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Opportunities for composites from recycled wastewood-based resources: A problem analysis and research plan

1993; Forest Products Society; Volume: 43; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

2376-9637

Roger M. Rowell, Henry Spelter, Rodger A. Arola, Phil Davis, Tom Friberg, Richard W. Hemingway, Timothy G. Rials, David Luneke, Ramáni Narayan, John Lionel Simonsen, Don White,

Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

There are many opportunities to produce composites from recycled biobased fiber. The fiber can be used alone to make low-cost and high-performance composites, combined with inorganic materials, or combined with other recycled materials, such as plastics, to produce mixtures, compatibilized blends, and alloys. This report describes the resources available; problems associated with collecting, sorting, cleaning, breakdown, classification, and blending of the recycled resources; and process considerations for forming various types of composites. The authors propose a framework for research to utilize biobased resources in the waste stream through the development of technologies that will produce composite products and commodities.