Enhancing physical properties of rubber compounds using reclaimed rubber

Over 250 million scrap tires are generated in North America every year. More than 2% of municipal solid waste is composed of scrap tires or approximately one scrap tire per person in this area. Additionally, approximately three billion tires are stockpiled in landfills, collection sites, and illegal dumps, posing environmental hazards and possible health risks. The material is not only being wasted but is also posing a very dangerous threat throughout the world. It may have been difficult to recycle and reclaim tires due to the difficulty of the process on its own. As such, this research project is an initiative taken by the Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory (NPNL) at the University of British Columbia and Circular Rubber Technologies (CRT) in BC to design a processing and formulation to improve the physical properties of reclaimed rubber (obtained from scrap tire) so it can be reused as the rubber materials.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Arjmand

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Partner:

Circular Rubber Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

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