Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

Multiply fully recyclable carbon fibre reinforced heat-resistant covalent thermosetting advanced composites

  • Yanchao Yuan,
  • Yanxiao Sun,
  • Shijing Yan,
  • Jianqing Zhao,
  • Shumei Liu,
  • Mingqiu Zhang,
  • Xiaoxing Zheng,
  • Lei Jia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14657
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The attractive strength and stability of resin matrix carbon fibre composites also make them difficult to recycle using gentle treatments which avoid degradation of structure and properties. Here authors demonstrate a composite that can be recycled for multiple cycles with little degradation.