Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs), with a demand expected to reach 194 ktons by
2022 and a global market increase to $48.7 billion are increasingly popular materials …

Graphene and its derivatives have received considerable attention in industrial and
academic research due to their unique, useful properties and applications. The use of …

Thermal induced crystalline transition of polyamide 56 (PA56) was investigated by DSC, in-
situ WAXD, and in-situ FTIR spectroscopy. The PA56 α-like phase, crystallized from formic …

Materials obtained from renewable sources are emerging to replace the starting materials of
petroleum-derived plastics. They offer easy processing, fulfill technological, functional and …

In polymer nanocomposites, graphene is possibly the most promising nanofiller. Graphene
produces impressive properties for polymers at very low filler content, which makes it highly …

Novel nanocomposites of polyamide-11 (PA11) reinforced with commercial graphene
nanoplatelets (GNP) in amounts of 1.0, 2.5, and 5.0 wt.% were prepared and characterized …

A novel single-stage solvolysis process is demonstrated for recycling carbon fibers from an
epoxy-based composite material using 50 wt% acetic acid solution under subcritical …

New fully biobased polyether/esters have been synthesized by a one-pot polymerization
reaction of ricinoleic acid (RA), vanillic acid (VA) and ethylene carbonate (EC). In particular …

Abstract Polyamide 56 (PA56) fibers were prepared by one‐step melt spinning and drawing
process. The effects of draw ratio and draw temperature on the structure and properties of …

Abstract Random copolyamides PA (56-co-66)(coPA-n) with various comonomer
compositions were synthesized by a one-pot polycondensation reaction of …