[HTML][HTML] Past, present and future prospective of global carbon fibre composite developments and applications

J Zhang, G Lin, U Vaidya, H Wang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon fibre and carbon fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites (CFRPs) are important
lightweight materials for aerospace, automotive, rail transport, infrastructure, and renewable …

Recent trends in recycling and reusing techniques of different plastic polymers and their composite materials

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, H Arshad - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …

[HTML][HTML] Bending and shear improvements in 3D-printed core sandwich composites through modification of resin uptake in the skin/core interphase region

D Cao, D Bouzolin, H Lu, DT Griffith - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) printed polymers are rarely used as a structural material
due to anisotropic and low mechanical properties compared with conventional composites …

Catalytic disconnection of C–O bonds in epoxy resins and composites

A Ahrens, A Bonde, H Sun, NK Wittig… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Fibre-reinforced epoxy composites are well established in regard to load-bearing
applications in the aerospace, automotive and wind power industries, owing to their light …

Novel low-carbon energy solutions for powering emerging wearables, smart textiles, and medical devices

B Ramasubramanian, S Sundarrajan… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the most major agendas to mitigate climate change is the transition to low-carbon
energy extraction. Furthermore, developing cutting-edge prototypes for wearable …

Recycling of wind turbine blades through modern recycling technologies: A road to zero waste

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, M Hossain, R Umer - Renewable Energy Focus, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind is a clean, efficient, fastest-growing, renewable energy source, which is extensively
applied for power generation. The expected design lifetime of a wind turbine lies between …

Upcycling of decommissioned wind turbine blades through pyrolysis

W Yang, KH Kim, J Lee - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The worldwide installed capacity of wind power currently stands at 743 GW to offset 1.1
billion tons of CO 2 emissions. However, extensive wind energy usage has led to the …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional basalt fiber polymer composites enabled by carbon nanotubes and graphene

KV Balaji, K Shirvanimoghaddam, M Naebe - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Basalt fiber (BF) is an eco-friendly fiber that can mitigate environmental footprint by enabling
lightweight composite systems and components. When combined with carbonaceous …

A review on synthetic fibers for polymer matrix composites: performance, failure modes and applications

DK Rajak, PH Wagh, E Linul - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, synthetic fiber, as a reinforcing specialist, has been mainly used in
polymer matrix composites (PMC's) to provide lightweight materials with improved stiffness …

[HTML][HTML] The pyrolysis of end-of-life wind turbine blades under different atmospheres and their effects on the recovered glass fibers

M Xu, H Ji, Y Wu, J Di, X Meng, H Jiang, Q Lu - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is a promising technology to reclaim glass fibers from end-of-life wind turbine
blades (WTBs), while the pyrolysis atmosphere has significant effects on the …