A cost modelling system for recycling carbon fiber-reinforced composites

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Shehab, E, Meiirbekov, A, Amantayeva, A, Suleimen, A, Tokbolat, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-5225 and Sarfraz, S, 2021. A cost modelling system for recycling carbon fiber-reinforced composites. Polymers, 13 (23): 4208.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13234208

Abstract

Cost-effective and environmentally responsible ways of carbon fiber-reinforced composite (CFRP) recycling are increasingly important, owing to the rapidly increasing use of these materials in many industries such as the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. Product designers need to consider the costs associated with manufacturing and the end-of-life stage of such materials to make informed decisions. They also need to understand the current methods of composite recycling and disposal and their impact on the end-of-life costs. A comprehensive literature review indicated that there is no such tool to estimate CFRP recycling costs without any prior knowledge and expertise. Therefore, this research paper proposed a novel knowledge-based system for the cost modelling of recycling CFRP that does not require in-depth knowledge from a user. A prototype of a cost estimation system has been developed based on existing CFRP recycling techniques such as mechanical recycling, pyrolysis, fluidized bed, and supercritical water. The proposed system has the ability to select the appropriate recycling techniques based on a user’s needs with the help of an optimization module based on the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). Estimating recycling costs has taken into consideration various factors such as different material types in different industries, transportation, and dismantling costs. The developed system can be employed to support early-stage designers and decision-making stakeholders in terms of understanding and predicting recycling costs easily and quickly.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Polymers
Creators:	Shehab, E., Meiirbekov, A., Amantayeva, A., Suleimen, A., Tokbolat, S. and Sarfraz, S.
Publisher:	MDPI AG
Date:	2021
Volume:	13
Number:	23
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3390/polym13234208 DOI 1516303 Other
Rights:	Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	07 Feb 2022 09:01
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2022 09:01
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45522