F Fernando, University of Birmingham, UK

Process monitoring and damage detection using optical fibre sensors - D Harris, V R Machavaram and G F Fernando, University of Birmingham, UK

New developments in producing more functional and sustainable composites - G F Smith, The University of Warwick, UK

PART 5 CASE STUDIES

Designing composite wind turbine blades for disposal, recycling or reuse - N Papadakis, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Crete, Greece, C Ramirez, Centro de Ingenier­a Avanzada en Turbomquinas S.de R.L. de C.V, Mexico & N Reynolds, The U

In-process composite recycling in the aerospace industry - K Potter and C Ward, University of Bristol, UK

Disposal of composite boats and other marine composites - M M Singh, J Summerscales, University of Plymouth and K Wittamore, Triskel Consultants Ltd, UK

Sustainable fibre-reinforced polymer composites in construction - M Fan, Brunel University, UK

Recycling of concrete - P Purnell, University of Leeds and A Dunster, BRE, UK