Sustainable Recycling of Mooring Ropes from Decommissioned Offshore Platforms: Development of New Products Based on Post-Consumer Polyethylene and Polyester Fibers.

Decommissioning Offshore Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platforms is a process that requires technical expertise in a variety of technical endeavors. The mooring systems of FPSO platforms use high-tenacity polyester yarn, which is based on high molecular weight polyethylene terephthalate (PET). They are of high value and shouldn't be thrown away like any other trash.