Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages 7227-7231Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01790
Keywords
Benzoxazine; Catalyst; Recycling; Composites
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- M.C. Gill Composites Center at USC
- NSF [CHE-1566167]
- Hydrocarbon Research Foundation
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Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are structural composites used in the aerospace and sporting goods industries. Their chief appeal lies in their high specific properties, which generally outperform metallic counterparts. There is a contemporary need for viable methods for recycling CRFPs at the end of their lifecycles and for utilizing the considerable production waste (ca. 30%) of CFRP part manufacturing. The cost associated with these waste streams is a principal economic driver inhibiting the penetration of CRFPs into larger-scale manufacturing, particularly in the automotive industry. Reported techniques for CRFP degradation involve pyrolysis or mechanical grinding of the CFRP, processes Ph which are outlawed in some jurisdictions and can reduce the thermomechanical properties of the recycled products. In this study, we report a conceptually different approach to degrading a commercial blended benzoxazine/epoxy resin under mild, oxidative conditions. The thermosetting resin is polymerized, characterized, and then catalytically depolymerized via hydride abstraction with a ruthenium catalyst. These results demonstrate a concept for sustainable recycling of CFRP composites.
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