Recycling process for scrap composites and prepregs

SAMPE Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 46-51

  Allred, Ronald E ^a  

^a Adherent Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HEATING; HYDROCARBONS; PLASTICS FILLERS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACID DIGESTION; CARBON EPOXY; CHIPPING; FLAKING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PREPREGS;

RECYCLING;

EID: 0030241711     PISSN: 00911062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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