Recent progress in recycling carbon fibre reinforced composites and dry carbon fibre wastes

Abstract Carbon fibre reinforced composites (CFRC) continue to play a key role in the growth and development of many weight sensitive industries. However, their proliferation has raised increasing concerns regarding required practices strategies deal with these expensive engineered structures at end life cycle. This brought into focus need develop more sustainable efficient recycling solutions for products. Similarly, necessity managing dry carbon scraps generated during manufacturing process CFRC attracted attention recent years. review article provides an overview on advances as well processing scraps. Influential parameters, advantages, drawbacks, possible environmental impacts main technologies waste including mechanical, thermal (pyrolysis fluidised bed), chemical (solvolysis low temperature processing) will be evaluated. Their potential effects mechanical characteristics surface chemistry fibres are assessed. Moreover, methods semi-finished scrap also reviewed. Specific is paid developments producing hybrid yarns nonwovens made fibre. The methodologies developed this area, conditions, other important findings discussed. paper valuable platform researchers decision makers working field by providing clearer picture options available recycle CFRC, developing value-added products using