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I'm always curious about carbon fiber recycling. It is my understanding that as long as you're using an epoxy matrix the best you can do is "down cycle", i.e.
by altarius 4y ago
I'm always curious about carbon fiber recycling.
It is my understanding that as long as you're using an epoxy matrix the best you can do is "down cycle", i.e. you shred your part, literally burn off the resin and reuse the scraps with new binder into e.g. airplane trays.
It sounds like maybe switching to a thermoplastic ("remeltable") matrix might be better but it will probably take decade(s) to research how to optimally produce and use those new parts.
- turbinerneiter 4y agoBMW worked on that for the i3, but I couldn't find any good source about what came of it and if they used it for the i3.
- moffkalast 4y agoThey must've allocated all the funding from the body design team, the i3 has some serious Fiat Multipla vibes.
- Gravityloss 4y agoThey used leftover carbon fiber for the roof. Sandy Munro has an episode on the i3.