Mechanical and thermal study of 3D printing composite filaments from wind turbine waste

• Published in: Polymer composites Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 2305 - 2316
• Main Authors: Rahimizadeh, Amirmohammad, Kalman, Jordan, Fayazbakhsh, Kazem, Lessard, Larry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2021; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: 3-D printers; 3D printing; Computed tomography; Fiber reinforced materials; Filaments; Fused deposition modeling; fused filament fabrication; Mechanical properties; Polylactic acid; Printing industry; recycling; short fiber composites; tensile properties; Tensile strength; Thermogravimetric analysis; Three dimensional composites; Three dimensional printing; Turbine blades; Wind turbines

The subject of composite waste from the wind turbine blades has become more serious and challenging. Inspired by the recent popularity of the 3D printing industry, this work presents a step‐by‐step recycling solution to manufacture fiber reinforced filaments for fused filament fabrication. Polylacti...