There has been a considerable increase on research of the ecological consequences of
microplastics released into the environment, but only a handful of works have focused on the …

Carbon black is a reinforcing filler widely applied in the rubber elastomers manufacture. This
review is focused on the development of the life cycle of carbon black. First, in order to …

Ending the fossil fuel era towards a sustainable future will require high-performing
renewable materials with a low environmental impact. Carbon black, produced by partial …

The environmental fate of tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) receives increasing attention
due to the per capita emission volumes of 0.2–5.5 kg/(cap year) and recent reports on the …

Plastic-based materials are frequently used in packaging and can be seen universally in
both the developed and develo** societies. At present, most of the currently used food …

This review addresses the progress in waste tire recycling with a particular attention to
incorporation of waste tire rubber (WTR) into polymeric matrices. Methods of waste tire …

Each year a large amount of worn synthetic and natural rubber is discarded. Due to the
complex three-dimensional structure, recycling, and degradation of rubber by natural …

Recently, polymer nanocomposite reinforced with well-dispersed layered silicate, typically
montmorillonite have received much attention in both academic and industrial research due …

In studies of plastic ingestion by marine wildlife, visual separation of plastic particles from
gastrointestinal tracts or their dietary content can be challenging. Earlier studies have used …

Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …