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1 Complete the text (Carbon fibre waste recycling breakthrough, p. 52) using the
following expressions:
The new recycling technique allows carbon fibers to be reclaimed from the matrix. The
recycling process ________________ in the fluidised bed, which is heated to 450oC.
_______________, the carbon fibre embedded in a resin matrix is chopped into 2cm2 blocks
and dropped into the ‘bed’. ___________________, the epoxy resin evaporates and the fibre
is blown by the airstream to a collection point. ____________________, the fibre, which has
become fluffy can be processed into a usable form. _________________, the reclaimed fibres
can be used in injection moulding compounds.