Evaluation of rubber powder waste as reinforcement of the polyurethane derived from castor oil

NGS Silva, LICO Cortat, D Orlando, DR Mulinari - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste tire rubber is produced on a large scale in the automotive industry and is considered
difficult to recycle because they have iron, nylon, polyester, and chemical structure formed …

Influence of natural exposure on castor oil based polyurethane reinforced with waste tire rubber

NGS Silva, LICO Cortat, EJO Teixeira, L Baptista… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste tire rubber (WTR) has been extensively generated worldwide due to mobility needs
growth. About 1.5 billion units are generated annually, constantly discharged in the …

Ground tire rubber filled flexible polyurethane foam—Effect of waste rubber treatment on composite performance

P Kosmela, A Olszewski, Ł Zedler, P Burger, A Piasecki… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The application range of flexible polyurethane (PU) foams is comprehensive because of
their versatility and flexibility in adjusting structure and performance. In addition to the …

Proposal to reuse rubber waste from end-of-life tires using thermosetting resin

AH Buss, JL Kovaleski, RN Pagani, VL da Silva… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Due to the increasing production of motor vehicles, a large amount of waste with different
characteristics and compositions is generated, notably end-of-life tires, which are harmful to …

Management of ground tire rubber waste by incorporation into polyurethane-based composite foams

A Hejna, P Kosmela, A Olszewski, Ł Zedler… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Rapid economic growth implicated the developing multiple industry sectors, including the
automotive branch, increasing waste generation since recycling and utilization methods …

Characterization of the properties of thermoplastic elastomers containing waste rubber tire powder

SL Zhang, ZX Xin, ZX Zhang, JK Kim - Waste Management, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this research was to recycle waste rubber tires by using powdering technology
and treating the waste rubber tire powder with bitumen. It has been proven that the …

The Impact of Ground Tire Rubber Oxidation with H2O2 and KMnO4 on the Structure and Performance of Flexible Polyurethane/Ground Tire Rubber Composite …

A Hejna, A Olszewski, Ł Zedler, P Kosmela, K Formela - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of waste tires is a very critical issue, considering their environmental and economic
implications. One of the simplest and the least harmful methods is conversion of tires into …

New applications for foam composites of polyurethane and recycled rubber

AG Cachaço, MD Afonso… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In Portugal, most end‐of‐life tires are recycled through a process involving a cryogenic
grinding technology. The purpose of this work was to envisage new applications for …

[HTML][HTML] Composite materials made of waste tires and polyurethane resin: A case study of flexible tiles successfully applied in industry

CF Revelo, M Correa, C Aguilar… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research presents a case study of producing flexible tiles from rubber powders obtained
from automobile tire waste using a polyurethane resin as a binder matrix. The process was …

Effect of ground tire rubber on structural, mechanical and thermal properties of flexible polyurethane foams

Ł Piszczyk, A Hejna, K Formela, M Danowska… - Iranian Polymer …, 2015 - Springer
Flexible polyurethane foams were modified with two kinds of ground tire rubber, untreated
and thermo-mechanically reclaimed. A reclamation process was performed in auto-thermal …