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Thippanna V, Ramanathan A, Ravichandran D, Chavali A, Sundaravadivelan B, Saji Kumar A, Patil D, Zhu Y, Buch R, Al-Ejji M, Hassan MK, R. Bick L, Sobczak MT, Song K. Coaxial Layered Fiber Spinning for Wind Turbine Blade Recycling. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2024; 12:3243-3255. [PMID: 38425833 PMCID: PMC10900510 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c07484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Plastics' long degradation time and their role in adding millions of metric tons of plastic waste to our oceans annually present an acute environmental challenge. Handling end-of-life waste from wind turbine blades (WTBs) is equally pressing. Currently, WTB waste often finds its way into landfills, emphasizing the need for recycling and sustainable solutions. Mechanical recycling of composite WTB presents an avenue for the recovery of glass fibers (GF) for repurposing as fillers or reinforcements. The resulting composite materials exhibit improved properties compared to the pure PAN polymer. Through the employment of the dry-jet wet spinning technique, we have successfully manufactured PAN/GF coaxial-layered fibers with a 0.1 wt % GF content in the middle layer. These fibers demonstrate enhanced mechanical properties and a lightweight nature. Most notably, the composite fiber demonstrates a significant 24.4% increase in strength and a 17.7% increase in modulus. These fibers hold vast potential for various industrial applications, particularly in the production of structural components (e.g., electric vehicles), contributing to enhanced performance and energy efficiency.
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Affiliation(s)
- Varunkumar Thippanna
- Manufacturing
Engineering, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN), Ira
A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona
State University (ASU), Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States
| | - Arunachalam Ramanathan
- Mechanical
Engineering, College of Engineering, University
of Georgia (UGA), 302 E. Campus Rd., Athens ,Georgia30602,United States
| | - Dharneedar Ravichandran
- Manufacturing
Engineering, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN), Ira
A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona
State University (ASU), Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States
| | - Abhinav Chavali
- Materials
Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport
and Energy (SEMTE), Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
| | - Barath Sundaravadivelan
- Mechanical
Engineering, The School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
(SEMTE), Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
| | - Abhishek Saji Kumar
- Materials
Science and Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport
and Energy (SEMTE), Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
| | - Dhanush Patil
- Manufacturing
Engineering, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN), Ira
A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona
State University (ASU), Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States
| | - Yuxiang Zhu
- Manufacturing
Engineering, School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN), Ira
A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona
State University (ASU), Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States
| | - Rajesh Buch
- Rob
and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
| | - Maryam Al-Ejji
- Center
for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P.O. BOX 2713,Doha 2713,Qatar
| | - Mohammad K. Hassan
- Center
for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P.O. BOX 2713,Doha 2713,Qatar
| | - Lindsay R. Bick
- Mechanical
Engineering, College of Engineering, University
of Georgia (UGA), 302 E. Campus Rd., Athens ,Georgia30602,United States
| | - Martin Taylor Sobczak
- Mechanical
Engineering, College of Engineering, University
of Georgia (UGA), 302 E. Campus Rd., Athens ,Georgia30602,United States
| | - Kenan Song
- Mechanical
Engineering, College of Engineering, University
of Georgia (UGA), 302 E. Campus Rd., Athens ,Georgia30602,United States
- School
of Manufacturing Systems and Networks (MSN), Ira A. Fulton Schools
of Engineering, Arizona State University
(ASU), Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States
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