{"id":37640,"date":"2026-09-02T09:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:03:27","slug":"recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/","title":{"rendered":"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37640\" class=\"elementor elementor-37640 elementor-37632\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15a3ed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15a3ed9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeb7174\" data-id=\"aeb7174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59dffce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59dffce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Airplanes and passenger trains must meet strict safety requirements, including those related to fire protection. This calls for materials that are flame-retardant, lightweight, robust, and scalable. Working with their industry partner Elantas, Empa researchers have now succeeded for the first time in making such a material\u2014a composite\u2014fully recyclable.  <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4221eff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4221eff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-758f577\" data-id=\"758f577\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce41c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce41c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"std-paragraph-block\"><div class=\"std-art-paragraph \"><p>\u201cNo flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris,\u201d aviation pioneer Orville Wright once said. What even the visionary Wright brothers considered impossible is now a reality\u2014thanks, in part, to new materials that make modern aircraft and engines possible in the first place. In the more than 100 years since the Wrights\u2019 first flight attempts, aviation has not only become more powerful but, fortunately, also significantly safer. The materials used in aircraft construction must meet the strictest safety requirements, including fire safety standards. At the same time, they must be lightweight and mechanically robust\u2014and, increasingly, recyclable as well.    <\/p><p>\u201cBringing all these properties together under one roof is a challenge,\u201d explains Empa researcher Sabyasachi Gaan from the \u201cAdvanced Fibers\u201d laboratory. \u201cFor example, when you make a material flame-retardant, you always end up altering its other properties as well.\u201d Gaan and his team, together with their industry partner Elantas\u2014part of the German specialty chemicals group ALTANA\u2014took on this challenge in a project supported by Innosuisse. Their focus was on a specific composite material used in the interior construction of airplanes and trains, such as for the floor of the passenger cabin.  <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"std-paragraph-block\"><h5>Epoxy Is Becoming More Sustainable<\/h5><div class=\"std-art-paragraph clearfix\"><div><div class=\"std-art-embedded-image\"><div class=\"std-art-img-row\"><div class=\"std-art-img-cell\"><picture data-fileentryid=\"35551918\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/o\/adaptive-media\/image\/35551918\/Thumbnail-128x128\/Brandschutz-Empa-Innosuisse-para-close-up.jpeg?t=1787908635785\" media=\"(max-width:128px)\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/o\/adaptive-media\/image\/35551918\/thumbnail-170x250\/Brandschutz-Empa-Innosuisse-para-close-up.jpeg?t=1787908635785\" media=\"(max-width:170px) and (min-width:128px)\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/o\/adaptive-media\/image\/35551918\/preview-0x350\/Brandschutz-Empa-Innosuisse-para-close-up.jpeg?t=1787908635785\" media=\"(max-width:435px) and (min-width:170px)\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/o\/adaptive-media\/image\/35551918\/Preview-1000x0\/Brandschutz-Empa-Innosuisse-para-close-up.jpeg?t=1787908635785\" media=\"(max-width:435px) and (min-width:435px)\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/o\/adaptive-media\/image\/35551918\/thumbnail-700x700\/Brandschutz-Empa-Innosuisse-para-close-up.jpeg?t=1787908635785\" media=\"(max-width:435px) and (min-width:435px)\"><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/div><div class=\"std-art-img-caption-embedded\">Recyclable: With the right solvent and a little heat, the \u201csandwich\u201d can be broken down into its individual components. Image: Empa <\/div><\/div><\/div><p>The material is a multilayer \u201csandwich.\u201d At its center is a honeycomb structure made of aramid, a heat-resistant plastic. This sturdy, lightweight core is covered on top and bottom with several flat-woven layers of glass or carbon fibers. Epoxy resin serves as the binder, as it does in many composite materials. Normally, this polymer cannot be recycled either chemically or thermally\u2014in other words, it can neither be melted down nor dissolved. \u201cComposites containing epoxy currently end up in landfills or are incinerated,\u201d says Gaan.     <\/p><p>This is exactly where the Empa researchers have an ace up their sleeve. They have developed an additive for epoxy resin that makes the material flame-retardant\u2014and recyclable at the same time. If this phosphorus-containing molecule is added to the epoxy during production, the material can be softened and reshaped under certain conditions after it has cured\u2014a process known as thermomechanical recycling, which was previously impossible for epoxy.  <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"std-paragraph-block\"><h5>All components recovered<\/h5><div class=\"std-art-paragraph \"><p>In the Innosuisse project, however, the partners pursued a different goal: the complete recycling of the composite material. With the right solvent and a little heat, the \u201csandwich\u201d can be broken down again into its individual components: the honeycomb structure and the woven fibers. Aramid honeycombs in particular\u2014but also carbon fibers\u2014are relatively expensive. Recycling them is therefore also economically attractive. \u201cIn principle, it\u2019s also possible to recover the epoxy resin itself from the solution. We plan to tackle that in future projects,\u201d says Gaan.    <\/p><p>The recyclable epoxy resin was developed at Empa. Working with Elantas, the researchers have now explored its potential for industrial application for the first time. \u201cOur material complies with fire safety regulations and achieves nearly the same beneficial mechanical properties as conventional epoxy,\u201d says Gaan. \u201cBut for the first time, it allows for the complete recycling of the composite material.\u201d   <\/p><p>The project partners are satisfied with how the project is progressing. The next step is to further scale up production and recycling. \u201cFor the aerospace industry, it is crucial to combine fire protection, lightweight construction, and recyclability. This epoxy composite system demonstrates that this is now possible for the first time,\u201d says Fiorenzo Lenzi, Head of the Aerospace\/Ballistic Product Line at Elantas.  <\/p><p>At the same time, Sabyasachi Gaan and his team are already conducting research into further applications for the recyclable, flame-retardant plastic, such as in the energy sector and the construction industry. The scientist emphasizes that the fact a material has come this far is also thanks to basic research. \u201cBefore we can work on the applications, we need to have a very good understanding of the material\u2019s properties.\u201d The Wright brothers would likely agree with him. For, as Wilbur Wright wrote in a letter to engineer Octave Chanute in 1900, \u201cIt is possible to fly without engines, but not without knowledge and skill.\u201d   <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af1559 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8af1559\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa5552\" data-id=\"5aa5552\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7197863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7197863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=dq_USrUflZs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f0aa5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f0aa5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f53a97c\" data-id=\"f53a97c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a6bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a6bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Innovations for Switzerland\u2014Thanks to New Materials<\/h5><div class=\"std-art-paragraph \"><p>About 70% of all innovations are based on new materials. Outstanding materials research and technology development are therefore essential for an innovation hub like Switzerland. This is exactly what Empa, the materials research institute of the ETH Domain, has stood for\u2014for more than 120 years. Here, interdisciplinary teams are constantly creating new innovations, such as biodegradable batteries and computer components, drones that can dive into water while in flight, digital twins of entire cities, novel therapies against antibiotic-resistant pathogens, alternative materials for problematic substances like PFAS, and much more. Through countless industrial collaborations and spin-offs, Empa\u2019s vision\u2014\u201cMaterials and Technologies for a Sustainable Future\u201d\u2014is thus carried out into the Swiss economy and society.    <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dcece6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dcece6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df16989\" data-id=\"df16989\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd8ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd8ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empa.ch\/web\/s604\/brandschutz-fuer-flugzeug-und-zug-dank-recycelbarem-faserverbundwerkstoff\">Go to Empa&#8217;s press release<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airplanes and passenger trains must meet strict safety requirements, including those related to fire protection. This calls for materials that are flame-retardant, lightweight, robust, and scalable. Working with their industry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":37638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.6 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable - Switzerland Innovation Park Ost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Airplanes and passenger trains must meet strict safety requirements, including those related to fire protection. This calls for materials that are flame-retardant, lightweight, robust, and scalable. Working with their industry [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-02T07:01:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-02T07:03:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1441\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"selina\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"selina\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"selina\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/fcc4173d6016e96939e994ac62d01805\"},\"headline\":\"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-02T07:01:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-02T07:03:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\"},\"wordCount\":882,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Aktuell\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\",\"name\":\"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable - Switzerland Innovation Park Ost\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-02T07:01:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-02T07:03:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1441,\"caption\":\"Der Verbundwerkstoff aus Epoxid und Glasfasern sch\u00fctzt nicht nur vor Flammen, sondern l\u00e4sst sich auch vollst\u00e4ndig recyceln. Bild: Empa\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/home-page\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost\",\"description\":\"Der Switzerland Innovation Park Ost (SIP Ost) ist Teil der nationalen Initiative Switzerland Innovation.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sip_ost_rgb.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sip_ost_rgb.png\",\"width\":810,\"height\":396,\"caption\":\"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/fcc4173d6016e96939e994ac62d01805\",\"name\":\"selina\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f175cba14a2ecf62452275baae4aeac3f9c91229a5e2bb9b6662d4280644b02a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f175cba14a2ecf62452275baae4aeac3f9c91229a5e2bb9b6662d4280644b02a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"selina\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/author\/selina\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable - Switzerland Innovation Park Ost","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable","og_description":"Airplanes and passenger trains must meet strict safety requirements, including those related to fire protection. This calls for materials that are flame-retardant, lightweight, robust, and scalable. Working with their industry [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/","og_site_name":"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost","article_published_time":"2026-09-02T07:01:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-02T07:03:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1441,"url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"selina","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"selina","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/"},"author":{"name":"selina","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/fcc4173d6016e96939e994ac62d01805"},"headline":"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable","datePublished":"2026-09-02T07:01:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-02T07:03:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/"},"wordCount":882,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["Aktuell"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/","url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/","name":"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable - Switzerland Innovation Park Ost","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-02T07:01:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-02T07:03:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Honeycomb-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1441,"caption":"Der Verbundwerkstoff aus Epoxid und Glasfasern sch\u00fctzt nicht nur vor Flammen, sondern l\u00e4sst sich auch vollst\u00e4ndig recyceln. Bild: Empa"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/recyclable-composite-material-makes-airplanes-and-trains-recyclable\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/home-page\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Recyclable composite material makes airplanes and trains recyclable"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/","name":"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost","description":"Der Switzerland Innovation Park Ost (SIP Ost) ist Teil der nationalen Initiative Switzerland Innovation.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#organization","name":"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost","url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sip_ost_rgb.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sip_ost_rgb.png","width":810,"height":396,"caption":"Switzerland Innovation Park Ost"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/fcc4173d6016e96939e994ac62d01805","name":"selina","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f175cba14a2ecf62452275baae4aeac3f9c91229a5e2bb9b6662d4280644b02a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f175cba14a2ecf62452275baae4aeac3f9c91229a5e2bb9b6662d4280644b02a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"selina"},"url":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/author\/selina\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37641,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37640\/revisions\/37641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspark-ost.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}