528 Pages
by CRC Press

528 Pages
by CRC Press

528 Pages
by CRC Press

The safe disposal and reuse of industrial and consumer rubber waste continues to pose a serious threat to environmental safety and health, despite the fact that the technology now exits for its effective recycling and reuse. Mountains of used tires confirm the belief that chemically crosslinked rubber is one of the most difficult materials to recycle. That coupled with a long history of failed... Read more
Introduction. Fundamentals of Rubber Technology. Introduction to Rubber Products. Present Status of Rubber Recycling. Size Reduction and Grinding. Reclaimed Rubber. Specifications for Recycled Rubber. Surfact Modification of Ground Rubber Waste. Reuse of Waste Rubber in Rubber Compounds. Recycled Rubber Products. Composites of Waste Rubber and Thermoplastics. Composites of Waste Rubber and Thermosets. Devulcanization. Civil Engineering Applications of Waste Rubber. Waste Rubber as Source of Fuels and Chemicals. Recycling of Latex Products. Future Directions of Rubber Recycling.

Biography

Sadhan K. De, Avraam I, Isayev Klementina Khait