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Project RETRO based pyrolysis processes), the material strategy in which the research results are
development for components in energy intended in particular to help the small and
The project “RETRO“ is dedicated to the storage (electrodes, housings) adapted to medium-sized enterprises active in these
development of hybrid materials made of specific requirements, the accompanying areas in Baden-Württemberg.
recycled carbon fibers and polymers for characterization of the materials as well
use as battery housings or as a coating for as the evaluation of the economic and Funded by
the bipolar plates of redox flow batteries environmental effects.
and fuel cells. The fibers used are taken
from end-of-life CFRP components. By Project Recycl3D
developing efficient technologies for the
recovery of carbon fibers from end-of-life The aim of the project “Recycl3D“ is the
components, material and energy resources manufacturing and processing of a carbon
necessary for the production of new fibers fiber-reinforced filament for 3D printing,
can be saved and waste can be avoided. which consists entirely of recycled materials.
With the use of recycled carbon fibers This means that both the carbon fibers used 4 Quasistatic tensile test for a
from lightweight construction as a coating and the polymer matrix material consists BMC-CFRP specimen with the aid
material for bipolar plates and in battery of recycled end-of-life components. The of digital image correlation to
boxes, a lifecycle management in the field project includes the recovery of recycled determine strains.
of electromobility is achieved and thus fibers, the production of the printing 5 BMC-sheet made of carbon
the resource efficiency is increased. The filament, the processing of the latter in 3D fiber fabric production waste in
project covers the technology development printing, the examination of the resulting the mold.
for the recovery of the carbon fibers from component properties and the presentation 6 SEM micrograph of carbon
CFRP components and production waste of a technological demonstrator part. The fibers recovered from thermal
production waste (also with microwave- results are published as part of a utilization pyrolysis.
Flowchart to demonstrate
C the emerging of dry
carbon fiber and cfrp
B
waste (Source: IAM-WK).
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