室温可回收碳纤维增强环氧树脂复合材料的制备与性能

Preparation and Properties of Room-Temperature-Recyclable Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composites

  • 摘要: 碳纤维增强环氧树脂复合材料(CF/EP)具有优异的力学性能和结构稳定性,但传统热固性环氧树脂不可逆交联网络导致其难以高效回收。为实现高性能复合材料的可持续利用,基于动态硼酸酯键(B-O-C)设计了一种室温可回收碳纤维环氧树脂复合材料。通过苯胺诱导双酚A型环氧树脂(E51)开环扩链反应制备富羟基线性预聚物(EA),随后利用硼酸三丙酯(TPB)与羟基反应构建动态交联EAT网络,并进一步制备CF/EAT复合材料。结果表明,引入动态硼酸酯结构有利于获得较高的复合材料力学性能,其中CF/EAT30表现出优异的综合力学性能,弯曲强度达到(836.1±5.9)C-。该复合材料可在室温甲醇条件下实现树脂快速解聚和碳纤维较完整分离,回收组分经重新加工后仍可制备性能良好的再生复合材料,为高性能碳纤维环氧复合材料的闭环回收提供了一种温和、高效的新策略。

     

    Abstract: Carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy resin composites (CF/EP) exhibit excellent mechanical properties and structural stability; however, the irreversible crosslinked networks of conventional thermosetting epoxy resins make their efficient recycling challenging. To enable the sustainable utilization of high-performance composites, a room-temperature recyclable carbon fiber/epoxy composite was developed based on dynamic boronate ester (B-O-C) bonds. A hydroxyl-rich linear prepolymer (EA) was first synthesized through an aniline-induced ring-opening chain-extension reaction of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (E51). Subsequently, a dynamic crosslinked EAT network was constructed via the reaction between tripropyl borate (TPB) and hydroxyl groups, followed by the fabrication of CF/EAT composites. The results demonstrated that the incorporation of dynamic boronate ester structures contributed to enhanced mechanical performance of the composites. Among the investigated composites, CF/EAT30 exhibited excellent overall mechanical properties, with a flexural strength of 836.1 ± 5.9 MPa. Moreover, the composite could undergo rapid resin depolymerization and relatively complete carbon fiber separation in methanol at room temperature. The recovered components could be readily reprocessed to fabricate regenerated composites with good mechanical performance. This study provides a mild and efficient strategy for the closed-loop recycling of high-performance carbon fiber/epoxy composites.

     

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