# Possibility of Using Wind Turbine Waste in Particleboard Manufacturing

## TL;DR

This paper explores using waste from wind turbine blades in making particleboards for construction, showing promising mechanical properties.

## Contribution

The study proposes a novel recycling method for wind turbine blade waste in construction materials.

## Key findings

- Particleboards made with wind turbine waste achieved strengths above 20 N/mm2.
- Elastic modulus of the boards was close to 4000 N/mm2.
- MUF resin slightly outperformed PF resin in board quality.

## Abstract

Recent reports indicate that the development of electricity generation using wind turbines will continue to grow. Despite the long service life of wind turbine blades, their technological life comes to an end at a certain point. Currently, there is no industrial method for recycling them, and the proposed solutions need to consider a complete and comprehensive approach to this material. In many countries, these blades are stored in special landfills and await proposals for rational recycling. It has been proposed that this recyclable yet still troublesome raw material be used in building sheathing boards. Sheathing boards used in the construction industry have a relatively long lifecycle. Three types of polymer chips and two resins, i.e., PF and MUF, were used in the study. The boards’ quality was assessed per the standards specified for particle boards. The resulting boards were characterized by strengths above 20 N/mm2 and an elastic modulus close to 4000 N/mm2. Slightly better results were obtained with the MUF resin.