Reinforcing-fiber recovery reactor and method of producing recycled reinforcing fibers

Abstract

Provided are a reinforcing-fiber recovery reactor and a method of producing recycled reinforcing fibers capable of maintaining the shape and orientation of reinforcing fiber bundles when the reinforcing fibers are separated from a fiber-reinforced resin material by a solvent method. Provided is a reinforcing-fiber recovery reactor used for recovering reinforcing fibers from a fiber-reinforced resin material by a solvent method, the reactor comprising: a reaction vessel that can accommodate the fiber-reinforced resin material and a solvent; and a fixing mechanism comprising a pressing member capable of pressing the fiber-reinforced resin material, the fixing mechanism being capable of fixing the accommodated fiber-reinforced resin material by pressing the fiber-reinforced resin material with the pressing member.

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