Consider the following statements :
- 1. Carbon fibres are used in the manufacture of components used in automobiles and aircraftes.
- 2. Carbon fibres once used cannot be recycled.
Which of the statements give above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2023
Statement 2 is incorrect. While challenging and less developed than traditional material recycling, carbon fibre composites *can* be recycled using various methods, including mechanical recycling (shredding/milling), pyrolysis (thermal decomposition), and solvolysis (chemical decomposition). Recycled carbon fibres can then be used in new composite materials. The infrastructure and economic viability are still developing, but it is not true that they *cannot* be recycled.