Environmental performance and sustainable development path of glass fiber self-adhesive tape

In the context of global carbon neutrality, the environmental performance of glass fiber self-adhesive tape has become a core competitiveness. Its sustainable development path includes three dimensions:

Greening of raw materials: Using recycled waste glass materials instead of primary mineral materials can reduce CO ₂ emissions by 1.2 tons per ton of recycled materials. For example, the recycled fiberglass self-adhesive tape developed by Anzhun Testing Agency has mechanical properties comparable to raw material products and reduces costs by 15%.

Low carbonization production: By utilizing a waste heat recovery system, the temperature of kiln exhaust gas is reduced from 450 ℃ to 120 ℃, resulting in a 25% increase in thermal efficiency; Replacing solvent based adhesives with water-based adhesives reduces VOC emissions from 120g/m 2 to 8g/m 2.

Product lifecycle management: Establish detachable design standards to ensure that self-adhesive tapes can be 100% recycled and reused after building demolition. The magnetic self-adhesive tape developed by Ximis Testing Agency achieves magnetic fixation by adding ferrite powder, and there is no residual colloid when removed, with a recovery rate of 98%.

In terms of policy drivers, the European Union's Building Products Regulation (CPR) requires self-adhesive tapes to pass EN 13501-1 fire rating certification and EN 16067 durability testing; The Chinese "Green Building Materials Evaluation Standards" (GB/T 51366-2019) include indicators such as volatile organic compound content and heavy metal content in the mandatory testing scope. Leading enterprises in the industry are building a digital carbon footprint platform that uses blockchain technology to trace carbon emissions throughout the entire chain of raw material procurement, production, and transportation, providing downstream customers with carbon reduction certification services.

The exploration of technological frontiers is focused on the field of bio based adhesives. The starch based self-adhesive coating developed by the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, uses corn starch as raw material and obtains an initial adhesive strength of 0.6 MPa through enzymatic modification. It can be completely degraded in soil for 180 days. This technology has entered the pilot stage and is expected to achieve industrial application by 2026, which will promote the entry of glass fiber self-adhesive tape into the era of full biodegradation.