New Technologies for Chemical and Mixed Recycling of COMposites to Boost the Circular Economy at Scale (COMAR Project)????

The COMAR project focuses on finding new ways to recycle and reuse waste from composites based on thermosetting and vitrimeric matrices, through various chemical recycling techniques, such as pyrolysis and solvolysis. The goal of the project is to develop new products for the construction, wind energy, and transportation sectors from the materials obtained by recycling composite waste, using conditions that allow the mechanical properties of the recovered fibers to be preserved or restored if necessary. The by-products obtained, for example, in processes like solvolysis, will lead to the formation of new matrices that can be used in these sectors or others of interest.

The objectives are to:

• Establish innovative routes for the reuse and recycling of waste from composites, aiming to minimize energy consumption and maximize the properties of the recovered fibers ????
• Improve the sustainability of the composites industry by revaluing the by-products ????
• Reduce the environmental impact of solvolysis and pyrolysis processes by researching the use of catalysts ????
• Develop a waste valorization strategy for each application ?????
• Promote the circular economy in the composites sector ?????
• Foster digitalization and Industry 4.0 in the composites sector to improve productivity, quality, and costs ????

With our participation, InCom Group will validate the new materials developed from recycling composites for the manufacturing of prototypes in the wind energy, transportation, and construction sectors. This represents an innovative challenge for InCom Group that will enable a very advantageous positioning through the use of recycled and recyclable materials in both national and international markets ????

InCom Group is carrying out this project in consortium with MESbook - Gestión de Fábricas en Tiempo Real , Rover Grupo , Grupo Azvi , SOFITEC , AEROX , UBE Corporation Europe , and Tecnicas Reunidas .

The project has been funded by CDTI , coming from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities ( Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación ) , and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund ( ERDF ), through the Multi-Regional Operational Program Spain ERDF 2021-2027.