Method for complete recycling of inorganic-fiber reinforced epoxy composites with boron halides

Method for recycling a composite material comprising inorganic fibers and/or organic fibers and an epoxy-resin in a one pot reaction, wherein the method comprises reacting the composite material with a boron halide in a solvent,

• wherein the boron halide is a boron trihalide, an organylboron dihalide, an organyloxyboron, dihalide or mixtures of two or more thereof, wherein the boron trihalide is selected from BCl3 and BBr3, and
• wherein the solvent is a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, or a mixture of two or more thereof.