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Circular Composites: A design guide for products containing composite materials in a circular economy

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TitleCircular Composites
SubtitleA design guide for products containing composite materials in a circular economy
ContributorJelle Joustra(author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.34641/mg.23
Landing pagehttps://books.open.tudelft.nl/home/catalog/book/23
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
CopyrightJelle Joustra, Riel Bessai
PublisherTU Delft OPEN Publishing
Published on2022-03-09
Long abstract<p>Composites are increasingly used to optimize the performance of applications as their properties can be tuned to achieve the desired functionality. The sustainability advantages during the use phase are not yet matched by lower impacts in the lifecycle of composite materials and products. In a circular economy this is problematic. This book will serve as a guide to designers who want to contribute with innovative and effective solutions. Circular recovery strategies, ranging from reuse to restructuring and recycling, are connected to the design process and concrete design approaches. By providing clear design guidelines and illustrative examples in a structured way the information is readily accessible and applicable to designers.</p>
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Jelle Joustra

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<p>Jelle Joustra is a design researcher at TU Delft. For his PhD he investigated design strategies for composite products in a circular economy. He enjoys the interplay between research and design, generating knowledge to realise design solutions and vice versa. In his work, he pays special attention to material aspects with respect to product performance and sustainability.</p>