Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
METHODS OF MAKING AND USING BULK PRODUCTS INCLUDING FIBER-CONTAINING PARTICLES WITH DUAL-TAPERED SHAPE
Recycled carbon fibers are processed by rotational tumbling in a mixture with binder material to prepare fiber-containing particles having a dual-tapered shape and general alignment of fibers with a longitudinal direction of the particles. Bulk products including such fiber-containing particles are compounded with polymer and pelletized to prepare fiber-reinforced composite pellets, which are useful for applications such as injection molding to prepare molded products of carbon fiber-reinforced composite material with recycled carbon fibers.
» Number: US2023139377A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 04/05/2023
» Applicant: VARTEGA INC?[US]
» Inventor: HARRIS JORDAN GRAY?[US]; VAN AKEN KYLIE MARIE?[US] (3)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
