A new biotechnological process shows how to break down and remove the matrix from carbon fiber reinforced polymers so that recovered carbon fiber plies exhibit mechanical properties comparable to ...

The main products are benzoic acid and benzaldehyde. Benzoic acid is a starting material for a variety of chemical syntheses in the production of scents and preservatives, for example. The ...

The present communication describes a simple, rapid and direct method for the labelling of p-nitro benzoic acid at very high specific activity, with considerable economy in the use of radioactive ...

Fungi can create valuable materials from broken-down carbon fiber, potentially revolutionizing the recycling process.

Today, carbon-fiber materials are nearly ubiquitous in the industrialized world, found in everything from hockey sticks to passenger ...