Published August 3, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Microwave heating as a means for carbon fibre recovery from polymer composites: a technical feasibility study

Description

Carbon fibre composites with an epoxy resin matrix were subjected to microwave-heating experiments in order to volatilise the polymer content and to produce clean fibres for potential reuse in high-grade applications. The composites were processed at 3 kW for 8 s in a multimode microwave applicator. The recovered fibres were characterised by tensile tests and electron microscopy. The results compare favourably with virgin fibre properties

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.04.031;
PII
S0025540804001114;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Research Bulletin
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1549-1556
ISSN
0025-5408
CODEN
MRBUAC

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Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.