Description
In many applications, weight reductions leads to energy savings during the
service-life of the
product - there is an oft-quoted statistic that every kilogram of weight saved in the manufacture of a plane
Comments
Based on reduced energy-use across a
product using all the REFORM technologies, a figure of 10% can be estimated, although for one case study, a reduction of 92% was achieved, by moving from a metallic
Methods for recycling laminates and fibres
Result description
Recycled CF to be used in an automotive part
A marketable
product will be produced from thermoset and hydrocarbons, This will be available for half the price of virgin material
A commercial system
RP 1.11 Product life cycle management for advanced materials
Taxon title
RP 1.11
Product life cycle management for advanced materials
RP 4.2 End-of-Life (EoL) applications in a network of remanufacturing stakeholders
Taxon description
The information gap is the result of the lack of data on
product usage, repair,
service, and refurbishment history.
Reduction of CO2 emissions (in %)
Comments
Based on reduced energy-use across a
product using all the REFORM technologies, a figure of 10% can be estimated, although for one case study, a reduction of 92% was achieved, by moving from a metallic