Characterisation of carbon fibres recycled from carbon fibre/epoxy resin composites using supercritical n-propanol

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-198

  Jiang, G ^a   Pickering, S J ^a   Lester, E H ^a   Turner, T A ^a   Wong, K H ^a   Warrior, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Recycling; A. Supercritical n propanol

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; OXYGEN; PROPANOL; RECYCLING; RESINS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

A. CARBON FIBRES; A. RECYCLING; A. SUPERCRITICAL N-PROPANOL; CHARACTERISATION; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTHS; RESIN COMPOSITES; SURFACE OXYGENS; TENSILE TESTS;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; EPOXY RESIN; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 57749110382     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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