Thermal and chemical treatments of recycled carbon fibres for improved adhesion to polymeric matrix

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 369-377

  Greco, Antonio ^a   Maffezzoli, Alfonso ^a   Buccoliero, Giuseppe ^a   Caretto, Flavio ^b   Cornacchia, Giacinto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b Brindisi Research Centere   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon fibres; interfacial strength; recycling; surface treatments

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; ADHESION PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; EPOXY MATRICES; EPOXY-MATRIX COMPOSITE; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE SURFACES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; PATENTED PROCESS; POLYMERIC MATRICES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RECYCLED FIBRE; REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; THERMAL PROCESS;

ADHESION; CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NITRIC ACID; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84872905073     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312440133     Document Type: Article

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