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Scrap
Fiberglass
Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Recycling Waste reduction
methods, like maximizing transfer efficiency during
spray up or minimizing trim waste from molded parts,
can limit FRP scrap. But, even the best available FRP
manufacturing technologies generate scrap. This solid
waste is typically in the form of overspray, trimmings
or non-compliant parts. Currently, FRP solid waste is
landfilled.
A focus group conducted by MnTAP in
2004 indicated that FRP fabricators are interested in
recycling their scrap. FRP scrap can be recycled by
mechanical, pyrolysis or chemical means. When considering
the recycling of FRP scrap, three main issues need to
be addressed:
- technical processing issues
- transport and logistics
- economics
The report summarizes the current
state of FRP recycling.
(2004, PDF: 13 pp, 43 KB)
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