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US 2019/0161594 A1Published application
Recycled composite materials and related methods
AssigneesWashington State Unversity, Gfsi Group LLC
InventorsHui Li, Karl Englund, Don Lilly
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Abstract
Methods of producing particles of fiber and resin from fiber-resin composite materials are disclosed. The particles may be combined with a resin system and optionally combined with fillers, binders or reinforcements to produce new cured solid composite products.
Claims7
A recycling method of producing a composite product, comprising:
- tracking one or more composite wind turbine blades, wherein the tracking further comprises collecting and organizing information with respect to the composite wind turbine blades utilized by an energy producer;
- processing the tracked one or more composite wind turbine blades so as to form pieces having at least one dimension that is ½ inches or less of a resultant composite wind turbine blade material;
- mixing the processed resultant composite wind turbine blade material with one or more materials selected from:
- a resin, a water content, and one or more additives;
- forming the mixture of processed composite wind turbine blade material into a shape for providing a resultant composite product;
- applying a pressure and a temperature to cure the formed mixture.
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