Carbon fiber is known as the "king of materials" and "black gold" in the industry. It has the characteristics of light weight, high strength, and corrosion resistance, and is widely used in aviation, aerospace, energy, transportation, wind turbine blades, construction bridges, military equipment, and other fields. It is an important material for national defense, military industry, and civilian production and life.

In recent years, with the rapid development of the carbon fiber industry, the application of carbon fiber composite materials has been continuously increasing, and the waste generated in the production process is also increasing. Industry experts point out that various links in the carbon fiber industry chain generate waste, and the scrap rate in the production and manufacturing process alone can reach as high as 30-50%. Moreover, CFRP is difficult to repair, and even some of the damage will be discarded.

The research team developed a technology that can easily decompose CFRP at low temperatures. Soaking CFRP in solution can quickly separate carbon fibers from resin, and at the same time, the resin raw materials can be recycled and reused.

This technology, which returns the difficult to handle CFRP back to the raw material and can be fully recycled, can be said to be a revolutionary new technology. The inspiration of this technology comes from the structure of Redox in the human body.

The technology of decomposing and reusing sturdy CFRP by simply adding biomaterials to the solution without the use of harmful agents is expected to become the key to the popularization of CFRP in the era of energy conservation and environmental protection.