This article presents research data on the process of recycling fiberglass reinforcing fillers from polymer composite materials. The analysis of the thermal stability of the polymer matrix is carried out. In this work, the thermolysis of fiberglass reinforced plastic based on E-glass and the epoxy vinyl ester binder was carried out at 400 °C. The influence of thermolysis time on the strength of composite materials based on regenerated reinforcing glass filler was studied. The PCM sample made of the filler obtained by 30-minute treatment at 400 °C and cooled in water withstands the bending load by 1.6 % lower than that of the primary material.
Abstract.1 A method of experimental determination of components evaporation rate from a sulfuric acid solution during its concentrating in the flow of neutral gas is proposed. Using this methodology, the dependence of the evaporation rate on the composition of the acid solution is set. The critical value of the weight fraction of water in the solution was found at which the character of this dependence changed. An empirical equation for the approximate calculation of the evaporation rate of components from solution in the air flow was obtained.
The paper presents data from an experimental study of the possibility of recycling polymer composites on the example of fiberglass and different thermoset binders. The goal is to remove the polymer matrix and obtain recovered fiberglass that is not inferior in properties to the virgin material. In this paper, considered the solvolysis method of the composite in the amino alcohols. As the medium used methyldiethanolamine and 3-aminopropanol-1. The dependence of the influence of the solvolysis time and the concentration of alkali metal hydroxide in the reaction medium on the strength of recovered glass fibers has been established. The solvolysis at a temperature of 180 °C and a catalyst concentration of 5 % for 6 hours was accepted as optimal regime. As a result of the research, a regime was obtained that allows recovering fibers with a tensile strength of 92 % of virgin fibers. The recovered fabrics were studied by thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy. GFRP samples were obtained from the recovered fabrics by the VaRTM method. The flexural strength of composites made from secondary filler is 8.5% lower than the same material based on virgin fabric. Products of the polymer matrix degradation and fibrous fillers are released during recycling. These products could be used in chemical technology to produce, for example, binders components and secondary fillers for polymer composites.
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