Projections indicate that by 2030, 6,000–8,000 composite-containing commercial aircraft will reach end of life, and by 2050 retired wind turbines will generate 483,000 tons of composite waste.

Deconstructing epoxy resins with hot acetic acid has the potential to provide a scalable and affordable solution for recycling a material used in a range of high-value consumer products, according to ...

In the 1990s, general aviation began to use carbon fiber composites and slowly worked out of a major slump from the 1980s. Major general aviation manufacturers such as Cirrus Aircraft and Diamond ...

The Airbus A350 that caught fire in Tokyo used carbon-fiber composites that are less heat-resistant than metal. The accident on Tuesday is likely to be seen as a test case for the lightweight ...

One of the most notable applications of composite materials is in the aerospace and automotive industries, where weight reduction is critical for improving fuel efficiency and performance. 13.

French startup Fairmat closed a $35 million Series A funding round (€34 million) last month. It wants to turn carbon fiber composite that is no longer in use into a new material that can be used ...

A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collide on the runway and burst into flames, ... composite materials contain carbon fiber to give more strength to plastic and other materials.

The manufacturing of carbon fiber-based composites uses fossil resources, which a research and technology project is trying to replace with bio-sourced materials. Credit: IRT Jules Verne Wood, a ...

Carbon fiber is made by heating a carbon-containing material, such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN), rayon, or pitch, to a very high temperature in an inert atmosphere.

New method successfully recycles carbon fiber composite into reusable materials. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 10 / 241031131036.htm ...

More than 1,600 A350s and 787s have been produced, according to Airbus and Boeing figures. What is the material? In airplanes, composite materials contain carbon fiber to give more strength to ...