RECYCLING CARBON FIBER COMPOSITES USING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

    公开(公告)号:US20250018613A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18709507

    申请日:2022-11-17

    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of recycling that includes applying an electromagnetic field to a composite material having carbon fiber therein, heating the composition, degrading a matrix of the composite material, and recovering the carbon fiber from the composite material. In an additional embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of non-contact recycling that includes applying an electromagnetic field to a composite material having carbon fiber therein with an electromagnetic applicator via at least one of direct current or alternating current, heating the composition, degrading a matrix of the composite material, and recovering the carbon fiber from the composite material. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic field is applied in a non-contact manner. In some embodiments, the heating is locally induced heating that includes increasing the temperature inside the composite material via an inside-out method thereby initiating pyrolysis within the composite material.

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