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Market Opportunity
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are high-strength, lightweight structural materials that offer significant advantages over traditional structural metals. FRPs are commonly used in applications including aerospace, wind turbines, and marine products, with emerging large-scale use in the automotive manufacturing and civil...
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Market Opportunity
The global demand for carbon fiber composites is expected to reach 146,000 tons per year in 2020, consuming 89,000 tons of carbon fiber. Current composite recycling methods focus on recovery and reuse of only carbon fibers. Polymer matrices in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites (CFRPs) can be of substantial value, yet they...
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Background
Thermoset carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are popular for their exceptional specific modulus and strength, leading to a projected global demand of approximately 285,000 tons annually. A recycling method recovers the embedded carbon fibers, and post-processing recovers valuable resin monomers.
Technology Description...
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Abstract
USC researchers have developed a conformable hybrid bond layer that enables cold spray metallization of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs). This solution enhances durability, erosion resistance, and impact resistance of non-metallic surfaces. The bond layer, comprising a metal wire mesh embedded in an adhesive film, facilitates deposition...
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