Project description
The three Rs for end-of-life composite parts
Reuse, repair, refurbish, remanufacture, recycling and repurpose; the R6 strategy is the main pathway to achieving circularity and reusability of large-scale end-of-life products. Composite materials are used in various applications such as aeronautics and renewable energy industries. However, they have not been adequately recycled, due to several difficulties in processing those materials. As the use of composite materials is ever-growing, it is important to come up with solutions to deal with the increasing waste. The EU-funded EuReComp project will develop sustainable methods for reducing, recycling and reusing composite materials from components used in various industries, such as aeronautics and wind energy. As such, waste reduction and the creation of high-added-value products are accomplished.
Objective
EUReCOMP aims to provide sustainable methods towards recycling and reuse of composite materials, coming from components used in various industries, such as aeronautics and wind energy. The main pathways to achieve circularity will include: i) repairing, repurposing and redesigning parts from end-of-life large scale products and ii) recycling and reclamation of the materials used in such parts; thus, accomplishing reduction of waste and transformation to high-added value products.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering
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Participants (19)
4200-465 Porto
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01069 Dresden
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01109 Dresden
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531 00 FLORINA
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1030 SCHAERBEEK
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04277 Leipzig
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04229 Leipzig
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43040 Varano De Melegari
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44-100 GLIWICE
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50018 Zaragoza
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10129 Torino
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36410 Porrino
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265 04 Rio Patras
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182 33 A.I. RENTIS
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3440 Budingen
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3065 Lemesos
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8601 903 Lagos
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80686 Munchen
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2595 AN Den Haag
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