This study was investigated the effects of additives of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes(MWCNTs) and recycled carbon-based material (rCBM) obtained by chemical degradation of waste tires (ELTs) on the quality of glass-fibre reinforced epoxy composite materials. The chemical degradation method was the novel method. This novel method that has been discovered was more advantageous than other methods (pyrolysis and devulcanization). The mechanical and characteristic properties of the composite materials were determined using rCBM and MWCNT additives of 0.1 to 2.0%. The study consisted of two phases, being the production of the composite materials and the determination of mechanical, morphological and functional properties of the materials produced. As a result, both the additives increased the strength of the composite material. It was demonstrated via SEM and FT-IR analyses that carbon-based additives obtained by degradation of waste tires failed to bond to epoxy resin in the production of the composite material.
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