Re:Plant-based epoxy enables recyclable carbon fiber
by pengaru on Saturday January 29, 2022 @06:36PM
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Cured polyester resin as used in fiberglass reinforced plastic is soluble at room temperature using solvents like MEK or Acetone...
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Re:Plant-based epoxy enables recyclable carbon fiber
by SV_BubbleTime on Sunday January 30, 2022 @01:13AM
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And the epoxies used in CF are not. Not to mention that melting plastics with solvents isn’t some environmental free ride. Now you just really messy and toxic soup to deal with.