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Abstract
In this paper the results of an extensive study will be presented of regenerating performance of thermally conditioned glass fibre using hydrofluoric acid (HF). The effectiveness of HF was investigated on strength recovery of glass fibres thermally conditioned in a typical temperature range for glass fibre recycling. The chemical treatment was also applied to glass fibres directly recycled from epoxy composites using a fluidised bed technique. The effect of treatment time on fibre strength was studied. A significant increase of fibre strength was obtained through the HF treatment and apparent reduction of fibre diameter suggested that strengthening mechanism was associated with HF etching. SEM/EDX was used to examine the surface alteration caused by the HF treatment.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 7 |
Publication status | Published - 22 Jun 2014 |
Event | 16th European Conference on Composite Materials - Barceló Renacimiento Hotel, Seville, Spain Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 http://www.eccm16.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 16th European Conference on Composite Materials |
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Abbreviated title | ECCM16 |
Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Seville |
Period | 22/06/14 → 26/06/14 |
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Keywords
- glass fibre
- strength regeneration
- composites recycling
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Dive into the research topics of 'Regeneration of thermally recycled glass fibre for cost-effective composite recycling: Increasing the strength of thermally conditioned glass fibres by HF treatment'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 2 Finished
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Towards Affordable, Closed-Loop Recyclable Future Low Carbon Vehicle Structures (TARF-LCF)
Thomason, J. (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/11 → 30/05/16
Project: Research
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ReCoVeR: ReCoVeR - Regenerated Composite Value Reinforcement
Thomason, J. (Principal Investigator) & Ijomah, W. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/11/11 → 31/07/15
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Paper
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ReCoVeR: Regenerating the value and performance of glass fibres thermally recycled from end-of-life and waste GRP
Thomason, J., Yang, L., Jenkins, P., Sáez, E. & Nagel, U., 28 Nov 2016, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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