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Politecnico di Milano

Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials for the Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

Politecnico di Milano via Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE

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How advanced technologies and systemic solutions can promote the transition from a linear to a circular economy of fiber-reinforced composite materials.

Syllabus

  • Board
  • Week 0 - Course Introduction
  • Week 1 - Supply Chain
  • Geographical and sectorial mapping and distribution of end-of-life (EoL) composite waste
  • Typical composition and technical features (e.g. typical sizes, parts etc.)
  • Issues related to dismantling, transportation and logistics
  • Selection of EoL composite parts in relation to their second life use (e.g. selection criteria, definition of key performance indicators etc.)
  • Week 2 - De-manufacturing and Re-manufacturing of Composite Parts and Structures
  • Advanced material identification and characterization methods (e.g. non-destructive techniques, decision-support systems based on artificial intelligence, etc.)
  • Advanced repair, reuse and remanufacturing strategies for complex EoL composite parts (e.g. laser-shock-assisted active dismantling of multilayer structures, T-assisted reshaping)
  • Advanced recycling technologies for fiber and matrix liberation (e.g. electrofragmentation, catalyst-assisted low-T green solvolysis)
  • Week 3 - Next Generation Recyclable by Design Composites
  • Design strategies for reusability and recyclability of composite components (e.g. modular design)
  • Advanced technologies for recyclable-by-design composite components (e.g. reversible joining approaches, reversible adhesives, reversible resins)
  • Chemical foundations for reversible material systems
  • Advanced material characterization techniques and reprocessing (e.g. single-fiber testing, fiber resizing, resin characterization strategies for reuse)
  • Week 4 - Circular Economy and Sustainability
  • The circular economy - general principles and application to the composite field
  • Innovation management and circular business plans - general principles and application to reuse and recycling of composite parts and materials-digital technologies for the circular economy
  • Environmental and socio-economic sustainbility assessment - general principles and application to the composite field
  • Risks
  • Knowledge management and intellectual property
  • Week 5 - Gamification platform
  • Additional Resources

Taught by

Gianmarco Griffini, Mohammad Jawad Berro, Alexander Erler, Jurij Giacomelli, Michael Haumann, Kirsten Lange, Eric Le Gal La Salle, Volker Mathes, Maxime Olive, Essi Sarlin, and Christina Vogiantzi

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