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    退役风机叶片回收技术研究进展

    Research progress on recycling technologies for decommissioned wind turbine blades

    • 摘要: 全球风电装机容量持续攀升,风电产业迎来高速发展的同时,早期安装的风机叶片正集中进入退役高峰期。这些叶片主要由玻璃纤维、碳纤维与树脂等复合材料制成,传统处理方式以填埋或焚烧为主,不仅占用土地资源,还会释放有害气体,造成二次污染,难以满足绿色低碳的发展要求。如何高效、经济且环保地回收废弃叶片中的增强纤维和树脂成分,并将其转化为可再利用的资源,已成为制约风电产业可持续发展的关键难题。加快突破绿色回收技术,构建循环利用体系,对实现风电全生命周期的低碳闭环、助力“双碳”目标具有重要意义。系统综述了退役风机叶片回收技术的最新研究进展。首先分析了叶片的结构特征与材料组成,阐明了其可回收性差的内在原因,在此基础上,将现有回收技术归纳为机械回收、热解回收、化学回收3类,并重点介绍了溶剂解、催化降解、超临界流体等化学回收方法的研究现状。与既有综述不同,从技术成熟度、经济性、环境影响3个维度对各技术进行了平行对比分析,揭示了“技术可行性”与“经济可持续性”之间的核心矛盾。最后,展望了未来研究方向,强调发展温和高效的低成本化学回收技术、实现树脂与纤维的全组分高值化利用、构建基于循环经济理念的叶片设计–回收一体化体系。旨在为退役风机叶片回收技术的选型与优化提供多准则决策参考。

       

      Abstract: The global installed capacity of wind power continues to rise, and while the wind energy industry is experiencing rapid development, early-installed wind turbine blades are now entering a peak phase of decommissioning. These blades are primarily made of composite materials such as glass fiber, carbon fiber, and resin. Traditional disposal methods, mainly landfilling or incineration, not only occupy land resources but also release harmful gases, causing secondary pollution and failing to meet the requirements of green and low-carbon development. How to efficiently, economically, and environmentally recycle the reinforced fibers and resin components from decommissioned blades and convert them into reusable resources has become a critical challenge limiting the sustainable development of the wind energy industry. Accelerating breakthroughs in green recycling technologies and establishing a circular utilization system are of great significance for achieving a low-carbon closed-loop lifecycle for wind power and supporting the “dual carbon” goals. This paper systematically reviews the latest research progress in recycling technologies for decommissioned wind turbine blades. It begins by analyzing the structural characteristics and material composition of blades, elucidating the intrinsic reasons for their poor recyclability. Based on this, existing recycling technologies are categorized into three main groups: mechanical recycling, pyrolysis recycling, and chemical recycling, with a focus on the current research status of chemical recycling methods such as solvolysis, catalytic degradation, and supercritical fluid technology. Unlike existing reviews, this paper provides a parallel comparative analysis of each technology across three dimensions: technological maturity, economic viability, and environmental impact, thereby revealing the core contradiction between technical feasibility and economic sustainability. Finally, future research directions are proposed, emphasizing the development of mild, efficient, and low-cost chemical recycling technologies, the achievement of full-component high-value utilization of resins and fibers, and the construction of an integrated blade design-recycling system based on the circular economy concept. This paper aims to provide a multi-criteria decision-making reference for the selection and optimization of recycling technologies for decommissioned wind turbine blades.

       

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