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Riciclaggio di Materiali Compositi

admin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:56:52 +0000

Boeing e Alenia Aeronautica, una società Finmeccanica, hanno annunciato in luglio 2008 il lancio del primo centro in Italia per il riciclaggio dei materiali compositi (MC).

MC: Si tratta di materiali di solito non presenti in natura che sono il risultato di una combinazione tridimensionale di almeno due materiali tra loro chimicamente differenti con un’interfaccia di separazione. Vari MC sono usati in strutture quali ad esempio quelle impiegate sul Boeing 777 a motivo della loro resistenza e leggerezza, nonché della resistenza alla fatica, alla corrosione e agli impatti.

Il nuovo centro sarà fondato da Milled Carbon (con sede a Birmingham, Regno Unito), Karborek (con sede in Puglia) ed ENEA (Ente per le nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente), e sarà basato nel sud Italia.

Boeing e Milled Carbon sono entrambi membri dell’AFRA (Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association), un’organizzazione internazionale che si occupa di definire le regole per il riciclo di aerei in dismissione e delle loro componenti. Anche la joint venture che gestirà il nuovo centro entrerà a far parte dell’AFRA, rafforzando il know-how e le competenze dell’organizzazione nel campo del riciclo dei compositi.
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Banish dodgy ladders

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:39:42 +0000

HSS Hire, the British tool and equipment hire company, has announced a significant increase in the number of ladder sales, as part of a joint ladder exchange campaign with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The 2008 ladders ‘amnesty’ has seen 77% more ladders purchased than during the same time in 2007.
HSS joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for a second year running in order to remove as many ‘dodgy’ ladders from the UK’s homes and workplaces, offering to reduce the cost of a new ladder by up to 50%, in exchange for old ladders being brought into its stores. As part of its ongoing commitment to the environment, HSS also arranged for all of the old ladders to be recycled.
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Recycling fiberglass?

admin — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:28:53 +0000

“Fiberglass” or “glassfibre” is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is used as a reinforcing agent for polymer products. The resulting composite material, properly known as fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) or glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), in popular usage is called “fiberglass. The advantages of the products are corrosion resistant, mechanical strength, low weight, chemical resistant, electrical and thermal insulating and many others.
Unfortunately fiberglass is much more difficult to recycle than materials like wood (100 % natural and industrial recycling), aluminium (75 % industrial recycling). Crushing and granulation is one possibility but commercially non proven.. Tests have shown that it is technically possible to break down the molecule chains in uncured polyester by pyrolysis, and then reuse the resulting product as new polyester raw materials. However, pyrolysis is not currently financially viable.
Fiberglass ladders are said to end up in a landfill.