title: Optimizing a recycling process of SMC composite waste.
abstract: Investigations about the recycling of sheet moulding compounds (SMC) waste as incorporation material for thermoplastic polymer matrix are reported in this paper. A new efficient process is developed in order to strongly increase the reinforcement glass fraction of SMC leading to good mechanical performance of the new thermoplastic compounds. The overall process is composed of two main steps: mechanical and chemical. The second stage is characterised in terms of optimization and capability by means of experimental design and statistical process control techniques for finding the optimal chemical conditions and validating the process.
authors.affiliation: Centre des Matériaux de Grande Diffusion, Ecole des Mines d'Alès, 6, Avenue de Clavières, 30319 Alès cedex, France. Didier.Perrin@ema.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clerc
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lopez-Cuesta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergeret
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D003252:Construction Materials; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste