**Author details**

Emilia Sabău

elements are: C with 74.80At.%, 62.18Wt.%; O with 15.97At.%, 17.69Wt.%; Na with 0.29At.%, 0.47Wt.%; Al with 1.28At.%, 2.39Wt.%; Si with 4.78At.%, 9.30Wt.% and Ca with 2.87At.%,

**Element At.% Wt.%** C 74.80 62.18 Si 04.78 9.30 O 15.97 17.69 Ca 02.87 7.98 Al 01.28 2.39 Na 00.29 0.47

In the table above, **Table 3**, are presented the elemental quantitative analyses that give us the

The storage of waste composite materials and the recovery of these, it's an important problem that we have nowadays. Composite parts out of use and composite waste resulted from different production processes occupy considerable spaces for storage. The manufacturing companies can be affected by serious problems, because of the accumulation in time of these

A solution for recycling these composite materials has been to grind these materials and cre-

A new composite material obtained from recovered materials, with a complete recovery of

The composite material for obtaining the ornamental synthetic plates consist of a mixture that forms the surface layer, that copy the mold and render the appearance of the synthetic

tion mixture consist of 40% polyester matrix, 30% sand of the 0–0.3 mm sort range, 30% grinded glass fiber waste, casted over the first mixture and maintaining in the mold until

The experimental properties obtained indicate a very good mechanical behavior of the new composite materials. The compressive tests indicate a high value, superior of traditional mate-

The fracture area of the samples from glass fibers waste/polyester resin/sand composites was microscopically analyzed. A good compatibility between resin, filaments and sand, and a

and a consolida-

plate, consist of 60% polyester matrix and 40% Calcium Carbonate CaCO<sup>3</sup>

7.98Wt.%.

**5. Conclusions**

**Table 3.** EDX analysis of the matrix.

types of materials.

the polymerization.

rials, like concrete.

ate new composite products.

glass fibers waste is described in this study.

good impregnation of the matrix was obtained.

polyester matrix elements on the surface.

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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
