Recycling of carbon fiber reinforced polymers in a subcritical acetic acid solution

A novel single-stage solvolysis process is demonstrated for recycling carbon fibers from an epoxy-based composite material using 50 wt% acetic acid solution under subcritical conditions. The process yields 100% fiber recovery efficiency in less than 30 min at 300 °C. Qualitative SEM/EDS analysis of...

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Main Authors: Shreyas Shetty, Brian R. Pinkard, Igor V. Novosselov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022035307