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Sustainable repurpose of end-of-life fiber reinforced polymer composites : A new circular pedestrian bridge concept
| العنوان: | Sustainable repurpose of end-of-life fiber reinforced polymer composites : A new circular pedestrian bridge concept |
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| المؤلفون: | André, Alann, Juntikka, Magdalena, Mattsson, Cecilia, Hammar, Torun, Haghani, Reza |
| بيانات النشر: | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Polymer, fiber och komposit RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Metodik, textil och medicinteknik HiFIT USA LLC, USA Academic Press 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Electronic Resource |
| مستخلص: | In response to global challenges in resource supply, many industries are adopting the principles of the Circular Economy (CE) to improve their resource acquisition strategies. This paper introduces an innovative approach to address the environmental impact of waste Glass Fiber Reinforced-Polymer (GFRP) pipes and panels by repurposing them to manufacture structural components for new bicycle and pedestrian bridges. The study covers the entire process, including conceptualization, analysis, design, and testing of a deck system, with a focus on the manufacturing process for a 7-m-long prototype bridge. The study shows promising results in the concept of a sandwich structure utilizing discarded GFRP pipes and panels, which has the flexibility to account for variabilities in dimensions of incoming products while still meeting mechanical requirements. The LCA analysis shows that the transportation of materials is the governing contributing factor. It was concluded that further development of this concept should be accompanied by a business model that considers the importance of the contributions from the whole value chain. The authors extend their gratitude to the Swedish Energy Agency(Energimyndigheten) for funding the RECINA project (REuse of Composite parts for INfrastructure Applications – Dnr 2019–021576, Projektnr 49763–1). This project has been made possible through asuccessful collaboration with a Swedish Industrial consortium includingComposite Design, Marstrom¨ Composite, Hitachi-ABB Power Grids,Podcomp, GreenPlank, and Eventhotell. |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Bridge decks; Environmental impact; Fiber reinforced plastics; Footbridges; Glass fibers; Life cycle; Materials handling; glass fiber; nanocomposite; polymer; Circular economy; FRP); Glass fiber reinforced polymer (glass fiber reinforced-polymer; Glassfiber reinforced polymers (GFRP); Life cycle assessment; Polymer glass; Recycling; Repurpose; Reuse; business; composite; economic activity; environmental impact; life cycle analysis; polymer; recycling; Article; commercial phenomena; concept formation; environmental impact; environmental sustainability; equipment design; life cycle assessment; manufacturing; mathematical model; pedestrian; recycling; Sustainable development, Materials Engineering, Materialteknik, Article in journal, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, text |
| DOI: | 10.1016.j.jenvman.2024.122015 |
| URL: | Journal of Environmental Management, 0301-4797, 2024, 367 |
| الاتاحة: | Open access content. Open access content info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| ملاحظة: | application/pdf English |
| Other Numbers: | UPE oai:DiVA.org:ri-74758 0000-0003-2460-8160 0000-0001-8532-9689 0000-0002-5404-8144 0000-0003-2961-5933 doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122015 Scopus 2-s2.0-85200375239 1457590352 |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsoai.on1457590352 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OAIster |
| DOI: | 10.1016.j.jenvman.2024.122015 |
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