ArticleScientific reports2023
Recycling of both resin and fibre from wind turbine blade waste via small molecule-assisted dissolution.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Chemical Recycling of Waste Wind-Turbine Blades Through Polymer Deconstruction and Upcycling.ChemSusChem · 2026Review
- Degradation Characteristics of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blade Composites in Subcritical and Supercritical Fluids.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Valorization of Expanded Polystyrene by Embedding of High GFRP Loading Through Cold-Mixing Solvent-Assisted Process.Polymers · 2026Article
- Sustainable cement-based mortar with shredded material recycled from end-of-life wind turbine blades.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Freeze-thaw recycling for fiber-resin separation in retired wind blades.Communications engineering · 2025Article
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- Advances in green chemistry and engineering.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Promising New Horizons in Medicine: Medical Advancements with Nanocomposite Manufacturing via 3D Printing.Polymers · 2023Review
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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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