Development of a technology for the reuse of carbon fibers from recycled SMC

The development of a technology for reusing carbon fibres recovered from recycled SMC will be structured around the following activities:- Technology selection: comparison of three solutions for reusing long recycled fibres (25–50 mm), assessing their technical feasibility, integration into the CPC plant, performance and added value of the resulting product.- Optimisation: laboratory development and testing of the selected technology, with iterative trials to assess the process and material properties. The most promising prepregs will be transferred to CPC for industrial validation.- Fibre blends: evaluation of semi-finished materials containing different proportions of recycled and virgin fibres through thermal and mechanical testing. The most promising materials will be validated by CPC.- Reuse of short fibres: assessment of the feasibility of using lower-quality fibres in lower-value applications, such as sdary components or reinforcement for thermoplastics.