Comparison of Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics of Various Polymers Blended with Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) and Applications

Applied Sciences

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Lluís Massagués Vidal¹  Jordi García-Amorós¹  Ramon Mujal-Rosas²  Marc Marín-Genescà³  Xavier Salueña Berna⁴ 

[1] Electrical Engineering Department, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria-Rovira i Virgili University (ETSE-URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain;

[2] Electrical Engineering Department, Escola d’Enginyeria de Terrassa-Technical University of Catalonia (EET-UPC), 08222 Terrassa, Spain;

[3] Mechanical Engineering Department, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Química-Rovira i Virgili University (ETSEQ-URV), 43007 Tarragona, Spain;

[4] Mechanical Engineering Department, Escola d’Enginyeria de Terrassa-Technical University of Catalonia (EET-UPC), 08222 Terrassa, Spain;

关键词: GTR;    recycling;    electric properties;    mechanic properties;    insulation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app9081564

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The massive manufacture of tires and the difficulty of reducing the stocks of used tires is a serious environmental problem. There are several methods used for recycling wasted tires, one of which is mechanical crushing, in which vulcanized rubber is separated from steel and fibers, resulting in a ground tire rubber (GTR). This can be used in applications such as insulation for footwear work. The aim of the present investigation is to evaluate the use of the GTR when it is mixed with several types of polymer matrix by means of measuring its dielectric and mechanical properties of the resulting composites (polymer + GTR). The analysis is carried out using seven polymeric matrices mixed with different GTR concentrations. With the present study, it is intended to propose a way to reuse the tires out of use as an industrial work footwear insulation, by demonstrating the feasibility of the properties analyzed.

【 授权许可】

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