Closing the Loop Valorization of Industrial Waste of Composite Materials through Re-Design of Products from Detached Value Chains. (May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cappelletti, F.; Rossi, M.; Germani, M.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Design Society. Volume 2(2022)
• Page Start: 981
• Page End: 990
• Publication Date: 2022-05
• Subjects: circular economy -- ecodesign -- composite materials -- industrial symbiosis -- design optimisation; Industrial design -- Congresses; Engineering design -- Congresses; 620.0042
• DOI: 10.1017/pds.2022.100
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2633-7762

Abstract

Abstract: The literature lacks methodologies to make supply chains of composite materials circular. The proposed approach aims to transform scraps and off-specification products into secondary raw materials. Its novelty is to find innovative applications, instead of re-introducing scraps in the loop they come from. The case study investigates how scraps can be re-worked and re-used as raw material. First, the processes are analyzed; some components are then re-designed to be made of the discarded scraps (composites material). Results reveal that the symbiosis can ensure green, high performing products.