Preparation of Thermoplastic Vulcanizates from Devulcanized Rubber crumb Term 1

In a broad sense, this research project intends to expand the use of the recycled ru bber (also

referred as reclaimed rubber or devulcanized rubber) prepared from waste tires. A new

technology has been developed in our lab that leads to preparation of high quality reclaimed

rubber (also called devulcanized rubber) in a very simple and economic way. To reduce the

threat caused by the increasing number of scrap tires it is essential that the consumption of

these reclaimed rubbers be inflated.

Due to relatively inferior properties as compared to the virgin rubber, the devulcanized rubber

cannot be used extensively by itself. Hence, the research intends to explore the use of

materials made by blending the devuclanized rubber with cheaply available plastics such as

Polyproylene. Resultant materials are referred as Thermoplastics vulcanizates. Blending

would also minimize the deteriorating effect caused by the replacement of virgin rubber by

the devulcanized rubber….TOBECONT’d

Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander Penlidis

Student:

Partner:

Tyromer Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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