Special Issue
  • Study of Manufacturing Process and Properties of C/C Composites with Recycled Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Seyoung Kim*†, In Sub Han*, Hyung Joon Bang*, Soo-hyun Kim*, Young-Hoon Seong*, Seul Hee Lee*

  • * Korea Institute of Energy Research, High Temperature Energy Convergence Research Lab

  • 리싸이클 CFRP 적용 C/C 복합재료 제조 및 특성 연구
  • 김세영*† · 한인섭*· 방형준*· 김수현*· 성영훈*· 이슬희*

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Abstract

This study has a different direction from the existing technology of applying recycled carbon fiber obtained by recycling waste CFRP to CFRP again. A study was conducted to utilize recycled carbon fiber as a raw material for manufacturing a carbon/carbon (C/C) composite material comprising carbon as a matrix. First, it was attempted to recycle a commonly used epoxy resin composite material through a thermal decomposition process. By applying the newly proposed oxidation-inert atmosphere conversion technology to the pyrolysis process, the residual carbon rate of 1~2% was improved to 19%. Through this, the possibility of manufacturing C/C composite materials utilizing epoxy resin was confirmed. However, in the case of carbon obtained by the oxidation-inert atmosphere controlled pyrolysis process, the degree of oxygen bonding is high, so further improvement studies are needed. In addition, short-fiber C/C composite material specimens were prepared through the crushing and disintegrating processes after thermal decomposition of waste CFRP, and the optimum process conditions were derived through the evaluation of mechanical properties


본 연구는 기존의 폐CFRP를 재활용하여 얻은 재생 탄소섬유를 다시 CFRP 제조에 활용하는 대신 탄소를 모재로 구성하는 탄소/탄소 (Carbon/Carbon, C/C) 복합소재를 제조하는 원료로 활용하기 위한 것이다. 먼저 일반적으로 많이 활용되는 에폭시수지 복합재료의 열분해 공정에 산화-불활성 분위기 변환 기술을 적용하여 1~2% 수준의 잔탄률을 19%까지 향상시켰으며, 이를 통해 에폭시수지 활용 C/C 복합재료 제조 가능성을 확인하였다. 다만, 산화-불활성 분위기 제어를 통한 열분해 공정으로 얻은 탄소의 경우 산소결합도가 높아 추후 개선 연구가 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 폐CFRP를 열분해 열처리 후 파쇄 및 해쇄 공정을 통해 단섬유 C/C 복합재료 시험편을 제조하였으며 이에 대한 기계적 물성 평가를 통해 최적 공정 조건을 도출하였다


Keywords: 탄소섬유복합체(CFRP), 재활용(Recycle), 탄소/탄소 복합소재(C/C Composites), 열분해(Pyrolysis)

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Correspondence to

  • Seyoung Kim
  • * Korea Institute of Energy Research, High Temperature Energy Convergence Research Lab

  • E-mail: saykim@kier.re.kr