Recycling type 3, 4, and 5 Pressure Vessels and Production Waste

For years, once pressure vessels reached the end of their useful life, they had no other choice but to be thrown into the landfill. These tanks are huge and could be well over 1,000 pounds each. These tanks are built to last for many years and will take generations to decompose in a landfill. Adding to the problem is the carbon fiber production waste that comes from making these tanks.

Carbon Fiber Recycling has developed a method the recycle types 3,4, and 5 tanks. Our system accommodates most large tanks. Once placed in our system, the tank will be reduced to a 6-millimeter chunk. The metal will be separated, leaving us with plastic, resin, and carbon fiber. As the tank fragments pass through our system, the resin and plastic are turned into fuel and reused in our system.

This allows nothing to go to waste in our process.

The next issue is the production waste of depleted bobbins. These bobbins have very little carbon fiber on them and can no longer be used to produce pressure vessels. We have developed a system to recycle depleted bobbins and cardboard. These processes allow the pressure vessel industry to reduce or eliminate its carbon fiber waste footprint.