Recycling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Polymers-Review-Part 1: Volume of Production, Recycling Technologies, Legislative Aspects

Andrzej K Bledzki; Holger Seidlitz; Krzysztof Goracy; Magdalena Urbaniak; Janina J Rösch

doi:10.3390/polym13020300

Recycling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Polymers-Review-Part 1: Volume of Production, Recycling Technologies, Legislative Aspects

Polymers (Basel). 2021 Jan 19;13(2):300. doi: 10.3390/polym13020300.

Authors

Andrzej K Bledzki¹, Holger Seidlitz^{2

3}, Krzysztof Goracy⁴, Magdalena Urbaniak¹, Janina J Rösch^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland.
² Chair of Polymer-Based Lightweight Design, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03046 Cottbus, Germany.
³ Polymeric Materials and Composites PYCO, Fraunhofer IAP, 14513 Teltow, Germany.
⁴ Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland.
⁵ Digitalization Production, BMW Group, 80788 Munich, Germany.

Abstract

The paper presents the current volume of international production and global markets of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites, also regarding the potential development trends. Examples were provided on how to effectively recycle carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites. Legally binding legislation in the EU on polymer composite recycling was given.

Keywords: carbon fibers; polymer composites; recycled carbon fibers; recycling.

Publication types

Review