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Influence of silane coupling agents on the mechanical properties of recycled glass fiber-reinforced composites V. Radojević1,a 1,b 1,c 1,d 1,e , D. Stojanović , D. Trifunović , M. Perišić , R. Aleksić 1 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia a vesnar@tmf.bg.ac.yu , b duca@tmf.bg.ac.yu ,c trifke@tmf.bg.ac.yu , d permladen@sbb.co.yu, e aleksic@tmf.bg.yu Keywords: glass fiber-reinforced composites, interfacial adhesion, silane Abstract. In this paper a feasible process to reuse glass fibers separated from a wasted glass mat as reinforcement in high density polyethylene (HDPE) was described. Glass fibers were recovered by pyrolysis, chopped and surface was treated by silane as adhesion promoters for increased composite interfacial strength before compounding. FTIR spectroscopy was used to observe the silane coupling agents adsorbed onto glass fiber surface after hydrolysis. Composite was produced by hot compression. Macroindentation and compressive strength tests were performed to characterize interface strength of composite material. Introduction In fabrication of glass fiber mat a felt made of randomly oriented short fibers cuts to shape called preforms, which are impregnate with urea-formaldechide. In-plant scarp or end-of-life products made of cross-linked fiber-reinforced thermosetting polymers cannot be re-melted and shaped into new products, like in themoplastic composites technology. So, there is a need to developp a process for recovery and reuse of glass fibers from wasted mat as reinforcement in another