Title: SELECTIVE CLEAVAGE OF AMINE-LINKED EPOXY COMPOSITE MATRICES BY OXYGEN

Authors: Y. Justin Lim, Carlos A. Navarro, Steven R. Nutt, Travis J. Williams

DOI: 10.33599/nasampe/s.23.0206

Abstract: This presentation will describe conditions for the use of oxygen as a reagent for the selective cleavage of thermoset composites.
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have a prominent role in aviation, sporting goods, marine, and other manufacturing sectors and are accumulating en masse as waste, both at end-of-life and as manufacturing defects. We have recently introduced a method to use oxygen itself along with an appropriate catalyst selectively to disassemble such fully-cured composite wastes to recover both ordered carbon fiber sheets and organic materials suitable for re-manufacturing of second-life resin systems.

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Conference: SAMPE 2023

Publication Date: 2023/04/17

SKU: TP23-0000000206

Pages: 12

Price: $24.00