SBIR/STTR Research Award
Recycling Composite Scrap and Waste Materials
Award amount
$99,895Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- FIREBIRD ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2006-04-25
- Contract end date
- 2007-08-25
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- 2006.1
- Topic code
- AF06-081
Research abstract
Recycling of composites manufacturing scrap and end-of-life waste is expected to become more important as the use of composite materials expands into different applications. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) wastes especially are a potentially valuable source of recycled carbon fibers if an economic and environmentally friendly technology for recycling these fibers can be developed. The Phase 1 project will examine the feasibility of a CFRP carbon fiber recycling process and methods for improving the properties of the recycled carbon fibers to create new value-added products. The results of Phase 1 will be used to assist with the construction of a small-scale pilot process in Phase 2.
Technology keywords
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