Carbon fiber materials from waste polyethylene and polyethylene oil

Abstract

In one aspect, manufacturing carbon fiber materials includes combining waste plastic with waste polyethylene oil to yield infused waste plastic, combining the infused waste plastic with sulfuric acid to yield a mixture, irradiating the mixture with microwave radiation to yield sulfonated waste plastic, and carbonizing the sulfonated waste plastic to yield the carbon fiber materials. In another aspect, manufacturing carbon fiber materials includes combining waste polyethylene oil with sulfuric acid to yield a mixture, combining the mixture with waste plastic to yield infused waste plastic, irradiating the infused waste plastic with microwave radiation to yield sulfonated waste plastic, and carbonizing the sulfonated waste plastic to yield the carbon fiber materials.

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