Recycling waste tires into ground tire rubber (GTR)/rubber compounds: A review

A Fazli, D Rodrigue - Journal of Composites Science, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recycling and recovery of waste tires is a serious environmental problem since vulcanized
rubbers require several years to degrade naturally and remain for long periods of time in the …

Devulcanisation and reclaiming of tires and rubber by physical and chemical processes: A review

L Bockstal, T Berchem, Q Schmetz, A Richel - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Since their creation, tires have been constantly improved to fulfil the numerous applications
they have been employed in. Although tires consisted of simple rubber bands in the late …

Eco‐friendly polymer composites: A review of suitable methods for waste management

FC Cabrera - Polymer Composites, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The amount of residues generated by agriculture, industrial, or urban activities continuously
increases and, consequently, demands several methods for their correct management. The …

Recent advances in development of waste-based polymer materials: A review

K Formela, M Kurańska, M Barczewski - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Limited petroleum sources, suitable law regulations, and higher awareness within society
has caused sustainable development of manufacturing and recycling of polymer blends and …

Strategies for polymer to polymer recycling from waste: Current trends and opportunities for improving the circular economy of polymers in South America

O Valerio, R Muthuraj, A Codou - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polymers are one of the most versatile materials because of their excellent cost to
performance ratio and durability. These reasons have driven the extensive usage of …

Chemical structure of rubber powder on the compatibility of rubber powder asphalt

P Kong, G Xu, L Fu, H Feng, X Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The sedimentation problem of waste rubber powder in asphalt not only restricts the
engineering application of rubber powder asphalt, but also impedes the recycling of waste …

Upcycling of Polybutadiene Facilitated by Selenium‐Mediated Allylic Amination

MN Hodges, MJ Elardo, J Seo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulation of end‐of‐life plastics presents ongoing environmental concerns. One strategy
to solve this grand challenge is to invent new techniques that modify post‐consumer waste …

Rotomolding of thermoplastic elastomers based on low-density polyethylene and recycled natural rubber

R Shaker, D Rodrigue - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, regenerated and nonregenerated off-the-road (OTR) ground tire rubber (GTR)
was blended with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) to produce thermoplastic elastomers …

Liquid polybutadiene reinforced inverse vulcanised polymers

V Hanna, M Graysmark, H Willcock… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Inverse vulcanisation uses waste sulfur to produce high sulfur content polymers (> 50 wt%)
with vitrimer characteristics. The ability to be recycled due to the dynamic S–S bonds make …

Sodium hydroxide treatment of waste rubber crumb and its effects on properties of unsaturated polyester composites

M Nuzaimah, SM Sapuan, R Nadlene, M Jawaid - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the optimum NaOH concentration treatment for rubber crumbs that
improves adhesion between the polymer matrix and rubber filler in rubber polyester …