Extracthive is the winner of Ademe's AAP RRR on the theme of recycling composites

 

We are pleased to announce that Extracthive has won ADEME's RRR call for projects, dedicated to "Innovative solutions for improving the recyclability, recycling and reincorporation of composite materials".

Extracthive was awarded €2.9 million in funding to support the industrialisation of its patented PHYre® technology, a greener solution for recycling carbon fibres from composite waste.

Thanks to this support from ADEME, Extracthive aims to develop the French post-production and end-of-life composites recycling sector and :

• Increase the volume of carbon fibre available on the market;
• Offer a processing solution for the volumes of composite waste that are set to increase exponentially in the near future.

Composite materials are made up of a reinforcement (e.g. carbon fibre) which provides mechanical strength and a matrix which is generally a plastic (thermoplastic or thermosetting resin) which ensures the cohesion of the structure.

PHYre® technology is based on the use of a mixture of solvents at moderate temperature to degrade the composite matrix and recover fibres with mechanical properties similar to virgin fibres with 10 times less GHG impact.

 

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