Water-Driven Malleable, Weldable and Eco-Friendly Recyclable Carbon Fiber Reinforced Dynamic Composites†
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Ping Yu
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorQirui Huang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorYi Wang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorWan Peng
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorZichen Jia
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorHaiyue Wang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorJuanjuan Ma
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
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Chunyu Wang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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Xuzhou Yan
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Ping Yu
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorQirui Huang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorYi Wang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorWan Peng
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorZichen Jia
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorHaiyue Wang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorJuanjuan Ma
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Function Control Technology for Advanced Materials, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Chunyu Wang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Xuzhou Yan
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorDedicated to the Special Issue of Emerging Themes in Polymer Science.
Comprehensive Summary
Traditional carbon fiber-reinforced polymers based on thermoset matrix have been extensively used in the fields of wind turbine blades, automotive sector, and aerospace, among many others. However, there is still a major challenge of recycling those polymers due to the high cost and adverse impacts on the environment. In this work, we apply a polyimine network as matrix, which possess considerable tensile and thermal properties, to prepare the carbon fiber reinforced polyimine materials with trifluoromethyl diphenoxybenzene units (CFRFP) using a prepreg-based compression molding method. The CFRFP can be reshaped or reprocessed by heat or with water rapidly, and exhibited multifunction, including welding, chemical recycling, etc. These unique findings gained from our study will facilitate the manufacturing capability and enrich the types of fiber-reinforced composites.
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