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Sustainable Composite Materials: A Roadmap to a Circular Economy
Sustainable Composite Materials: A Roadmap to a Circular Economy
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Advanced composite materials are characterized by their durability, strength, and light weight. While they are essential to industries from aerospace to renewable energy, their strength also presents a challenge: once fibers and plastics are fused, they are notoriously difficult to separate, resulting in a significant carbon footprint. As public awareness and pressure build, the need for sustainable solutions becomes increasingly urgent.
This book approaches the current state of composite recycling and reuse, examining real-world examples from turbine blades to scrap from manufacturing, and presents a hopeful and practical roadmap to a circular economy for composite materials. It outlines the technologies, strategies, and systemic changes needed to turn the challenge of composite materials into an opportunity for innovation and environmental stewardship. It is the first book to connect the urgency of the recycling crisis with a tangible path forward, offering a vision for how industry, policy, and science can work together to close the circle on composite materials.
- Publication date: 1 April 2026
- Page count: 227
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9781476698335
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