Recent Trends of Recycling and Upcycling of Polymers and Composites: A Comprehensive Review

This review article gathers the most recent recycling technologies for thermoset and thermoplastic polymers. Results about existing experimental procedures and their effectiveness are presented. For thermoset polymers, the review focuses mainly on fibre-reinforced polymer composites, with an emphasi...

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Published in:	Recycling
Main Authors:	Christina Podara, Stefania Termine, Maria Modestou, Dionisis Semitekolos, Christos Tsirogiannis, Melpo Karamitrou, Aikaterini-Flora Trompeta, Tatjana Kosanovic Milickovic, Costas Charitidis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-05-01
Subjects:	circularity composites polymers recycling thermoplastics thermosets
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/9/3/37

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