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    新能源产业纤维增强复合材料资源循环利用技术现状与展望

    Current Status and Prospects of Resource Recycling Technology for Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in the New Energy Industry

    • 摘要: 纤维增强复合材料(Fiber-Reinforced Polymers, FRPs)由增强纤维与树脂基体复合而成,具有轻质、高强度、耐腐蚀、高力学性能等优异性能。随着FRPs在风电叶片(Wind Turbine Blades, WTBs)、风机壳体、光伏支架、新能源汽车配件、电池储能箱等新能源产业的大规模应用,大量FRPs退役的回收处置问题日益突出。由于退役FRPs的状态复杂、热固性树脂难分离以及回收体系尚不完善,如何高效、绿色回收FRPs,避免环境污染并实现资源循环利用,已成为亟待解决的关键问题。聚焦新能源领域FRPs的循环利用,系统梳理了其全流程回收技术,重点归纳了机械回收、热解回收(高温热解、流化床热解和微波辅助热解)和化学回收(化学溶胀和超临界流体法)3类主流工艺的技术创新,并讨论了纤维修复及界面改性等关键技术的发展现状与趋势,分析了再生纤维高值化利用和回收副产物的利用路径。最后,指出全链条技术集成、标准化体系建设与数字化智能管控是未来发展趋势,为攻关FRPs再生利用瓶颈并推动构建涵盖预处理、再生加工至高值应用的循环链生态体系提供了有益参考。

       

      Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs), composed of reinforcing fibers and resin matrices, exhibit outstanding characteristics such as low density, high strength, corrosion resistance, and superior mechanical performance. With the large-scale application of FRPs in the renewable energy industry, such as wind turbine blades (WTBs), nacelles, photovoltaic brackets, electric vehicle components, and battery storage enclosures, the decommissioning of large-scale FRP structures has become an increasingly pressing issue. The complex composition of end-of-life materials, the inherent difficulty in separating thermosetting resins, and the underdeveloped recycling infrastructure make it crucial to achieve efficient and environmentally friendly recycling, prevent environmental pollution, and facilitate circular resource recovery. This article focuses on recycling solutions for FRPs in the renewable energy sector, systematically reviewing recycling technologies and highlighting innovations in three main process types: mechanical, pyrolytic, and chemical recycling. Mechanical recycling technologie, through intelligent precision cutting and automatic sorting, effectively reduce fiber damage and enhance the application potential of recycled materials. Pyrolysis recycling technologies encompass high-temperature pyrolysis, fluidized bed pyrolysis, and microwave-assisted pyrolysis. By precisely controlling the temperature and reaction atmosphere, they significantly reduce thermal damage to fibers, yielding a fiber performance retention rate of over 90%; the resulting pyrolysis oil and gas are reused as valuable resources. Chemical recycling technologies, such as chemical swelling and supercritical fluid processes, achieve efficient fiber recovery by selectively breaking the chemical bonds at the resin-fiber interface. This study further highlights the development trends in fiber repair and interfacial modification technologies. Intermediate repair techniques, such as sol-gel coating, plasma surface treatment, and electrochemical oxidation, improve the interfacial performance between regenerated fibers and resin matrices by 15% to 40%, significantly enhancing the overall mechanical properties and durability of regenerated composite materials. In terms of high-value utilization pathways, regenerated fibers have been successfully applied in lightweight automotive components, aerospace structures, and components for ultra-large offshore wind components, through innovative additive manufacturing technologies and the combined use of interfacial compatibilizers, significantly promoting the large-scale application of regenerated materials in high-end sectors. In addition, by treating by-products such as pyrolysis oil and gas through catalytic cracking, hydrodeoxygenation, and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, high-value-added aromatic chemicals, fuel oils, and high-purity hydrogen can be obtained, further enhancing the economic benefits of resource recovery. Lastly, the article proposes recommendations for full value-chain integration, the development of standardized systems, and intelligent digital control, emphasizing the need to establish a circular ecosystem that spans front-end pretreatment, intermediate-stage repair and regeneration, and back-end high-value applications to support the sustainable development of the renewable energy industry.

       

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