Recycling C/PPS laminates into long fibre thermoplastic composites by low shear mixing

The increasing interest in continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites has resulted in a rise of industrial waste. The recycling of the waste is topic of this study, aiming at high mechanical properties by retaining both a long fibre length and the matrix material. Consolidated continuous carbon fibres reinforced PPS laminate waste was collected, shredded to flakes of 20 mm on average and processed by a small scale and low-cost mixing...