ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Degradation Characteristics of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blade Composites in Subcritical and Supercritical Fluids.
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This study investigates the degradation behavior of decommissioned wind turbine blade composites in organic fluid systems, with particular focus on the subcritical acetic acid route. Supercritical acetone and supercritical n-butanol were used as screening media, while retired-blade glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites and laboratory-prepared glass fiber/epoxy composites were used to compare resin removal and fiber recovery behavior. The screening results showed that supercritical acetone and supercritical n-butanol caused partial matrix degradation but left visible organic residues on recovered fibers, whereas subcritical acetic acid produced cleaner fiber surfaces under lower-pressure conditions. The effects of temperature and reaction time were then analyzed in the subcritical acetic acid system. At 280 °C for 60 min, the epoxy resin degradation rate reached 99.81%, and the recovered glass fibers retained 96.49% of their tensile strength. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis indicated that the liquid products mainly contained phenols, esters, and other oxygenated organics, with bisphenol A derivatives as representative components. These products suggest a coupled degradation process involving epoxy network swelling, bond cleavage, fragment release, and secondary acetylation in acetic acid. The boiling-point difference between acetic acid and the main degradation products, together with the product distribution obtained after recovered-acid addition, indicates the potential of acetic acid reuse. These findings support subcritical acetic acid as a promising medium for resin removal and glass-fiber recovery from decommissioned wind turbine blade composites.
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