Carbon-fibre composites can be broken down into reusable components
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Carbon fibre-reinforced polymers are high-performance materials used in various items, including aircraft, wind-turbine blades and mountain bicycles. A process has been developed that uses acetic acid to break down carbon fibre-reinforced polymers into their major components, which can then be recovered and reused, potentially enabling the recycling of these materials at scale. The chemical building blocks from material used to make mountain bikes can be recovered using acetic acid.
Source: Nature
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
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