alt Hacker NewsThere are two recycling mechanisms:
> After use, the material can simply be ground into powder and pressed into a new shape while heated, causing the bonds to rearrange themselves. This is known as thermomechanical recycling.
> it can also be chemically dissolved
I wonder whether either of these opens up any practical durability issues for this variety of epoxy.
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hammock • yesterday at 6:51 PM
I don’t know of any recycled polymer that doesn’t have at least somewhat compromised durability. Doesn’t mean it’s useless though
This is covered in the article.
> We have carried out ten [thermomechanical] recycling cycles, and the epoxy has not lost any significant mechanical strength in the process
Chemical dissolving is only needed for carbon fiber composite. 90% of the resin was cited to be recoverable in this process.